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Kettlebell hip thrust

A compound exercise for the glutes, with help from the hamstrings, quads. Equipment: kettlebells and flat bench.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Upper back on a bench, a kettlebell held on the hips.
  2. Drive the hips up until the body is flat
  3. Tuck the chin and squeeze the glutes

Muscles worked

Kettlebell hip thrust: 3D figure mid-rep with the glutes highlighted

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