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Single Leg Barbell Hip Thrust

Perfect your lower body strength with Single Leg Barbell Hip Thrusts. This dynamic exercise intensely targets your glutes and hamstrings, improving balance, stability, and athletic performance.

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Single Leg Barbell Hip Thrust instructions

Step-by-step instructions

Position your upper back and shoulders across a flat bench.

With your feet flat on the floor, position a loaded barbell over your hips.

Lift one foot off the ground by bending it at the knee.

Drive through your planted foot to raise your hips and the barbell, trying to form a straight line from your shoulders, through your hips and to your knee.

Lower your hips and the barbell without allowing your butt to touch the ground and repeat for the programmed number of reps.

Position your upper back and shoulders across a flat bench.

With your feet flat on the floor, position a loaded barbell over your hips.

Lift one foot off the ground by bending it at the knee.

Drive through your planted foot to raise your hips and the barbell, trying to form a straight line from your shoulders, through your hips and to your knee.

Lower your hips and the barbell without allowing your butt to touch the ground and repeat for the programmed number of reps.

Equipment needed

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