Deep hip rotators

Hips & glutes

Origin: Sacrum, ischium and the obturator membrane
Insertion: Greater trochanter, trochanteric fossa and intertrochanteric crest of the femur
Action: Laterally rotate and stabilise the hip

Six small muscles under the gluteus maximus, including the piriformis. They hold the femoral head in the socket and turn the leg outward.

Exercises that train the deep hip rotators

No exercise in this guide targets the deep hip rotators directly yet.