GymPlan AIGlute Bridge
Glute Bridge is a beginner isolation bodyweight exercise that mainly works your glutes, with help from your hamstrings.
💪 Glutes🏋️ Bodyweight📈 Beginner🔗 Isolation🎯 3 sets of 8-15 reps
How to do the glute bridge
- Lay on the floor with your feet flat and knees bent.
- Raise one leg off of the ground, pulling the knee to your chest. This will be your starting position.
- Execute the movement by driving through the heel, extending your hip upward and raising your glutes off of the ground.
- Extend as far as possible, pause and then return to the starting position.
Muscles worked
Primary: GlutesSecondary: Hamstrings
Sets and reps
Do 3 sets of 8-15 controlled reps, stopping 1-2 reps before failure. When you can do 15 easily, slow the tempo or add weight.
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What muscles does the glute bridge work?
It mainly works your glutes; your hamstrings assist.
How many sets and reps of glute bridge should I do?
Do 3 sets of 8-15 controlled reps, stopping 1-2 reps before failure. When you can do 15 easily, slow the tempo or add weight.
Is the glute bridge good for beginners?
Yes. It is a beginner-friendly movement: start light and focus on the form steps above.