03/05/2017
G L U T E A C T I V A T I O N
A lot of my clients struggle with glute activation and it is one of the most common questions I get asked from you guys. Here as a demo of a the glute activation exercises I get my clients and female only group classes to do before a session! --------------------------------------------
Top 4 Exercises
1. Glute bridges x 10 (at least)
Typically most common exercise.
Feet shoulder width apart, toes slightly turned out. Keep pushing those knees out over your toes as you drive your hips up. Fast on the way up hold for 2 secs then come down.
I always start off with 10x glute bridges to gage glute activation then another 10 after completing the rest of the exercises to measure the difference.
2. Frog pumps X15-30 reps
Bottom of your feet together, knees fall out laterally. Drive your hips up fast, squeeze your glutes at the top. REP THEM OUT πͺπΌ
Another very good exercise though if you struggle with very tight hip flexors or adductors you might struggle with this one.
3. Prone Glute Kicks x10 each leg
Lying on your front, bend your knee and flex your toes. Kick your leg up and out (45 degree angle) and point your toes FAST. Squeeze at the top then SLOWLY bring your leg down.
Helps with hamstring activation too ππΌ
4. Clamshell Hold - PARTNER NEEDED
Isometric hold for 60sec each leg.
Bottom leg straight, stack your hips on top of each other, top knee bent and foot on bottoms knee. Push your knee up against partners hand and hold resistance. Move your knee slightly up and down to find best position for glute activation.
Once completed perform another 10 glute bridges and LET ME KNOW the difference you feel ππΌπ
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