Legs·Cable·Compound

Pull Through

Glutes · Cable

Beginner

Body Part

Legs

Equipment

Cable

Level

Beginner

Type

Compound

Force

Pull

The Pull Through is a beginner cable exercise that primarily targets the Glutes.

Muscles Worked

Glutes primaryHamstrings secondaryLower Back secondary

1Begin standing a few feet in front of a low pulley with a rope or handle attached. Face away from the machine, straddling the cable, with your feet set wide apart.
2Begin the movement by reaching through your legs as far as possible, bending at the hips. Keep your knees slightly bent. Keeping your arms straight, extend through the hip to stand straight up. Avoid pulling upward through the shoulders; all of the motion should originate through the hips.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.