Exercise library / Machine Hip Abduction
Isolation · Isolation
Machine Hip Abduction
Machine Hip Abduction is a single-joint exercise focused on the glutes. Control the lowering phase, work through a full range of motion, and pick a load you can move without body English. It is easy to recover from, so it slots in almost anywhere in a session.
Primary muscles
Glutes
Secondary muscles
None to speak of
Equipment
Machine
Movement pattern
Isolation
Type
Isolation (single-joint)
Substitutions
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Cable Glute Kickback
Same isolation pattern · also trains the glutes.
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Glute Bridge
Also trains the glutes.
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