Male wondering if/how I strengthen my inner thigh muscle

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ldwatene
ldwatene Posts: 150 Member
edited June 2017 in Fitness and Exercise
So I lift weights. I do a mix of the following on leg day...

Squats, lunges, leg press, calf raises, leg raises both front and reverse...

I've built some pretty solid muscle on all areas of my legs except for my inner thigh area which is just soft nothing. Am I missing something here.. how do I balance this area with everything else muscle wise.

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    Yes/no machine?
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    edited June 2017
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    Pl coach makes my husband use the yes/no machine as squat accessory.
  • ldwatene
    ldwatene Posts: 150 Member
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    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Yes/no machine?

    I just had to google that. I don't think I've ever seen one of those at my gym.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    Pl coach makes my husband use the yes/no machine as squat accessory.

    Are you aware that this sentence makes no sense at all?
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
    edited June 2017
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    OP, http://www.livestrong.com/article/126285-exercises-strengthen-inner-thigh-muscles/

    and

    https://www.google.com/search?q=inner+thigh+strengthening&rlz=1C1VFKB_enUS671US671&oq=inner+thigh+stren&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.10655j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

    Google, it's an amazing thing.
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    edited June 2017
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    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    Pl coach makes my husband use the yes/no machine as squat accessory.

    Are you aware that this sentence makes no sense at all?

    Pl coach makes my husband use the "yes/no machine" as "squat accessory."

    Fixed it.
  • MyFreakingNameIsScott
    MyFreakingNameIsScott Posts: 199 Member
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    I'm a huge proponent of bear crawls. I started doing them while pulling a sled loaded up with weights. By the end of my second pass (return to start), my thighs are are shot. As I've noted to my friends here on MFP, it's the only exercise I do that makes me want to quit my routine...which is why it's the second to last thing I do in my circuit. Feels awesome the day after.
  • firef1y72
    firef1y72 Posts: 1,579 Member
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    Sumo squats and deadlifts, clams. That's about all I do and my OH reckons I've got wicked strong inner thighs ;)
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
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    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    Pl coach makes my husband use the yes/no machine as squat accessory.

    Are you aware that this sentence makes no sense at all?

    Pl coach makes my husband use the "yes/no machine" as "squat accessory."

    Fixed it.

    And for those still confused, the proper name for the "yes/no" machine is the adductor/abductor machine.
    Yes/no because well, thighs open/ thighs closed *cough cough*
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    edited June 2017
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    ldwatene wrote: »
    So I lift weights. I do a mix of the following on leg day...

    Squats, lunges, leg press, calf raises, leg raises both front and reverse...

    I've built some pretty solid muscle on all areas of my legs except for my inner thigh area which is just soft nothing. Am I missing something here.. how do I balance this area with everything else muscle wise.

    You have muscle there, you just have fat on top of it. If it concerns you, eat in a deficit and eventually you will lose the fat and reveal the muscle.

    If you point your toes out slightly rather than forwars on squats and deadlifts it will utilize the abductor muscles more as well as add strength to those lifts.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    MsHarryWinston wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    Pl coach makes my husband use the yes/no machine as squat accessory.

    Are you aware that this sentence makes no sense at all?

    Pl coach makes my husband use the "yes/no machine" as "squat accessory."

    Fixed it.

    And for those still confused, the proper name for the "yes/no" machine is the adductor/abductor machine.
    Yes/no because well, thighs open/ thighs closed *cough cough*

    Awesome when positioned in front of a mirror. Or open at the front, and facing out in to the gym. :s
  • bethany_rose8
    bethany_rose8 Posts: 102 Member
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    Romanian Deadlifts, regular Deadlifts, adductor machine, GHD raises
  • ldwatene
    ldwatene Posts: 150 Member
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    No add/ab machine at my gym damn it. The PT there said I could use the cable machine and do it standing up.

    As for deadlifts. That's the one exercise I've hid away from as it just didn't feel right the first time i tried but it sounds like a should have persisted.

    I'll look into the other suggestions as well.
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
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    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    MsHarryWinston wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    Pl coach makes my husband use the yes/no machine as squat accessory.

    Are you aware that this sentence makes no sense at all?

    Pl coach makes my husband use the "yes/no machine" as "squat accessory."

    Fixed it.

    And for those still confused, the proper name for the "yes/no" machine is the adductor/abductor machine.
    Yes/no because well, thighs open/ thighs closed *cough cough*

    Awesome when positioned in front of a mirror. Or open at the front, and facing out in to the gym. :s

    Omg yeah, that machine is such a perv magnet!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    MsHarryWinston wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    deputy_randolph wrote: »
    Pl coach makes my husband use the yes/no machine as squat accessory.

    Are you aware that this sentence makes no sense at all?

    Pl coach makes my husband use the "yes/no machine" as "squat accessory."

    Fixed it.

    And for those still confused, the proper name for the "yes/no" machine is the adductor/abductor machine.
    Yes/no because well, thighs open/ thighs closed *cough cough*

    Awesome when positioned in front of a mirror. Or open at the front, and facing out in to the gym. :s

    Our gym has separate abductor and adductor machines, but both of them have you facing the weight stack so the "view" is pretty much closed off to the rest of the gym.

    Even so, I make it a point to never make eye contact with anybody when they're using the machine. :)
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
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    Chieflrg wrote: »
    ldwatene wrote: »
    So I lift weights. I do a mix of the following on leg day...

    Squats, lunges, leg press, calf raises, leg raises both front and reverse...

    I've built some pretty solid muscle on all areas of my legs except for my inner thigh area which is just soft nothing. Am I missing something here.. how do I balance this area with everything else muscle wise.

    You have muscle there, you just have fat on top of it. If it concerns you, eat in a deficit and eventually you will lose the fat and reveal the muscle.

    If you point your toes out slightly rather than forwars on squats and deadlifts it will utilize the abductor muscles more as well as add strength to those lifts.

    ^ yeah, this.
    Inner thigh is a common place for people to hold fat/loose skin.
  • MyFreakingNameIsScott
    MyFreakingNameIsScott Posts: 199 Member
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    ldwatene wrote: »
    ...

    As for deadlifts. That's the one exercise I've hid away from as it just didn't feel right the first time i tried...

    Just make sure to do them with proper form. Engage that core from top to bottom.

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