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Title: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jrod on July 26, 2006, 12:15:31 PM
Does anyone have any idea of how this muscle can be more directly trained than by doing squats, leg-curls, knee/sit up type exercises, etc?  I cant seem to find an answer to this question. 
I always thought that (assuming quads/hams are already well developed) a visible sartorius muscle gives an illusion of being leaner and just looks a lot better than a flat inner thigh.
I've noticed that Chris Cormier's are very prominent.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: alexxx on July 26, 2006, 12:17:52 PM
If you mean serratus  muscle then do bar twists and plenty of situps!
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on July 26, 2006, 12:21:20 PM
If you mean serratus  muscle then do bar twists and plenty of situps!

Serratus and Sartorius are two different muscles.............geez!
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Bast000 on July 26, 2006, 12:23:58 PM
Does anyone have any idea of how this muscle can be more directly trained than by doing squats, leg-curls, knee/sit up type exercises, etc?  I cant seem to find an answer to this question. 
I always thought that (assuming quads/hams are already well developed) a visible sartorius muscle gives an illusion of being leaner and just looks a lot better than a flat inner thigh.
I've noticed that Chris Cormier's are very prominent.


It's because his body fat is so low and he's not holding water that the Satorius shows so well. 
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jrod on July 26, 2006, 12:29:14 PM
Here's what it is alexxx.
Bast, take a look at pictures of other who also have very low bf/not holding water, and you'll notice that Chris' just seem to stand out more.  Wether that be from more developement, genetics, etc., i dont know.  However, i figure if i could train mine and make them thicker, they would stand out more.
Dexter and Darrem seem to be in very good condition, yet Chris's just stand out more. 
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Bast000 on July 26, 2006, 12:30:09 PM
Genetics.

Ronnie's are good too:

(http://www.ifbb.com/contestresults/mrolympia/coleman/99coleman3.jpg)
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: alexxx on July 26, 2006, 12:32:29 PM
Here's what it is alexxx.
Bast, take a look at pictures of other who also have very low bf/not holding water, and you'll notice that Chris' just seem to stand out more.  Wether that be from more developement, genetics, etc., i dont know.  However, i figure if i could train mine and make them thicker, they would stand out more.
Dexter and Darrem seem to be in very good condition, yet Chris's just stand out more. 

Awww my bad ;D I was also wondering about that and came to one conclusion. Sissy squats.

Also you could try Chris' routine which is: leg press-hack squats-bonegripper 5 supergiant sets of 15-20 reps
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Bast000 on July 26, 2006, 12:33:17 PM
Awww my bad ;D I was also wondering about that and came to one conclusion. Sissy squats.

Also you could try Chris' routine which is: leg press-hack squats-bonegripper 5 supergiant sets of 15-20 reps


what is bonegripper
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on July 26, 2006, 12:37:02 PM
It's because the drugs meant for cattle these guys take by the fistful makes everything grow. Don't be fooled junior.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: I ETA PI on July 26, 2006, 12:37:10 PM
Being a "bottom" will work the sartorius quite effectively.  So, you're on the right path "J-Rod."
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: alexxx on July 26, 2006, 12:41:44 PM

what is bonegripper

It involces extending both leg into the air and back off the bench.. wait for it and sarcasm will cum.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: liberty on July 26, 2006, 12:42:46 PM
good question jrod....I'll be watching to see who weighs in on this
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jaejonna on July 26, 2006, 12:43:38 PM
Dorian Yates wrote in an article a while back that to get his Satorius to stand out he would have his back to the wall with his knees bent like he was siting on a imaginary chair.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Max_Rep on July 26, 2006, 12:50:13 PM
If you mean serratus  muscle then do bar twists and plenty of situps!

This frpm someone who claims to know everything about everything about bodybuilding. Sarratus is part of the abdominal structure and sartorius is part of the leg. Prominant on Mike Mentzer.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Sir William Idol on July 26, 2006, 12:51:18 PM
the sartorius, aka "tailor's muscle" is the longest in the human body.   its called the tailor's muscle cause the tailors would sit in the cross legged position.

try this:  either get ankle weights or somehow affix plates to your ankle/foot and keeping your thigh straight and pointing directly forward, rotate your foot so it swings past and in front of your other knee.  this is the primary action of the sartorius.   im not sure how much hypertrophy you'll get from this, but its probably the most direct way to hit that muscle.

(http://www.healingstory.org/wwwboard/justenough/tailor.jpg)
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: alexxx on July 26, 2006, 12:53:23 PM
This frpm someone who claims to know everything about everything about bodybuilding. Sarratus is part of the abdominal structure and sartorius is part of the leg. Prominant on Mike Mentzer.

You're too little too late!
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Max_Rep on July 26, 2006, 12:54:26 PM
Dorian Yates wrote in an article a while back that to get his Satorius to stand out he would have his back to the wall with his knees bent like he was siting on a imaginary chair.

Yes that's true but you have to attempt to hold the knees together while in that position. It sounds easy but after about 30 seconds you can feel the pull. It's a muscle that takes control to work properly.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jaejonna on July 26, 2006, 12:55:53 PM
How bout the abductor machines ???  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Max_Rep on July 26, 2006, 12:56:49 PM
You're too little too late!

