![]() It can be done as a bilateral, or two leg movement, or even a unilateral move to help you correct imbalances and even advance the move further. The mini band allows you to also activate your glute medius during the bridge, a glute muscle key to hip stability.Įspecially if you struggle to feel your glutes working, and instead often feel your hamstrings taking over, this variation can be a good one to use. You can the glute bridge with just your own bodyweight or even add weight! Another way to progress or vary the movement is by adding a mini band. This process is called reciprocal inhibition. It is a great move to strengthen your glutes and open up your hips because by activating your glutes to drive your hips into extension, you inhibit or relax your hip flexors. The glute bridge is a versatile move that can be used for activation as well as developing great glute strength. You can also include these more isolated moves in your supplemental circuits OR even as a nice quick finisher to your workout routine! This will help you use proper recruitment patterns so your lower back doesn’t become overworked! ![]() Glute activation exercises should be included in your warm up to establish that mind-body connection so you can effectively recruit the muscles during your compound lifts or runs. Plus, strong glutes look pretty darn nice too!Īnd you can accomplish all of this by using those SILLY LOOKING ISOLATION MOVES! When your glutes are strong you’ll also find your running speed and endurance improves AND you can lift more! So getting them firing efficiently is key! Glute activation can help you reduce your risk of injury and even alleviate your lower back pain by relaxing overactive hip flexors AND by getting your glutes to fire efficiently and effectively so that your lower back and hamstrings don’t compensate and become overworked.īecause so many of us spend so much time seated, our hips can become tight and our glutes can become underactive. However, everyone from the professional athlete to the guy or gal sitting behind the desk for 9 hours a day (especially actually that guy or gal with a desk job) should do those funny looking glute activation moves! They are the moves that most people, especially guys, avoid. Many of the AMAZING glute activation exercises that we should all be doing are those funny looking moves that Jane Fonda used to do in her leotard with ankle weights.
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