Machine glute kickback
A isolation exercise for the glutes, with help from the hamstrings. Equipment: hip abduction and adduction machine.
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How to do it
- Setup: Set up on the kickback machine with the pad behind one foot.
- Push the leg back and up with the glute
- Return slowly without arching the lower back
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