And still I knew the answer about 20 years ago. That's not late, that's just knowing what I'm talking about before opening my typing fingers.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jaejonna on July 26, 2006, 12:56:58 PM
Cormier does have good development there !!!
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Sir William Idol on July 26, 2006, 12:57:36 PM
How bout the abductor machines ???  ;D ;D

abductor wouldnt do it, an adductor would though
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jaejonna on July 26, 2006, 12:58:20 PM
On a seperate note, I think Kamali's are the biggest. Not a diss ... they are
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jaejonna on July 26, 2006, 12:59:10 PM
abductor wouldnt do it, an adductor would though
Yes I know, Abductor is for the butt (reverse adductor) my bad... Im not perfect

Good Catch
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on July 26, 2006, 12:59:27 PM
Robby Robinson said an Adductor machine is the most worthless piece of shit in the gym
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: liberty on July 26, 2006, 01:01:02 PM
Jaejonna....just for the record that machine in the pic is an ADDUCTOR
If it was an ABductor the pads would be on the outside of his thigh

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AQKBS/102-3543154-7646553?v=glance&n=3375251
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jrod on July 26, 2006, 01:01:23 PM
the sartorius, aka "tailor's muscle" is the longest in the human body.   its called the tailor's muscle cause the tailors would sit in the cross legged position.

try this:  either get ankle weights or somehow affix plates to your ankle/foot and keeping your thigh straight and pointing directly forward, rotate your foot so it swings past and in front of your other knee.  this is the primary action of the sartorius.   im not sure how much hypertrophy you'll get from this, but its probably the most direct way to hit that muscle.

(http://www.healingstory.org/wwwboard/justenough/tailor.jpg)

Thanks!
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jaejonna on July 26, 2006, 01:01:41 PM
Robby Robinson said an Adductor machine is the most worthless piece of shit in the gym
He had terrible legs.... Thats like asking Lee Preist what is easier to do , a windmill or 360 dunk.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jaejonna on July 26, 2006, 01:02:28 PM
Jaejonna....just for the record that machine in the pic is an ADDUCTOR
If it was an ABductor the pads would be on the outside of his thigh

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AQKBS/102-3543154-7646553?v=glance&n=3375251
I realized that when I was searching for the pic, but forgot to change the post..
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: alexxx on July 26, 2006, 01:03:28 PM
He had terrible legs.... Thats like asking Lee Preist what is easier to do , a windmill or 360 dunk.

or a 300 pound bench press ::)
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: anvil on July 26, 2006, 01:05:30 PM
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Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: onlyme on July 26, 2006, 01:15:42 PM
If you mean serratus  muscle then do bar twists and plenty of situps!

Oh my, owned.  Please son you are embarrassing yourself again. 
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: kiwiol on July 26, 2006, 01:29:34 PM
Does anyone have any idea of how this muscle can be more directly trained than by doing squats, leg-curls, knee/sit up type exercises, etc? 

Jrod, to develop the Sartorius muscle (or to emphasise working it, rather), you need to do what are called Ballet squats. You can either use a Smith machine or lean back on a Swiss ball and you should have your feet placed way wider than your shoulders and have them splayed out - kinda like the 'squat' movement ballerinas make onstage (and hence its name). It's not really practical to do it with a(n Olympic) bar since, it puts you in an awkward position and you won't be able to maintain balance. Range of motion is upto you - try to go down at least till your hips are on the same level as your knees, i.e. parallel.

(http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/gideons10i.jpg)

As you can see, you can't do this exercise with a free bar. Best thing to do would be to do it on a Smith machine. Of course, as with every other muscle group development, how much you can develop it by and how much it shows primarily depends on your genetics and to a lesser extent, on your condition. You don't need a lot of weight for doing Ballet squats and they shouldn't replace the primary Squats and / or Leg presses in your leg workouts. But do a couple of sets after doing your main bread and butter exercise for legs, with a weight that let's you fail around 10 - 12 reps, give it about 2 months or so and see what happens  8)
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: dawakaman on July 26, 2006, 01:58:54 PM
The m. sartorius is a muscle with 3 main functions:

-adduction of the leg (e.g. adductor michine)
-endorotation (turning your toes/knee inward)
-flexion in the hip (e.g. by doing kneeraises)

Peace
D
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Sir William Idol on July 26, 2006, 02:41:36 PM


(http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/gideons10i.jpg)



she looks like she's pretty used to that position.....but she forgot to open her mouth for dude #5
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Max_Rep on July 26, 2006, 03:00:45 PM
kwiol/dawakaman,

You are both correct. Excellent explanations. 

Jrod, the air-bench squat (the one described as being done by Dorian) works the sartorius muscle but more like a flexibility movement rather than developing the muscle.

Vince Gironda used to suggest that Sissy Squats works it but Larry Scott (who as you know trained at Vince’s Gym) demonstrates how doing a special sissy squat movement on the hack machine will work this muscle. He demonstrates this performance on his video’s “Hidden Secrets” (www.larryscott.com). If you carefully view the performance your see that it fits the criteria kwiol/dawakaman both described.

