Legs · Bodyweight · Isolation · Beginner

Single Leg Glute Bridge

Single Leg Glute Bridge, start position
Start
Single Leg Glute Bridge, end position
End
FrontBack
PrimarySecondary
Main muscles
Glutes
Also working
Hamstrings

How to do it

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

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