Exercise technique

straight leg hip bridge

Lie on your back with legs straight and heels on the floor, arms across chest. Drive through the heels to lift the hips until your body forms a straight line from shoulders to ankles, then lower with control.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Lie supine with legs straight hip-width apart, heels on the floor and toes pointed up.
  2. Brace the core and lightly posteriorly tilt the pelvis; keep knees extended without locking out.
  3. Press the heels into the floor and squeeze the hamstrings and glutes to lift the hips.
  4. Raise until your shoulders, hips, and ankles align; keep ribs down and neck neutral.
  5. Pause 1–2 seconds while maintaining straight legs and level hips.
  6. Lower the hips slowly to the floor without arching the lower back.
  7. Exhale on the lift, inhale on the descent, and repeat for reps.

Which other muscles are involved?

Glutes, Abs, Spine, Calves.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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