The obturator externus is one of those muscles that almost never gets talked about, yet it plays a huge role in how the hip actually feels and behaves under load. I don’t think of it as a power muscle at all. Its real value is in how it centres the femoral head in the socket during everyday movement, especially when the hip is flexing, rotating, and taking bodyweight. Split squats or step downs where you deliberately manage femoral rotation and pelvic position can load it far more than obvious “

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