Tensor Fasciae Latae
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the tensor fasciae latae.
- Body region
- Hip (lateral)
- Muscle group
- Hip Flex Abd
What the tensor fasciae latae does
Assists in hip flexion, abduction, and internal rotation.
Kettlebell exercises that train the tensor fasciae latae
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Ribbonsstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Wide Stance Tucked Rowstabilizer
- Goblet Squatstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Narrow Stance Tucked Rowstabilizer
- Single Arm Bent-Over Rowstabilizer
- Russian Twiststabilizer
- Gorilla Rowstabilizer
- Single Arm Stiff-Legged Flared Bent-Over Rowstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Narrow Stance Flared Rowstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Sots Press with Rotationstabilizer
- Double Arm Rowstabilizer
- Sots Press with Supportstabilizer
- Single Arm Reverse Curtsy Get-Upsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Racked Curtsy Get-Upsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Ninety Ninety Get-Upsecondary
- Turkish Get-Upsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Reverse Ninety-Ninety Get-Upsecondary
- Ninety-Ninety Windmillsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Surrendersecondary
- Double Kettlebell Static Squat Dead Curlsecondary
- Double Kettlebell Squat Deadliftsecondary
- Gorilla Curlsecondary
- Double Arm Static Squat Dead Curlsecondary
- Single Arm Single-Leg Deadliftsecondary
- Single Arm Surrendersecondary
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