Standing Cable Hip Abduction

How to do it

1. Attach an ankle cuff to a low pulley and fasten it around the ankle furthest from the machine.
2. Stand side-on to the machine and step away until the cable is taut, letting the strapped leg cross slightly in front of the standing leg.
3. Hold the machine frame or a fixed support with the near hand for balance, and stand tall on the near leg.
4. Keeping the strapped leg straight, sweep it out to the side, leading with the heel, against the cable's pull.
5. Pause briefly at the top of the movement, feeling the contraction on the outside of the hip.
6. Lower the leg back across the body under control, resisting the cable the whole way.
7. Complete all reps, then turn around and repeat on the other leg.

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