Cable Hip Adduction
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the quads, using a cable machine.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Cable Hip Adduction
- Stand in front of a low pulley facing forward with one leg next to the pulley and the other one away.
- Attach the ankle cuff to the cable and also to the ankle of the leg that is next to the pulley.
- Now step out and away from the stack with a wide stance and grasp the bar of the pulley system.
- Stand on the foot that does not have the ankle cuff (the far foot) and allow the leg with the cuff to be pulled towards the low pulley. This will be your starting position.
- Now perform the movement by moving the leg with the ankle cuff in front of the far leg by using the inner thighs to abduct the hip. Breathe out during this portion of the movement.
- Slowly return to the starting position as you breathe in.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions and then repeat the same movement with the opposite leg.
Muscles Worked
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do cable hip adduction work?
Cable Hip Adduction primarily works the quads.
What equipment do I need for cable hip adduction?
Cable Hip Adduction uses cable machine.
Cable Hip Adduction: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Cable Hip Adduction is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of cable hip adduction?
Hip Flexion with Band, Cable Deadlifts, Squats train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my cable hip adduction reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; cable hip adduction can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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