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Strength exercise

Cable Hip Adduction

How to do it

  1. Attach an ankle cuff to a low pulley and stand sideways to the machine with the working leg farthest from the tower, holding the frame for balance.
  2. Brace your core and stand tall on the supporting leg with a soft bend in the knee.
  3. Pull the working leg across your body toward and slightly past the midline, keeping the torso still and upright.
  4. Control the leg back out to the starting position, resisting the pull of the cable rather than letting it snap back.
  5. Exhale as the leg crosses in and inhale as it returns to the start.
  6. Avoid twisting the hips or torso to add momentum; let the leg do the work in a straight line.

Muscles worked

AdductorsGroup of inner thigh muscles responsible for bringing the legs together. All Adductors exercises
CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises

Related Inner Thigh exercises

Copenhagen PlankCopenhagen Plank (Adductor)Copenhagen Plank (Modified)Straddle HoldButterfly StretchHip Adduction Machine
Type
Strength
Equipment
Cable Machine
Primary muscles
Adductors, Core
Measured in
Reps and weight
Tools
1RM Calculator