Legs·Bodyweight·Isolation

Single Leg Glute Bridge

Glutes · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Legs

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation

Force

Push

The Single Leg Glute Bridge is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Glutes.

Muscles Worked

Glutes primaryHamstrings secondary

How to Do the Single Leg Glute Bridge

  1. 1Lay on the floor with your feet flat and knees bent.
  2. 2Raise one leg off of the ground, pulling the knee to your chest. This will be your starting position.
  3. 3Execute the movement by driving through the heel, extending your hip upward and raising your glutes off of the ground.
  4. 4Extend as far as possible, pause and then return to the starting position.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.

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