Those of us who trained with Rory Leidelmeyer know that he had us do workouts with normal stance squats and full workouts with ballet squats. This is a good way of breaking up the workload.

Mike Mentzer who I mentioned had prominent sartorius development would often take a ballet stance on the linier (straight up and down) leg press which I’m guessing hit this muscle. Unfortunately it’s difficult to find a gym with a linier leg press now. I guess it’s too old school.

 

Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: alexxx on July 26, 2006, 03:14:04 PM
Oh my, owned.  Please son you are embarrassing yourself again. 

Hey jackass go look up abdominals in the dictionary. Ask the great phylosophers to write you a poem for never seing your own. Owned!
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Sir William Idol on July 26, 2006, 03:40:10 PM
alexx how many abdominal muscles are there? (not talking about obliques)
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: kiwiol on July 26, 2006, 03:42:37 PM
alexx how many abdominal muscles are there? (not talking about obliques)

Alexxx doesn't talk the talk - he just walks the walk. So there, Sir William  8)

 ;D
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on July 26, 2006, 03:51:56 PM
These are all good explainations and everything but you're forgetting the most obvious.......muscle control. Before any of you decide to step on stage be sure you know how to control each muscle group individually. Just about any quad exercise will develop the sartorious....but in the end it's all about muscle control!!
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Sir William Idol on July 26, 2006, 04:11:23 PM
Alexxx doesn't talk the talk - he just walks the walk. So there, Sir William  8)

 ;D

alexxx does the "tuck it between the legs, stuff the bra, 3 a.m. streetwalk" if you know what i mean
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: kiwiol on July 26, 2006, 04:13:58 PM
alexxx does the "tuck it between the legs, stuff the bra, 3 a.m. streetwalk" if you know what i mean

Sorry Alexxx, but I have to say

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA  ;D

Edit*: You should come down to the Y and throw some insults around Sir William - you would fit in perfectly ;D
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jaejonna on July 26, 2006, 04:26:49 PM
Sorry Alexxx, but I have to say

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA  ;D

Edit*: You should come down to the Y and throw some insults around Sir William - you would fit in perfectly ;D
Yes you would be surprised at the high rate of ownings that occur when somone attepts to run from being jaejOwned
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: jrod on July 26, 2006, 08:13:32 PM
Jrod, to develop the Sartorius muscle (or to emphasise working it, rather), you need to do what are called Ballet squats. You can either use a Smith machine or lean back on a Swiss ball and you should have your feet placed way wider than your shoulders and have them splayed out - kinda like the 'squat' movement ballerinas make onstage (and hence its name). It's not really practical to do it with a(n Olympic) bar since, it puts you in an awkward position and you won't be able to maintain balance. Range of motion is upto you - try to go down at least till your hips are on the same level as your knees, i.e. parallel.

(http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/gideons10i.jpg)

As you can see, you can't do this exercise with a free bar. Best thing to do would be to do it on a Smith machine. Of course, as with every other muscle group development, how much you can develop it by and how much it shows primarily depends on your genetics and to a lesser extent, on your condition. You don't need a lot of weight for doing Ballet squats and they shouldn't replace the primary Squats and / or Leg presses in your leg workouts. But do a couple of sets after doing your main bread and butter exercise for legs, with a weight that let's you fail around 10 - 12 reps, give it about 2 months or so and see what happens  8)



Thanks a lot, I think I'll give these a try.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Princess L on July 26, 2006, 09:05:29 PM
abductor wouldnt do it, an adductor would though

Actually, it would be the ABductor, HOWEVER, there would be more effective exercises as this is a hip flexor.
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: dzulboy on July 26, 2006, 10:46:24 PM
If you mean serratus  muscle then do bar twists and plenty of situps!


all looks no brains     oh wat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  nevermind


truy useing an ankle cuff with your back to the cable crossovers and kick forawd from the hip keeping your leg straight adn aiming you foot slightly out wards

warning   light weight only and no mor ethen 2 sets of around10-15 to start   you can hurt yourself easily
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: Bast000 on July 26, 2006, 11:37:39 PM
show us your satorius dzulboy  :-*
Title: Re: Sartorius muscle
Post by: The Freakshow on July 27, 2006, 10:37:31 AM
Does anyone have any idea of how this muscle can be more directly trained than by doing squats, leg-curls, knee/sit up type exercises, etc?  I cant seem to find an answer to this question. 
I always thought that (assuming quads/hams are already well developed) a visible sartorius muscle gives an illusion of being leaner and just looks a lot better than a flat inner thigh.
I've noticed that Chris Cormier's are very prominent.


The most effective way to try and isolate this muscle would be to use a low cable (bottom cable on a cable cross machine). I would attach one of the ankle staps (usually leather with the sheepskin looking stuff on the inside for comfort) to each leg. You obviously will need to do each leg independently and alternate. The motion would be similar to ADDuction (pulling in towards the body) while simultaniously pulling in and upward direction.

I hope this helps.