Inner thighs muscles?

[lemon]

Hello. I am slim (skinny?) I am 1,76 m (5'9") and 53 kg (116,84 punds). I have skinny legs and when I stand one can see a gap formed between my inner thighs. I am trying to reduce that by building muscle there. I recently purchased a machine called Leg Magic, the only fitness device that seems to work the inner thighs area. Will it help me achieve my goal or will it make me even skinnier? I have a bicycle too and I love to swim, but this didn't help build muscle in the inner thighs area.
Thanks!

 

[dswithers]

The muscle you are working with that device is more in your groin than your inner thigh. It is also an isolation exercise and you will likely never build enough muslce mass with that to make a noticeable difference. Compound movements like squats, lunges, deadlifts, power cleans, etc. are move effective at stimulating hormonal changes that are likely to build significant muslce mass. You may also need to consume a slight caloric excess to aid in the building of muslce. If you eat clean, you should not gain excess body fat.

 

[Goldfish]

^ The adductors (inner thigh muscles) all have origins in the groin, so I'm not sure what the distinction is that you're making between the two, but youre recommendations are certainly correct, with squats in particular being great for building the entire thigh including adductors.

 

[dswithers]

^ The adductors (inner thigh muscles) all have origins in the groin, so I'm not sure what the distinction is that you're making between the two...

The adductors (and abductors) are such small muslces compared to the other muscles of the upper leg that you can work them all day with the "ThighMaster" or the machines in most gyms and you will not get any where near the benefit that a couple of strenuous sets of squats or deadlift will provide. Many individuals end up very disappointed with their results when they are trying to build OR reduce after religously using those isolation machines and seeing minimal results (and most eventually end up giving up completely), when in the same or less time they could achieve truly remarkable results with the right exercises and intensity levels (provided by heavy compound movements).

 

[lemon]

The adductors (and abductors) are such small muslces compared to the other muscles of the upper leg that you can work them all day with the "ThighMaster" or the machines in most gyms and you will not get any where near the benefit that a couple of strenuous sets of squats or deadlift will provide. Many individuals end up very disappointed with their results when they are trying to build OR reduce after religously using those isolation machines and seeing minimal results (and most eventually end up giving up completely), when in the same or less time they could achieve truly remarkable results with the right exercises and intensity levels (provided by heavy compound movements).

Could you recommend a daily routine that would help me? Tnx alot.

 

[Goldfish]

The adductors (and abductors) are such small muslces compared to the other muscles of the upper leg that you can work them all day with the "ThighMaster" or the machines in most gyms and you will not get any where near the benefit that a couple of strenuous sets of squats or deadlift will provide. Many individuals end up very disappointed with their results when they are trying to build OR reduce after religously using those isolation machines and seeing minimal results (and most eventually end up giving up completely), when in the same or less time they could achieve truly remarkable results with the right exercises and intensity levels (provided by heavy compound movements).

Okay, yes, that I agree with.

ETA: To lemon, look at the weight-training sticky http://training.fitness.com/weight-training/weight-training-101-a-18766.html
If you don't have access to a gym, that's fine. Just start out with bodyweight squats, push ups, pull ups (you may have to do these at decreased ROM initially), bridges and flutters, and you'll be on your way.

 

[Karky]

the adductors are quite large.. specially the adductor magnus.

Never been a fan of the adductor machines, though.. more a fan of deep squats to hit them.