# Barbell Glute Bridge

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-glute-bridge

Also known as: Barbell Hip Raise, Weighted Glute Bridge, Barbell Floor Bridge, BB Glute Bridge, Barbell Hip Bridge, Loaded Glute Bridge

Body region: Glutes

## Muscles

- Main: Gluteus Maximus
- Helps: Adductor Magnus, Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus
- Holds: Erector Spinae, Rectus Abdominis, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis

## Equipment

- Barbell

## Technique

1. Sit on the floor and roll a padded barbell over your legs until it rests in the crease of the hips.
2. Lie back with knees bent and feet flat, about hip-width apart.
3. Hold the bar in place, brace the abs and drive the hips up through the heels.
4. Squeeze the glutes at the top, then lower the hips until they lightly touch the floor.

### Cues

- Use a bar pad or folded mat across the hips.
- Finish with the ribs down and the body in a line from shoulders to knees.

### Common mistakes

- Overarching the lower back at the top instead of squeezing the glutes.
- Letting the knees fall inward.
- Bouncing the hips off the floor between reps.

## Variations

- [Smith Machine Glute Bridge](https://heatsy.app/ex/smith-machine-glute-bridge)

## Alternatives

- [Barbell Hip Thrust](https://heatsy.app/ex/hip-thrust)
- [Glute Bridge](https://heatsy.app/ex/glute-bridge)
- [Cable Pull-Through](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-pull-through)