At the top of the hip thrust you should be able to lift your hips upwards so that the torso is parallel to the floor.
Hip thrust form on floor.
Brace core and press your heels into the floor driving your hips upwards.
Although the popularity of the hip thrust is rising i still feel its importance is underrated for aesthetics athletic development and absolute strength.
This ensures that you re controlling the weight and not going too heavy and you ll also feel it more in your butt.
Basic floor hip thrust.
Grab the bar with a shoulder width overhand grip and hold it securely in place.
The hip thrust can be performed for a variety of different reasons.
Her hip thrust form is spot on so i just want to highlight a few coaching points if you want to do this exercise on your own.
In addition to a barbell hip thrust you can add weight in the form of dumbbells kettlebells a weighted chain or medicine ball to either exercise says gallucci.
If you feel like you cannot you may also need to readjust.
The hip thrust is one of the best butt exercises of all times and it s quite versatile.
I would estimate that 80 of lifters feel this way more in their glutes so please give it a try.
Pause each rep for a second at the top.
First let s start with the basics.
This standard hip thrust warms up your glutes and hamstrings before attempting more advanced movements says.
The four primary reasons one should perform hip thrusts include.
Improve the size strength and appearance of the glutes.
This video includes a discussion on ideal hip thrust form.
Here s the full exercise demonstration of the barbell hip thrust from floor used in the fms program to strengthen the glutes and lower back to improve poster.
Check out our entire form check.
The hip thrust is a valuable addition to your training routine that can help build stronger glutes but are you sure you re even doing the exercise correctly.