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Smith machine glute bridge

A compound exercise for the glutes, with help from the hamstrings. Equipment: smith machine.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Lie under the bar with it over your hips, knees bent.
  2. Drive the hips up and unrack the bar
  3. Pause at the top, then lower

Muscles worked

Smith machine glute bridge: 3D figure mid-rep with the glutes highlighted

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