I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — I’m a marathon runner with lazy glutes. Like many runners, I struggled to utilize the biggest and strongest muscle in the body when I run — that is the gluteus maximus. While I think about it, I’m pretty sure my gluteus medius and gluteus minimus are similarly lazy. I’m sure this is partly due to the amount of time I spend sitting down behind a desk, but in an attempt to change things, I added this simple glute exercise to my routine every day for a week.
The glute bridge is a relatively simple-looking exercise, that targets all three muscles in the glutes — the maximus, medius, and minimus. Like squats, they also work the backs of your legs, so your hamstrings will feel the burn too, as well as your core and abductor muscles, however unlike squats, they make it easier to isolate your glutes. If you struggle to understand what it means to ‘activate’ your glutes during a gym class or running session, this is the exercise to try. But what would happen if I did 70 weighted glute bridges a day for a week? Read on to find out more.
