Vastus Medialis
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the vastus medialis.
- Body region
- Thigh (anterior)
- Muscle group
- Quads
What the vastus medialis does
Medial quadriceps head, important for knee tracking.
Kettlebell exercises that train the vastus medialis
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Double Kettlebell Surrenderprimary
- Single Arm Surrenderprimary
- Double Kettlebell Sportstyle Jerkprimary
- Double Kettlebell Racked Surrenderprimary
- Single Arm Sportstyle Jerkprimary
- Double Kettlebell Overhead Reverse Lungeprimary
- Double Kettlebell Racked Reverse Lungeprimary
- Single Arm Racked Curtsy Lungeprimary
- Double Arm Step-Upprimary
- Goblet Lungeprimary
- Single Arm Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Single Kettlebell Alternating Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Alternating Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Single Arm Calf Raisestabilizer
- Double Arm Calf Raisestabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Calf Raisestabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Bottoms-Up Push-Upstabilizer
- Archer Push-Upstabilizer
- Double Arm Bottoms-Up Push-Upstabilizer
- Crush Grip Push-Upstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Triceps Push-Upstabilizer
- Jefferson Curlstabilizer
- Single Arm Farmer Carrystabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Farmer Carrystabilizer
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