Cable Pull-Through

How to do it

1. Set a rope on the low pulley and face away from the stack.
2. Straddle the cable and hold the rope between your legs, arms straight.
3. Step forward to load the cable, feet shoulder-width.
4. Push your hips back until you feel the stretch, then snap them forward and squeeze your glutes.
5. Your arms are just hooks - if you pull with them, you are doing a row.

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 Romanian Deadlift, it loads Lower back / erectors 30 points lower, Forearms 30 points lower, Hamstrings 20 points lower. It needs Cable machine where the other uses Barbell. Compared with the Cable Glute Kickback, it loads Hamstrings 50 points higher, Lower back / erectors 40 points higher, Adductors (inner thigh) 15 points higher.

Other ways to train this

• Romanian Deadlift BarbellIntermediate
• Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift DumbbellsIntermediate
• Good Morning BarbellProfessional
• Smith Machine RDL Smith machine
• Conventional Deadlift BarbellProfessional
• Kettlebell Swing KettlebellsIntermediate
• Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift DumbbellsIntermediate
• Band Good Morning Resistance bands
• Sumo Deadlift BarbellProfessional
• Bodyweight Good Morning Bodyweight
• Band Romanian Deadlift Resistance bands
• Kettlebell Deadlift KettlebellsIntermediate
• Stiff-Leg Deadlift BarbellProfessional
• Rack Pull BarbellIntermediate
• Trap-Bar Deadlift BarbellIntermediate
• Smith Machine Good Morning Smith machine
• Dumbbell Deadlift DumbbellsIntermediate
• Kettlebell Sumo Deadlift Kettlebells

Other exercises for the Glutes

• Cable Glute Kickback 85% Cable machine
• Barbell Hip Thrust 100% BarbellBenchIntermediate
• Glute Bridge 80% Bodyweight
• Step-Ups 75% DumbbellsBenchIntermediate

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