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Cable Standing Hip Thrust
Muscles involved
The cable standing hip thrust drives your hips forward against a cable. It trains glutes and hamstrings while standing.
How to do it
- Stand sideways to a cable machine with an attachment adjusted to your ankle.
- Place one hand on your hip and the other on the machine.
- Lift the leg with the weight as high as possible backward.
- 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
IntermedioFrequently asked questions
Cable Standing Hip Thrust: which muscles does it work?
Cable Standing Hip Thrust mainly works: Glutes, Hamstrings. It also involves: Gluteus maximus, Soleus.
What is Cable Standing Hip Thrust good for?
The cable standing hip thrust drives your hips forward against a cable. It trains glutes and hamstrings while standing.
How do you do Cable Standing Hip Thrust with proper form?
- 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.
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