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hip extension
Cable Glute Kickback
Search GoogleCable Glute Kickback is a beginner hip extension exercise using cable machine and ankle strap. It primarily trains glutes. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- glutes
- Secondary
- hamstrings
- Equipment
- cable machine, ankle strap
- Mechanic
- isolation
Setup
- — Prepare the cable machine and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning cable glute kickback.
- — Begin with a light load and increase it only while every repetition stays controlled.
Execution
- — Keep the pelvis still while the working leg extends behind the body.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the hip extension.
- — Keep the pelvis still while the working leg extends behind the body.
- — Complete the movement with the same control and range on both sides.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo cable glute kickback
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range cable glute kickback