Male
Cable Standing Hip Thrust
Muscles involved
How to do it
1. Stand sideways to a cable machine with an attachment adjusted to your ankle. 2. Place one hand on your hip and the other on the machine. 3. Lift the leg with the weight as high as possible backward. 4. Lower the leg controllably to the starting position.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Maintain a slight bend in the supporting knee for greater stability. - Extend your hip by contracting the glute, not by arching your lower back. - Control the descent, resisting the cable's force.
Difficulty
IntermedioSimilar exercises
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