Cable Hip Thrust

Step-by-step technique for Cable Hip Thrust, an exercise for glutes using cable. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.

How to do it

  1. Sit with your upper back against a bench, a cable belt around your hips from a low pulley.
  2. Place your feet shoulder-width.
  3. Drive your hips up against the resistance until your body is straight.
  4. Lower back under control.
Coach tip: The cable provides smooth resistance throughout.

Muscles worked

Primary: Glutes
Secondary: Hamstrings

Cable Hip Thrust is a strength exercise that loads the glutes using cable. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.

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