Origins
Adductor magnus
What is the ischium?
Movements created by gluteus maximus
What are hip extension, outward rotation, abduction?
Deep outward rotators
What is greater trochanter?
Prime mover for squat?
What is gluteus maximus?
Picture #1: Synergist for band activity
What are deep outward rotators?
Adductor longus
What is the pubis?
Movement created by the pectineus?
What is adduction?
Adductor brevis
What is medial & posterior femur?
Prime mover for the side step (execution phase)
What is the gluteus medius?
Picture #2: Right leg prime mover
What is the iliopsoas?
Gluteus medius
What is ilium?
Movements created by the sartorius
What are hip flexion, hip outward rotation, and knee flexion
Tensor fascia lata
What is lateral distal femur and lateral proximal tibia?
Prime mover for juggling a soccer ball on the thigh
What is iliopsoas?
Picture #3: Synergistic ball squeezers
What are adductor longus, brevis, pectineus, and sartorius?
Gluteus maximus
What is sacrum and ilium?
Movements controlled by the iliopsoas
What are eccentric extension, eccentric inward rotation?
Iliopsoas
What is lesser trochanter?
Synergists for squeezing legs together
Adductor longus, adductor brevis, pectineus, gracilis
Picture #4: Side of the femur where most insertions are located
What is posterior?
Iliopsoas
What is T12-L5?
Movements controlled by the tensor fascia lata
What are eccentric hip extension and eccentric outward rotation?
Gluteus maximus
What is gluteal tuberosity and fascia lata?
Landing from a box jump
What is gluteus maximus? (controlled hip flexion)
Picture #5: Left leg synergist
What is gluteus minimus?