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Single Leg Glute Bridge
Single Leg Glute Bridge is a beginner strength exercise using body only. It works the glutes, with help from the hamstrings.
beginnerbody onlypush movementisolationstrength
- Main muscles
- glutes
- Also works
- hamstrings
How to do it
- 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.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).