Gracilis


Summary

Location: In the inner thigh, running along the groin area, next to the adductor longus.

Information

Group: Hip and Pelvis
Subgroup: Hip Adductors
Side(s) of body: Front
Function/action: Hip Adductor, Hip Flexor

Details

Joint: Hip, Knee
Bone: Femur, Tibia
Origin: Body and inferior ramus of pubis.
Insertion: Medial surface of tibia, just below the medial condyle.

Exercises

Primary muscle in: Hip Adduction, Jumping Jack
Secondary muscle in: Lying Leg Raise, Seated Leg Curl, Sissy Squat, Reverse Situp, Hanging Knee Raise, Squat, Seated Single Leg Curl, Leg Extension, Single Leg Extension, Single Leg Reverse Situp, Cable Reverse Squat, Kneeling Cable Crunch, Safety Bar Squat, Leg Extension Machine Leg Curl, Lying Leg Curl, Lying Single Leg Curl, Standing Leg Curl, Horizontal Leg Press, Horizontal Single Leg Press, Sled Leg Press, Sled Single Leg Press, Barbell Lunge, Barbell Reverse Lunge, Bulgarian Split Squat, Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squat, Dumbbell Lunge, Dumbbell Reverse Lunge, Dumbbell Split Squat, Split Squat, Standing Knee Raise, Decline Sit Up, Machine Seated Crunch, Sit Up, Standing Cable Crunch, Belt Squat, Hack Squat, Pause Squat, Smith Machine Squat, Good Morning, Jefferson Deadlift, Flutter Kick, Scissor Kick, Cable Leg Curl, Glute Ham Raise, Nordic Hamstrings Curl, Cable Leg Extension, Vertical Leg Press, Bodyweight Lunge, Bodyweight Reverse Lunge, Bodyweight Split Squat, Bicycle Crunch, Inverted Row, Table Inverted Row, Bodyweight Squat, Box Squat, Dumbbell Squat, Pin Squat, Pistol Squat, Sumo Squat, Jefferson Squat, Dumbbell Front Squat, Front Squat, Goblet Squat, Landmine Squat, Side Lunge, Clean High Pull, Clean Pull, Dumbbell High Pull, Snatch Pull, Bodyweight Standing Leg Curl, Elevated Standing Bag Leg Curl, Lying Bag Leg Curl, Opposite Leg Resistance Lying Leg Curl, Bodyweight Walking Lunge, Dumbbell Push Press, Dumbbell Thruster, Push Press, Thruster, Wall Ball, Barbell Hack Squat, Half Squat, Squat Jump, Zercher Squat, Squat Thrust, Burpee, Overhead Squat