Beginner exercise

Mini-Band Glute Bridge

Also called Banded Glute Bridge

  • Muscle Growth
  • Stability
  • Strength
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Mini-Band Glute Bridge

  1. