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Glutes

Glutes Exercises

Target your glutes with these exercises.

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Carioca Quick Step

Begin with your feet a few inches apart and your left arm up in a relaxed, athletic position.

Adductors
Core
Abductors
Beginner

Chair Squat

To begin, first set the bar to a position that best matches your height. Once the bar is loaded, step under it and position it across the back of your shoulders.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Beginner

Circus Bell

The circus bell is an oversized dumbbell with a thick handle. Begin with the dumbbell between your feet, and grip the handle with both hands.

Shoulders
Forearms
Glutes
Advanced

Clean

With a barbell on the floor close to the shins, take an overhand (or hook) grip just outside the legs. Lower your hips with the weight focused on the heels, back straight, head facing forward, chest up, with your shoulders just in front of the bar. This will be your starting position.

Hamstrings
Calves
Forearms
Intermediate

Clean and Jerk

With a barbell on the floor close to the shins, take an overhand or hook grip just outside the legs. Lower your hips with the weight focused on the heels, back straight, head facing forward, chest up, with your shoulders just in front of the bar. This will be your starting position.

Shoulders
Core
Glutes
Advanced

Clean and Press

Assume a shoulder-width stance, with knees inside the arms. Now while keeping the back flat, bend at the knees and hips so that you can grab the bar with the arms fully extended and a pronated grip that is slightly wider than shoulder width. Point the elbows out to sides. The bar should be close to the shins. Position the shoulders over or slightly ahead of the bar. Establish a flat back posture. This will be your starting position.

Shoulders
Core
Calves
Intermediate

Clean Deadlift

Begin standing with a barbell close to your shins. Your feet should be directly under your hips with your feet turned out slightly. Grip the bar with a double overhand grip or hook grip, about shoulder width apart. Squat down to the bar. Your spine should be in full extension, with a back angle that places your shoulders in front of the bar and your back as vertical as possible.

Hamstrings
Forearms
Glutes
Beginner

Clean from Blocks

With a barbell on boxes or stands of the desired height, take an overhand or hook grip just outside the legs. Lower your hips with the weight focused on the heels, back straight, head facing forward, chest up, with your shoulders just in front of the bar. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Clean Pull

With a barbell on the floor close to the shins, take an overhand or hook grip just outside the legs. Lower your hips with the weight focused on the heels, back straight, head facing forward, chest up, with your shoulders just in front of the bar. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Forearms
Glutes
Intermediate

Crossover Reverse Lunge

Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.

Lower Back
Core
Abductors
Intermediate

Dancer's Stretch

Sit up on the floor.

Lower Back
Abductors
Glutes
Beginner

Deadlift with Bands

To deadlift with short bands, simply loop them over the bar before you start, and step into them to set up. For long bands, they will need to be anchored to a secure base, such as heavy dumbbells or a rack.

Lower Back
Forearms
Glutes
Advanced

Deadlift with Chains

You can attach the chains to the sleeves of the bar, or just drape the middle over the bar so there is a greater weight increase as you lift.

Lower Back
Forearms
Glutes
Advanced

Deficit Deadlift

Begin by having a platform or weight plates that you can stand on, usually 1-3 inches in height. Approach the bar so that it is centered over your feet. You feet should be about hip width apart. Bend at the hip to grip the bar at shoulder width, allowing your shoulder blades to protract. Typically, you would use an overhand grip or an over/under grip on heavier sets.

Lower Back
Forearms
Glutes
Intermediate

Depth Jump Leap

For this drill you will need two boxes or benches, one 12 to 16 inches high and the other 22 to 26 inches high.

Quadriceps
Abductors
Adductors
Beginner

Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean

Place two kettlebells between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.

Hamstrings
Biceps
Calves
Intermediate

Double Kettlebell Snatch

Place two kettlebells behind your feet. Bend your knees and sit back to pick up the kettlebells.

Shoulders
Glutes
Hamstrings
Advanced

Double Kettlebell Windmill

Place a kettlebell in front of your front foot and clean and press a kettlebell overhead with your opposite arm. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward.

Core
Glutes
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Double Leg Butt Kick

Begin standing with your knees slightly bent.

Quadriceps
Abductors
Adductors
Beginner

Downward Facing Balance

Lie facedown on top of an exercise ball.

Glutes
Core
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Dumbbell Clean

Begin standing with a dumbbell in each hand with your feet shoulder width apart.

Hamstrings
Calves
Forearms
Intermediate

Dumbbell Lunges

Stand with your torso upright holding two dumbbells in your hands by your sides. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Beginner

Dumbbell Rear Lunge

Stand with your torso upright holding two dumbbells in your hands by your sides. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Dumbbell Seated Box Jump

Position a box a couple feet to the side of a bench. Hold a dumbbell to your chest with both hands and seat yourself on the bench facing the box. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Dumbbell Squat

Stand up straight while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Beginner

Dumbbell Squat To A Bench

Stand up straight with a flat bench behind you while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Dumbbell Step Ups

Stand up straight while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Elevated Back Lunge

Position a bar onto a rack at shoulder height loaded to an appropriate weight. Place a short, raised platform behind you.

Quadriceps
Glutes
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Elliptical Trainer

To begin, step onto the elliptical and select the desired option from the menu. Most ellipticals have a manual setting, or you can select a program to run. Typically, you can enter your age and weight to estimate the amount of calories burned during exercise. Elevation can be adjusted to change the intensity of the workout.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Farmer's Walk

There are various implements that can be used for the farmers walk. These can also be performed with heavy dumbbells or short bars if these implements aren't available. Begin by standing between the implements.

Forearms
Core
Glutes
Intermediate