Adductors Exercises
54 Free Exercise DB records tag the adductors as a primary or secondary muscle. Tagged inventory and primary-muscle count are ranked separately.
28 beginner · 18 intermediate · 8 advanced, computed across all tagged exercises.
According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Adductors ranks #15 of 18 by tagged inventory (54) and #13 by primary-muscle count (13). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
- Adductors ranks #15 of 18 by tagged inventory (54) and #13 by primary-muscle count (13). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
- 54 tagged records · 13 primary-field records
- Free Exercise DB (CC0) live extract
Catalog lens
Tagged inventory is not primary-muscle count
According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Adductors ranks #15 of 18 by tagged inventory (54) and #13 by primary-muscle count (13). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
Tagged inventory
#15 of 18
54 tagged records. Shoulders leads tagged.
Primary-muscle count
#13 of 15
13 primary-field records. Quadriceps leads primary.
Adductors vs all muscles by tagged exercise inventory
Where this muscle's Free Exercise DB tagged-record count sits among every muscle with at least one tag (catalog density, not training priority)
54 Top 83% more tagged exercises than 17% of 18 muscles
Muscles, banded by tagged Free Exercise DB record count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more muscles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source Free Exercise DB · 2026-07-10
- 54
- Exercises
- 28
- Beginner-friendly
- 40
- Compound lifts
- 9
- Equipment-free
Adductors exercises by equipment
According to the open Free Exercise DB datasets, the 54 adductors tagged records split across equipment types as below - other leads the listed set, and 9 listed records are labeled body only.
Adductors movements by equipment
What the Adductors Exercise Data Reveals
The PlainExercise database catalogues 54 records that tag the adductors as a primary or secondary muscle. That tagged inventory is not the primary-muscle map: According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Adductors ranks #15 of 18 by tagged inventory (54) and #13 by primary-muscle count (13). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).. Within the listed set, 28 are tagged beginner, 18 intermediate, 8 advanced, and 0 carry no explicit level classification. Every record is sourced from the public-domain Free Exercise DB.
Context matters: this database tracks exercise taxonomy. "Primary muscle" is a source field, not a claim that a listed movement isolates the adductors. Compound lifts tagged here may recruit this muscle as a secondary mover. This page is a catalog extract, not medical or personal-training advice.
Beginner (28)
Foundational movements to learn the pattern.
- Alternate Leg Diagonal Boundcompound
- Band Hip Adductionsbands · isolation
- Box Jump (Multiple Response)other · compound
- Box Skipother · compound
- Carioca Quick Step
- Chair Leg Extended Stretchother · isolation
- Depth Jump Leapother · compound
- Double Leg Butt Kickbody only · compound
- Fast Skippingbody only · compound
- Front Box Jumpother · compound
- Front Cone Hops (or hurdle hops)other · compound
- Hip Circles (prone)body only · isolation
- Hurdle Hopsother · compound
- Knee Tuck Jumpbody only · compound
- Lateral Boundbody only · compound
- Lateral Box Jumpother · compound
- Lateral Cone Hopsother · compound
- Side Hop-Sprintother · compound
- Side Leg Raisesbody only
- Side Lying Groin Stretchisolation
- Side to Side Box Shuffleother · compound
- Single-Leg Hop Progressionother · compound
- Single-Leg Lateral Hopother · compound
- Single-Leg Stride Jumpother · compound
- Standing Hip Circlesbody only · isolation
- Stride Jump Crossoverother · compound
- The Straddle
- Thigh Adductormachine · isolation
Intermediate (18)
Movements that require basic strength and coordination.
- Adductorfoam roll · isolation
- Adductor/Groin
- Box Squatbarbell · compound
- Groin and Back Stretchcompound
- Groinersbody only · compound
- Kettlebell Sumo High Pullkettlebells · compound
- Power Stairsother · compound
- Reverse Band Box Squatbarbell · compound
- Skatingother
- Squat with Bandsbarbell · compound
- Squat with Chainsbarbell · compound
- Squat with Plate Moversbarbell · compound
- Sumo Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Sumo Deadlift with Bandsbarbell · compound
- Sumo Deadlift with Chainsbarbell · compound
- Suspended Split Squatother · compound
- Wide Stance Stiff Legsbarbell · compound
- Yoke Walkother · compound
Advanced (8)
Complex or highly loaded movements for experienced lifters.
Nationwide muscle groups with similar catalog scale
Two Free Exercise DB peer sets for Adductors, each excluding this muscle so the neighborhoods are attribute-based, not self-containment (the exercise lists above stay the within-group path).
Similar tagged inventory
Nearest other muscles by primary+secondary tagged records (54 here).
Similar primary-muscle count
Nearest other muscles by exercises where this muscle is the primary field (13 here).