Whenever you see hardened gym goers working out, there are a few exercises you will inevitably see all of them performing – bench press, pulldowns, bar curls. You might even see a few regularly performing tough lifts like squats, deadlifts and pull ups.

What you likely won’t see is people focusing on the less ‘sexy’ yet equally important muscle groups around the inner thighs, rear shoulders and lower back.

These are 3 areas of the body that should not be neglected:

Inner Thigh/VMO

The VMO muscle which runs across the inner thigh is a key muscle for knee stability