Barbell hip thrust
A compound exercise for the glutes, with help from the hamstrings, quads. Equipment: barbell and flat bench.
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How to do it
- Setup: Upper back on a bench, bar padded across the hips.
- Chin tucked
- Drive the hips to full extension
- Shins vertical at the top
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