Single Straight Leg Glute Bridge Hold

GlutesBody WeightIntermediate

Perform a single straight leg glute bridge hold to engage your glutes and improve stability.

  1. Lie on your back with one leg extended straight and the other bent with your foot flat on the floor.
  2. Press through the heel of the bent leg to lift your hips off the ground, forming a straight line from your shoulders to your extended foot.
  3. Hold this position, squeezing your glutes at the top, while keeping your core engaged.
  4. Maintain the hold for the desired duration, then lower your hips back to the ground.

How to perform the Single Straight Leg Glute Bridge Hold

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Single Straight Leg Glute Bridge Hold 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 glutes.
  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 glutes 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.

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