Cable Hip Adduction
This exercises strengthens hip flexors and muscles of the thighs.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Muscle groups
- Legs
- Primary muscles
- Quadriceps
- Secondary muscles
- Hip abductors
How to perform this exercise
- Stand alongside a cable pulley stack and attach a cuff to the pulley and your ankle.
- Step away from the stack, holding onto the stack for support.
- Standing firm on the foot not attached to the cable and slowly abduct, or pull, your cuffed ankle in front of your stabilizing leg.
- Repeat and switch ankles.
Use a controlled range of motion and a load you can manage. Stop if a movement causes pain. Ask a qualified coach for help with unfamiliar exercises.
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