How to Do the Pull Through

Beginner · Cable · Targets Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back

Pull Through demonstration
💪 Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back🏋️ Cable📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Begin standing a few feet in front of a low pulley with a rope or handle attached. Face away from the machine, straddling the cable, with your feet set wide apart.
  2. Begin the movement by reaching through your legs as far as possible, bending at the hips. Keep your knees slightly bent. Keeping your arms straight, extend through the hip to stand straight up. Avoid pulling upward through the shoulders; all of the motion should originate through the hips.

Muscles worked

The Pull Through primarily targets your Glutes, with support from your Hamstrings, Lower Back. You'll need cable.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Pull Through 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.

More Glutes exercises

Train smarter