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Cable Kickback

🏋️‍♂️ Strength / Weighted · Glutes

Also known as: cable glute kickback, cable kickbacks, donkey kick cable

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Sets × Reps @ Weight
/log cable_kickbacks 3x10@45
also valid: /log cable-kickbacks 3x10@45 · /log cable kickbacks 3x10@45
Sets × Reps
/log cable_kickbacks 3x10
also valid: /log cable-kickbacks 3x10 · /log cable kickbacks 3x10
Reps
/log cable_kickbacks 20
also valid: /log cable-kickbacks 20 · /log cable kickbacks 20

Underscores, dashes, and spaces are interchangeable — every spelling above logs the same exercise.

Demonstration

Cable Kickback demonstration animation
Demo: Cable Kickback — © Gym visual

How to perform

🎯 TricepsShoulders🛠 Cable
  1. Stand facing a cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Hold the cable handle with your right hand and step back to create tension in the cable.
  3. Bend your knees slightly and hinge forward at the hips, keeping your back straight.
  4. Keep your upper arm close to your body and your elbow bent at a 90-degree angle.
  5. Extend your forearm backward, straightening your arm fully.
  6. Pause for a moment, then slowly return to the starting position.
  7. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.

Related Strength / Weighted exercises

Barbell Glute BridgeCable Pull ThroughMachine Hip ThrustSingle Leg Hip Thrust21sAlternate Lateral PulldownArnold PressAssisted Chest Dip KneelingAssisted Hanging Knee RaiseAssisted Hanging Knee Raise With Throw DownAssisted Lying Leg Raise With Lateral Throw DownAssisted Lying Leg Raise With Throw Down
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