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Jennifer Rizzuto

Forget squats — these 4 glute bridge variations will build your backend

A photo of a woman doing a glute bridge.

Glute bridges are one of my favorite exercises for strengthening not only your glutes, but also your hamstrings and core. They’re accessible for beginners, don’t require any equipment to do (although I recommend rolling out a yoga mat for cushioning), and won’t aggravate common problem spots like your knees and lower back.

Standard glute bridges can get easy relatively quickly, though. Progressive overload is key in building and maintaining strength, so you may need to add additional weight or reps to your glute bridges once they fail to fatigue you in the same way.

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