Exercise Comparison
All Fours Quad Stretch vs Cable Hip Adduction
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Muscle Analysis
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Only in All Fours Quad Stretch
Instructions
All Fours Quad Stretch
Start off on your hands and knees, then lift your leg off the floor and hold the foot with your hand.
Use your hand to hold the foot or ankle, keeping the knee fully flexed, stretching the quadriceps and hip flexors.
Focus on extending your hips, thrusting them towards the floor. Hold for 10-20 seconds and then switch sides.
Cable Hip Adduction
Stand in front of a low pulley facing forward with one leg next to the pulley and the other one away.
Attach the ankle cuff to the cable and also to the ankle of the leg that is next to the pulley.
Now step out and away from the stack with a wide stance and grasp the bar of the pulley system.
Stand on the foot that does not have the ankle cuff (the far foot) and allow the leg with the cuff to be pulled towards the low pulley. This will be your starting position.
Now perform the movement by moving the leg with the ankle cuff in front of the far leg by using the inner thighs to abduct the hip. Breathe out during this portion of the movement.
Slowly return to the starting position as you breathe in.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions and then repeat the same movement with the opposite leg.
Verdict
Both exercises target the quadriceps. All Fours Quad Stretch is a intermediate exercise using bodyweight, while Cable Hip Adduction is beginner and uses cable. Choose Cable Hip Adduction if you're looking for a more accessible option, or All Fours Quad Stretch for a greater challenge.