Which muscle is associated with the cue 'high and wide'?

Which muscle is associated with the cue 'high and wide'?

• A. Adductor magnus
• B. Adductor longus
• C. Gracilis
• D. Deep hip rotators

Answer: (B)

The cue “high and wide” is signaling the groin region and how to position the leg to engage the upper adductor muscles. The adductor longus sits high in the groin, is the most superficial of the adductors, and runs from the pubis down to the mid-thigh. In a position where the leg is lifted higher and the hips are opened wide, this muscle lengthens and becomes the primary one you’re guiding students to feel. The deeper adductor magnus, the gracilis along the inner thigh, and the deep hip rotators aren’t as directly matched to this cue—the magnus is a larger, deeper muscle with dual actions, gracilis also crosses the knee, and deep rotators are more about external rotation. So the cue best targets the adductor longus.

The cue “high and wide” is signaling the groin region and how to position the leg to engage the upper adductor muscles. The adductor longus sits high in the groin, is the most superficial of the adductors, and runs from the pubis down to the mid-thigh. In a position where the leg is lifted higher and the hips are opened wide, this muscle lengthens and becomes the primary one you’re guiding students to feel. The deeper adductor magnus, the gracilis along the inner thigh, and the deep hip rotators aren’t as directly matched to this cue—the magnus is a larger, deeper muscle with dual actions, gracilis also crosses the knee, and deep rotators are more about external rotation. So the cue best targets the adductor longus.