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How to do the Cable Pull-Through

The Cable Pull-Through is a isolation cable exercise that mainly works your glutes and hamstrings. Focus on three things: push hips back toward the stack; keep arms long and relaxed; stand by squeezing glutes.

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Setup

  1. 1Rope at lowest pulley
  2. 2Face away, rope between legs

Three cues

  1. 1Push hips back toward the stack
  2. 2Keep arms long and relaxed
  3. 3Stand by squeezing glutes

Most common mistake

Pulling with arms

Let hips do the work

In Hindi · हिन्दी में

  1. 1कूल्हे स्टैक की ओर पीछे
  2. 2बाँहें लंबी और ढीली
  3. 3कूल्हे कसकर खड़े हों

आम गलती: बाँहों से खींचें तो, काम कूल्हों को करने दें

Alternatives to the Cable Pull-Through

Same movement, different equipment — for when the machine is taken or something doesn’t feel right.

Hear these cues between sets.

Gymie tells you the weight for your next Cable Pull-Through set and says the cue that matters — in English or हिन्दी.

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General guidance, not medical advice. Stop if you feel sharp pain and see a professional.