Legs · Cable
Cable Hip Adduction
How to do the cable hip adduction, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Hip Adduction
- Mechanic
- Isolation
See it in motion
How to do it
Attach an ankle cuff to a low pulley. Stand sideways to the machine and secure the strap to the ankle closest to the stack. Hold the machine for support. Keeping your core engaged and torso still, sweep your strapped leg across the front of your body toward the opposite leg. Pause and squeeze your inner thigh, then slowly return to the start. Switch legs after finishing your set.
- 1Stand with the cable attached to your ankle and draw your leg across your body, feeling the inner thigh muscles contract
- 2Keep your pelvis level and your core braced to maintain balance
- 3Return slowly to the start, maintaining control and tension
Common mistakes
- Don't swing your leg or use momentum to move the weight
- Avoid leaning your torso or gripping the machine excessively with your hands
- Don't push into a range that causes pain in your hip or knee
Muscles worked
The cable hip adduction mainly works the adductors, with the quads and glutes assisting.
- AdductorsPrimary
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
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More hips & adductors exercises
- How to do the copenhagen plank
- How to do the hanging knee raise
- How to do the hanging leg raise
- How to do the machine hip adduction
- How to do the standing hip flexor stretch
- How to do the couch stretch
Last reviewed April 2026.