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Hamstrings

Cable Single-Leg RDL

Trains hamstrings. You'll need a functional trainer / cable crossover. We use it as an accessory rather than a main lift.

What you need

Equipment
Functional Trainer / Cable Crossover
Trains
Hamstrings
In a plan
An accessory

How to do it

The cable keeps tension at the top where a dumbbell loses it.

Watch the form ↗

That's a search, not a fixed video — deliberately. A pinned clip can be deleted or turn out to be a bad demonstration, and you'd only find out mid-workout.

When we won't give you this

  • We introduce this once you've got a training cycle behind you.

None of this is medical advice — see the health disclaimer.

If the machine's busy

These train the same pattern, and they're what the app offers you as a swap: