Cable Hip Adduction
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
Cable hip adduction focuses on strengthening the inner thigh muscles, particularly targeting the adductors. The exercise improves balance and stability, beneficial for athletes in sports requiring quick lateral movements.
How to do it
- Attach an ankle strap to a low cable pulley and secure it around your ankle.
- Stand sideways to the machine, holding onto it for support.
- Keep your working leg straight and bring it across your body.
- Control the movement back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions and switch sides.
Muscles worked
Primary Adductor Longus Adductor Magnus Gracilis
Secondary Adductor Brevis Pectineous