How to Do the Cable Deadlifts

Beginner · Cable · Targets Quadriceps, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back

Cable Deadlifts demonstration
💪 Quadriceps, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back🏋️ Cable📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Move the cables to the bottom of the towers and select an appropriate weight. Stand directly in between the uprights.
  2. To begin, squat down be flexing your hips and knees until you can reach the handles.
  3. After grasping them, begin your ascent. Driving through your heels extend your hips and knees keeping your hands hanging at your side. Keep your head and chest up throughout the movement.
  4. After reaching a full standing position, Return to the starting position and repeat.

Muscles worked

The Cable Deadlifts primarily targets your Quadriceps, with support from your Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back. You'll need cable.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Cable Deadlifts slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.