17 articles tagged with “hip thrust”
Most lifters never think about how their feet are pressing into the floor — but ground contact mechanics directly affect glute activation, force transfer, and how much you can actually lift.
The angle of your bench during hip thrusts and glute work isn't just a comfort choice — it changes what muscles fire and how hard. Here's what you're missing.
A foam seat wedge under your upper back during hip thrusts can change your bar path, pelvic position, and glute activation. Here's the science and the setup.
The height of your bench, box, or seat during hip hinge movements changes everything about glute loading. Here's what's actually happening and how to fix it.
That aggressive pelvic tuck at the top of your hip thrust isn't maximizing glute activation — it's actually working against you. Here's what the science says.
Where your head goes, your spine follows — and your glutes pay the price. Here's how neck position silently wrecks your hip thrust, deadlift, and squat mechanics.
Isometric holds during glute exercises aren't just a burnout trick — they're a legitimate hypertrophy tool. Here's the science behind squeezing and why most people bail too early.
Lifting belts are everywhere on glute day — but are they helping or quietly stealing your stability gains? Here's what the science says about belts, bracing, and your butt.
Your glutes and pelvic floor are more connected than you think. Here's how training one affects the other — and why ignoring this link could be quietly sabotaging both.
Where you place the barbell pad on your hips during hip thrusts changes everything — muscle activation, lower back stress, and whether you're actually training your glutes. Here's how to get it right.
If your glutes aren't growing, the problem might not be load, volume, or frequency — it might be that you're cutting your hip extension short. Here's what that costs you.
Your glutes aren't weak. Your core isn't bracing. Here's why core stability is secretly the ceiling on your glute development — and how to actually fix it.
Your grip width on barbell exercises is quietly affecting your glute activation. Here's the mechanism, the fix, and why this tiny adjustment could unlock stuck progress.
Your bar path during glute exercises might be silently stealing your gains. Here's what optimal movement mechanics actually look like and why it changes everything.
Your hip thrust form might be wrecking your lower back while your glutes barely show up to work. Here's the exact setup fix that changes everything.
Single-leg hip thrusts expose every weakness your bilateral training has been hiding. Here's why they build better glutes, how to actually do them, and why your ego needs to stay home.
Both look similar, both feel embarrassing at the gym, but only one is doing the heavy lifting for glute growth. We break down the science so you can stop guessing.