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9 Common Exercises You Should AVOID

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Hip Abduction Machine

This machine is supposed to help you to target the small muscles in your hips, also known as your abductors that are responsible for extending your legs away from your midline. Even so, it isn’t as effective as another exercise, the glute one, which activates the same muscles, as Rachel MacPherson, an ACE-certified trainer and weight loss health coach explained.

As she said, “if you really want to grow nice and round glutes and avoid getting injured, the best thing is to use those muscles in the way they are supposed to be used: by using a lopped band while squatting, hip thrusting, or even deadlifting.”

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5 thoughts on “9 Common Exercises You Should AVOID”

  1. I think instead of parties continuously fighting themselves, blaming the other, wasting time on irrelevent issues that mean nothing to the welfare of its citizens. Stop trying to raise retirement age, the underprivileged work hard enough trying to get there. LEAVE YOUR HANDS OUT OF IT, STOP USEING IT FOR YOUR DOWNFALLS.

  2. Saying that crunches is bad, and that people can build a strong core without doing exercises that target the abs is flat out wrong. Very bad advice. Crunches are one of the most important exercises a person can do. Do most people do them perfectly? No. Still they’re incredibly valuable, because at the end of the day, supporting your core is one of the most important outcomes of any exercise regimen. I like having bigger biceps , but that’s all just for looks!

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