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Cable Bench Straight Leg Kickback

Main muscle
Glutes
Muscle group
Legs
Equipment
Cable

How to do it

  1. 1Attach an ankle cuff to a low cable and lie face down on a bench.
  2. 2Let your legs hang off the end of the bench, knees straight.
  3. 3Kick one leg straight back and up against the cable's resistance.
  4. 4Squeeze your glute at the top of the movement.
  5. 5Lower the leg back down under control.

Coaching cues

  • Keep the knee straight
  • Squeeze the glute at top
  • Control the lower
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