Cable Side Lying Floor Single Leg Kickback

GlutesCableIntermediate

Perform the Cable Side Lying Floor Single Leg Kickback to target your glutes and hamstrings effectively.

  1. Lie on your side on the floor with your legs extended and the cable attached to your ankle.
  2. Engage your core and lift your top leg while keeping your bottom leg on the ground.
  3. Kick your top leg back in a controlled manner, squeezing your glutes at the top of the movement.
  4. Return to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Cable Side Lying Floor Single Leg Kickback

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Cable Side Lying Floor Single Leg Kickback using your cable.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your glutes rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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