The glutes are an important muscle group for almost every movement. Strengthening them through resistance training can improve your posture, performance, and aesthetics. Several exercises can be utilized to build your glutes, such as hip thrusts, glute kickbacks, and Romanian deadlifts.
If you’re new to glute training, getting proficient at the glute bridge is a great place to start. This exercise has good carry-over to more advanced lower-body movements like the squat and deadlift.
Glute bridges are one of the few isolation exercises that can be heavily loaded, making them effective for building a bigger and stronger posterior chain. This exercise is easy to perform, simple to set up, and can be modified according to equipment availability.
The glute bridge primarily works the gluteus maximus in addition to various other leg muscles.
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