Use a barbell. Support upper back on a bench/ thrust machine, press through your heels to drive your glutes up to a tabletop position, then slowly return back down.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
Intermediate: 15-35lb plates on each side of the barbell
Advanced: 45-90+lb plates on each side of the barbell
*Modification: use dumbbells or you can do glute bridges on the floor with dumbbells/bands for more reps!
Up Next in WEEK 13 DAY 5: LOWER BODY
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BANDED GLUTE BRIDGE ABDUCTION (4x10)
Lie on your back with a band around your thighs and knees bent. Lift into a glute bridge, then press your knees out against the band and bring them back in while keeping hips lifted.
Equipment: Resistance band
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BANDED SINGLE LEG STEPS (3x8) PER SIDE
With a resistance band around your ankles or knees, stay in a slight squat and step one foot out to the side and back in to fire up your outer glutes.
Equipment: Zero equipment
