Band Assisted Glute Bridge
Coaching Points
- lie on your back on the floor, with feet placed shoulder with apart as close to you as you can.
- from here squeeze the abs and contract glutes and drive up into hip extension maintaining a neutral spine
- you should feel a strong contraction of the glutes primarily with some hamstring involvement
- if you don’t and it is being felt mostly in the lower back, try using the banded option, or get your training partner to hold their hands out for you to push against (see banded glute bridge video), this will encourage you to activate the glutes correctly.
- progression from this is to add a barbell across the hips
- weighted glute bridges are an excellent exercise for both improving glute strength and hypertrophy.