Cable Hip Adduction
Cable Hip Adduction trains 1 of the 18 muscle groups Full Coverage tracks: Adductors (inner thigh) 80%.
How to do it
- Set a cuff on the low pulley and strap it to your inside ankle.
- Stand side-on to the stack, far enough away to have tension, holding the frame for balance.
- Pull the working leg across your body, past your standing leg.
- Pause, then return slowly against the cable.
- Keep your torso still - if you are swinging your hips, the weight is too heavy.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
How it compares
Compared with the Hip Adduction (Machine), it loads Adductors (inner thigh) 5 points lower. It needs Cable machine where the other uses Machines. Compared with the Cable Pull-Through, it loads Glutes 80 points lower, Hamstrings 70 points lower, Adductors (inner thigh) 65 points higher.
Other ways to train this
Other exercises for the Adductors (inner thigh)
Related guides
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