Cable Glute Kickback
- Beginner
- Gym
The cable glute kickback has you face the machine with an ankle cuff attached, hinging slightly forward while you hold the frame for support. Kicking one leg straight back and squeezing isolates the glutes with the hips doing none of the work. Beginners use it in the gym, for weight and reps as a main lift or a finisher.
- Muscles
- Glutes
- Equipment
- Cable
- Logged as
- Weight and reps
How to
- Attach the cuff to your ankle and face the machine.
- Hinge slightly forward, holding the frame for support.
- Kick your leg straight back, squeezing your glute.
- Return with control, finish the set, then switch legs.
Form cues
- Exhale as you kick your leg back.
- Keep your standing leg slightly bent.
- Move your leg without swinging your hips.
Common mistakes
- Lower back arches to add range. Stop the kick before your back arches.
- Hips swing to fling the leg back. Keep your hips square to the machine.
- Standing leg locks out straight. Keep a soft bend in your standing knee.
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