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Cable Hip Abductions

Cable Hip Abductions

Attach an ankle strap to a low pulley and secure it to the ankle of your outside leg. Stand sideways to the tower, holding it for balance with your torso upright and knee slightly bent. Lift the working leg out to the side against the cable tension, then lower with control. Complete reps and switch sides.

How it is executed

  1. Attach an ankle strap to a low pulley and secure it to the ankle of your outside leg.
  2. Stand sideways to the tower, holding it for balance with your torso upright and knee slightly bent.
  3. Lift the working leg out to the side against the cable tension, then lower with control.
  4. Complete reps and switch sides.
Muscles worked
Adductors · Abductors
Primary muscle
Adductors · Abductors
Equipment
Cable
Movement pattern
Lower body
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
Hypertrophy · Core strength · Stability

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