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Accessory compound

Standing Cable Hip Extension

Trains glutes first, with real work landing on hamstrings, core.

Muscle contribution per set

Glutes1
Hamstrings.35
Core.15

These are the weights Forge's volume audit actually computes with — deliberately conservative, so compounds don't masquerade as full coverage. A 0.5 means a set counts as half a set for that muscle: meaningful help, not a replacement for direct work.

Tempo

3down
1pause
2up
1squeeze

Standing cable hip extension; tempo + top pause maximises glute contraction and hip extension strength.

Slight hinge; drive heel back, squeeze glute at top.

Derived from tempo research on this movement class — Wilk M, Zając A, Tufano JJ.

How Forge progresses it

Progresses by load in +1kg steps. Accessories build the muscle that keeps the main lifts moving.

Train with intention. Open Forge — it prescribes the weight, watches the reps, and does this arithmetic for every set you log.