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Standing cable hip abduction

A isolation exercise for the glutes. Equipment: cable machine.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Ankle strap on a low pulley, stand side-on and hold on.
  2. Lift the outside leg away from the body
  3. Lower slowly

Muscles worked

Standing cable hip abduction: 3D figure mid-rep with the glutes highlighted

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