Exercises / Upper legs / Cable Deadlift
Cable Deadlift
Cable Deadlift: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable.
- Equipmentcable
- Body partupper legs
- Primary muscles
- glutes, hamstrings
- Secondary muscles
- quadriceps, lower back
How to do it
- Stand facing the cable machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Bend at the hips and knees, lowering your torso until your back is parallel to the ground.
- Grasp the cable handles with an overhand grip, keeping your arms straight and your shoulders back.
- Engage your glutes and hamstrings to lift the cable handles, extending your hips and standing up straight.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the cable handles back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.