Cable Pull Throughs / Pulls
How to Do Cable Pull Throughs / Pulls
- With your back facing the cable station and the cable resting on the floor between your feet, bend at your knees and take a firm grip of the cable in both hands.
- Keeping your knees bent at a 45 degree angle, pull the cable up so that it is resting between your knees.
- With a firm grip on the cable extend your knees and drive your body upwards using your glutes as the prime mover.
- Hold the top portion while tensing your glutes.
- Slowly lower yourself back down to the starting position to complete 1 rep.
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Cable Pull Throughs / Pulls Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Cable Pull Throughs / Pulls targets glutes & hip flexors and also works hamstrings. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: cable station.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Weighted glute bridges, squat jacks / side sumo walks and turkish get ups. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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