Cable Hip Adduction
Description
The cable hip adduction uses a low cable with an ankle strap to pull one leg across the body, targeting the adductors (inner thigh muscles). It provides constant cable tension through the adduction range and is easy to load progressively.
Equipment Required
Cable Hip Adduction Instructions
- Attach an ankle strap to a low cable. Strap it around your right ankle.
- Stand sideways to the cable with the working leg closest to the cable.
- Hold the frame for balance.
- Pull your right leg across your body to the left against the cable tension.
- Continue until your right leg crosses past your left.
- Squeeze your inner thigh at the end position.
- Slowly return to start.
- Complete reps, then switch legs. Aim for 12 to 15 reps per side.
Cable Hip Adduction Form & Visual
Cable Hip Adduction Benefits
- Isolates the adductors with constant cable tension
- Easy to load progressively
- Helps prevent groin strains
- Builds hip strength balance
- Adjustable cable resistance
- Useful for athletic training
Cable Hip Adduction Muscles Worked
- Adductor magnus, longus, brevis
- Gracilis
- Pectineus
Cable Hip Adduction Variations & Alternatives
- Band Hip Adduction
- Lever Hip Adduction
- Copenhagen Plank
- Side-Lying Adduction
- Cable Standing Hip Extension
