Attach a cuff to the end of the cable running through the low pulley. Fasten the cuff around your ankle. Stand in front of the weight stack and grasp the machine frame for support.
1. Tilt your pelvis forward and raise your leg backward as high as you can.
2. Lower your leg to the starting position and begin next repetition.
Notes: The extension of your hip is limited by the stress put on iliofemoral ligament. Women tend to be a little more flexible than men and can raise the leg further. This exercise will help develop a shapelier leg while increasing muscle to of the gluteals.
This exercise primarily works the gluteus maximus, and to a lesser extent, the hamstrings, but not the biceps femoris short head.