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Cable Glute Kickback
Demonstration
3D animation · looped · Vital Animations
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Cable station + ankle strap (low pulley)
- Sets & Reps
- 3 sets × 12-15 reps per side · rest 60 s
- How to do it
- Ankle strap on, pulley low; brace on the machine with a slight forward lean; the gluteus maximus kicks the leg back and up to full hip extension; squeeze at the top; slow return.
- Common mistakes
- Over-arching the lower back, swinging the leg, tiny range
Muscles Worked
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