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 == 2. Adductors
+The adductors are the inner thighs. For this we will introduce Ya Tui Gong "Side stretch". Turning your hip outward will stretch the adductors.
+The adductor exercise students are most familiar with is a broken pubu.
+* Hamstring test: In a forward bend can you put your hands flat on the ground?
+* Adductor test: In a butterfly stretch can you touch your forehead to your toes?
+* Combined test: In a pancake stretchm can you touch your chest, or even your stomach, all the way to the ground?
+== 3. External Rotators
+The external rotators are extremely important for balance and explosive movement. Most stretches that target the external rotators primarily target the glutes, so we will often refer to glute stretches in addition to external rotator stretches, but you can take them to be equivalent in terms of targeting the external rotators.
+The primary stretch we use for the external rotators is the pidgeon pose.