Legs · Bands · Compound · Beginner
Hip Extension with Bands
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Glutes
- Also working
- Hamstrings
How to do it
- Secure one end of the band to the lower portion of a post and attach the other to one ankle.
- Facing the attachment point of the band, hold on to the column to stabilize yourself.
- Keeping your head and your chest up, move the resisted leg back as far as you can while keeping the knee straight.
- Return the leg to the starting position.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the glutes as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other glute exercises
- Downward Facing Balance · Exercise Ball
- Flutter Kicks · Bodyweight
- Glute Kickback · Bodyweight
- Hip Lift with Band · Bands
- Kettlebell Swing · Kettlebell
- Knee Across The Body · Bodyweight
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