Elevated / Barbell Glute Bridges / Hip Raises
How to Do Elevated / Barbell Glute Bridges / Hip Raises
- Position your upper back on a padded bench so that your body runs perpendicular to the bench.
- Align your feet so they are about shoulder width apart, with the soles flat on the box with your back and hips elevated from the floor.
- Slowly lower your body into the gap between the bench and the box allowing your toes to point upward as you do so.
- Lift your body upwards using the muscles in your lower back and glutes all the way to the top of the extension.
- Tense you glutes holding the top position before lowering your body back down for the next rep.
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Elevated / Barbell Glute Bridges / Hip Raises Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Elevated / Barbell Glute Bridges / Hip Raises targets glutes & hip flexors and also works lower back. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: full gym.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Piriformis stretch, leg presses / machine squat press and overhead dumbbell squats. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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