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Glute Bridge
A bodyweight glute activation exercise performed lying on the floor.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- gluteus maximus · hamstrings
- Goals
- hypertrophy
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- beginner
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
- Drive your hips up by squeezing your glutes.
- Hold briefly at the top with hips fully extended.
- Lower your hips back down with control.
- Repeat.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Push through your heels rather than your toes.
- Avoid arching your lower back at the top.
- Don't let your knees cave inward as you lift.