Doing the clam in a deeper level of hip flexion significantly changes the exercise by creating a greater disadvantage to the hip rotators. In this range the piriformis changes action and becomes more of a medial rotator which takes removes one of the stronger deep hip rotators from the equation and therefore loads the other muscles to a greater degree.
Clam 90 degree hold
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