# Glute Bridge

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

Also known as: Hip Bridge, Floor Bridge, Bodyweight Glute Bridge, Floor Glute Bridge, Glute Bridges

Body region: Glutes

## Muscles

- Main: Gluteus Maximus
- Helps: Adductor Magnus, Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus
- Holds: Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius, Tibialis Anterior

## Technique

1. Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat and hip-width apart.
2. Brace your abs and press through your heels.
3. Lift your hips until your body forms a line from shoulders to knees.
4. Lower slowly.

### Cues

- Squeeze the glutes at the top.
- Keep ribs down.

### Common mistakes

- Arching the lower back.
- Pushing through the toes.
- Letting the knees fall inward.