Low-Cable Pull-In
Trains the abdominals. You need a machine. One of our free programs uses it, across 6 sessions.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
Technique
How to do the Low-Cable Pull-In
- Buckle a lifting belt into a loop and clip it to the low pulley of a cable machine.
- Lie on your back on the floor in front of the machine, feet towards the pulley, and hook both feet into the belt with your legs straight.
- Keeping your lower back on the floor, pull your knees in towards your chest against the cable.
- Pause briefly, then slowly straighten your legs back to the start with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Let your abdominals do the pulling: keep your hips and lower back down rather than swinging your legs.
- Lower slowly; do not let the stack pull your legs out.
- Exhale as you pull your knees in and inhale as you straighten your legs.
Muscles worked
What Low-Cable Pull-In trains
In the programs
How our programs run the Low-Cable Pull-In
These numbers are counted from the programs themselves, not averaged off the internet.
1of our 50 programs use it
3×15–20the shape they run most (6 sessions)
1:00typical rest between sets
| Program | Session | Sets × Reps | Progression |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Volume Training (GVT) Phase 1 | Day 2 — Legs & Abs | 3×15–20 | Double: reach rep ceiling on all sets → +4.5% |
Where a program carries a progression rule, Durata moves the weight for you.
See it in action
Watch the Low-Cable Pull-In progress week by week
A full run of a program built around it, session by session, in the real app.
Substitutes
Swap Low-Cable Pull-In for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Low-Cable Pull-In for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.