Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 2 days ago
Trainer says cable kickbacks can complement squats
A cable kickback is done by pushing one leg backward against a cable.
It mainly works the gluteus maximus, the largest muscle in the buttocks.
Trainer Patricia Vera says it can complement exercises such as squats.
She also advises keeping the movement controlled and avoiding arching the back.
Alice Campello says she has recently become consistent with exercise, doing strength and mobility workouts three times a week and also taking tennis and cooking classes.
Personal trainer Patricia Vera says the cable glute kickback can help target the glute muscles and complement exercises such as squats.
The exercise uses a low pulley with an ankle strap, rather than a dedicated glute machine.
Vera says the pulley can provide relatively steady resistance through the movement when the exercise is performed correctly.
Trainers advise keeping the movement controlled, bracing the abdomen and avoiding arching the back or rotating the hips.
Alternatives for people without access to a pulley include banded kickbacks, glute bridges, hip thrusts and Romanian deadlifts.
- Who
- Alice Campello, personal trainer Patricia Vera and trainer Jose Ruiz
- What
- An explanation of the cable glute kickback, its benefits, technique and alternatives
- When
- Published October 9, 2026
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- To explain why the exercise is used to work the glutes and how to perform or replace it
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La patada de glúteo en polea es uno de los ejercicios más utilizados para trabajar el glúteo de forma más localizada.
El principal beneficio es que permite trabajar sobre todo el glúteo mayor, que es el músculo más implicado cuando llevamos la pierna hacia atrás
A diferencia de otros ejercicios donde la resistencia cambia mucho según la posición, la polea mantiene el estímulo más uniforme si se ejecuta bien
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- Workout frequency
- Campello does strength and mobility workouts three times a week.
- Equipment
- The exercise uses a low pulley and an ankle strap.
- Main muscle targeted
- The gluteus maximus.
- Article publication
- Hola published the article on October 9, 2026.
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