Adductors · Cable · Beginner
How to do Cable Hip Adduction
The cable hip adduction targets the adductor muscles of the inner thigh using a cable machine. It involves moving the leg across the body against resistance, helping to strengthen and tone the adductors.
- Primary muscle
- Adductors
- Also works
- Glutes and Quadriceps
- Equipment
- Cable
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Legs
How to do Cable Hip Adduction, step by step
- Attach the ankle cuff to your ankle and stand facing the cable machine.
- Position yourself far enough away from the machine so that there is tension on the cable.
- Place your hands on the machine for support.
- Keeping your leg straight, slowly move your leg across your body towards the midline.
- Pause for a moment at the end of the movement, then slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Cable Hip Adduction works your adductors as the main mover, with help from your glutes and quadriceps.
Track Cable Hip Adduction in SPLYT
Cable Hip Adduction is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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