Cable Goblet Squat
Set the cable pulley to a low position and attach a rope or D-handle. Stand facing the machine, feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly out, holding the handle with both hands against your chest.
- Equipment
- Gym Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Legs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Quadriceps
- Gluteus Maximus
Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings
- Erector Spinae
- Rectus Abdominis
- Obliques
- Adductor Magnus
Target muscles
- legs
- glutes
- hips
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Set the cable pulley to a low position and attach a rope or D-handle.
- 2
Stand facing the machine, feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly out, holding the handle with both hands against your chest.
- 3
Keeping your chest up and core braced, initiate the squat by pushing your hips back and bending your knees.
- 4
Lower your body until your thighs are at least parallel to the floor, maintaining a neutral spine.
- 5
Drive through your heels, squeezing your glutes and quadriceps to return to the starting position.
- 6
Maintain constant tension on the cable throughout the entire movement.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
