Exercise Highlight: The Glute Bridge
July 5th, 2008
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by thebuffgeek · Filed Under: Corrective Exercise · Exercise Technique
Starting from the ground up, the glute bridge is by far one of the most important exercises that you should master.
For you beginners the glute bridge is one of those fundamental exercises that teaches your body how to stabilize and recruit those glute muscles that are far too often neglected.
For you experienced lifters the glute bridge is a great warm up and can be used prior to your workout in order to ensure proper firing of those gluteal muscles when appropriate. I highly recommend this if you are prone to knee or low back pain as the glutes play a big role in protecting the joints above and below.
Dig your heels into the mat. Really squeeze your but cheeks at the top. You should be making a 90 degree angle between your lower and upper leg.
Primary muscles worked.
- Glutes
- Spinal Erectors
- Hamstrings
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