Glute Kickback

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Glute Kickback

Category
Strength
Level
Beginner
Equipment
Body Only
Force
Push
Mechanic
Compound

Primary Muscles

Glutes

Secondary Muscles

Hamstrings

Instructions

  1. 1

    Kneel on the floor or an exercise mat and bend at the waist with your arms extended in front of you (perpendicular to the torso) in order to get into a kneeling push-up position but with the arms spaced at shoulder width. Your head should be looking forward and the bend of the knees should create a 90-degree angle between the hamstrings and the calves. This will be your starting position.

  2. 2

    As you exhale, lift up your right leg until the hamstrings are in line with the back while maintaining the 90-degree angle bend. Contract the glutes throughout this movement and hold the contraction at the top for a second. Tip: At the end of the movement the upper leg should be parallel to the floor while the calf should be perpendicular to it.

  3. 3

    Go back to the initial position as you inhale and now repeat with the left leg.

  4. 4

    Continue to alternate legs until all of the recommended repetitions have been performed.

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