Published: 20 Feb 2023
The glute bridge is a good way to activate the butt muscles. They’re not just there for sitting on!
Glute max is the biggest and strongest muscle in our body. Sprinting and climbing stairs and hills will get the highest activity. Rising from a squat and deadlift/hip hinge will activate them too. Which means most days most people don’t activate them.
An added advantage of this exercise is loosening the front of the hip joint. It’s very common for hip joints to be tight from sitting too much. And we all know that’s way too common these days.
Combine it with the hip flexor stretch, hip rotations and the frog. As a result stress on the lower back will be reduced when bending and lifting as the low back is not working against the hips to do it’s job.