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How to Do Cable Pull Through

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Form Cues

  1. 1

    Face away from the cable, hinge forward at the hips with the cable between your legs, drive hips forward powerfully to stand tall squeezing glutes at the top

  2. 2

    Keep a soft, fixed bend in the knees throughout the hinge

  3. 3

    Let the cable pass between your legs at the bottom of each rep

  4. 4

    Keep your back flat throughout, not rounding as you reach the bottom

Common Mistakes

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    Squatting down instead of hinging — the power comes from the hip hinge not knee bend, keep shins vertical throughout

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    Rounding the lower back at the bottom of the hinge — stop the range before the back rounds

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    Using arm strength to pull the cable instead of driving the movement from the hips

Equipment Variations

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    Dumbbell Romanian deadlift for similar hip hinge pattern

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    Kettlebell swing for explosive variation

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