Single Leg Glute Bridge

A upper legs exercise targeting the glutes, performed with body weight.

Single Leg Glute Bridge demonstration
Single Leg Glute Bridge β€” demonstration

Body part

Upper Legs

Equipment

Body Weight

Target muscles

Glutes

Secondary muscles

Hamstrings

How to do Single Leg Glute Bridge

  1. Lay on the floor with your feet flat and knees bent.

  2. Raise one leg off of the ground, pulling the knee to your chest. This will be your starting position.

  3. Execute the movement by driving through the heel, extending your hip upward and raising your glutes off of the ground.

  4. Extend as far as possible, pause and then return to the starting position.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Glutes

Secondary

Hamstrings

Related exercises

All upper legs exercises β†’

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