Glute Bridge (Barbell)
Trains the glutes, with help from the hamstrings and abdominals. You need a barbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
Technique
How to do the Glute Bridge (Barbell)
- Lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart. Place a barbell across your hips, holding it securely with both hands.
- Push through your heels to lift your hips off the floor until your body forms a straight line from your shoulders to your knees.
- Squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement and hold for a brief moment.
- Lower your hips back to the starting position with control. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Drive through your heels to engage your glutes and hamstrings effectively.
- Ensure your knees stay in line with your toes and do not flare out or cave inward.
- Breathe steadily, exhaling as you lift your hips and inhaling as you lower them back down.
- Use a pad or towel on the barbell for added comfort on your hips.
Muscles worked
What Glute Bridge (Barbell) trains
In the programs
None of our programs use the Glute Bridge (Barbell)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a glutes exercise that is, there are 6 on the Glutes page.
Substitutes
Swap Glute Bridge (Barbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Glute Bridge (Barbell) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.