Exercise guide

How to do glute bridges

Glutes — activation

Glute bridges starting position — correct set-up before the first rep
Start
Glute bridges finished position — the end of one repetition
End of rep

Step by step

  1. Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat and hip width.
  2. Drive through the heels and lift the hips until the body is in one line.
  3. Squeeze the glutes for a second at the top, lower slowly — 15 reps.

The cue that matters

CueSwitches the glutes on so they, not the lower back, run your hinges.

Where this sits in the split

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