Single Leg Glute Bridge with External Rotation

Perform the Single Leg Glute Bridge with External Rotation to strengthen your glutes and improve hip stability.

  1. Lie on your back with one knee bent and the other leg extended straight.
  2. Lift your hips off the ground by pressing through the heel of the bent leg.
  3. As you lift, externally rotate the extended leg, keeping it straight.
  4. Hold the position briefly at the top before lowering back down.

How to perform the Single Leg Glute Bridge with External Rotation

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Single Leg Glute Bridge with External Rotation using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your hamstrings.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your hamstrings rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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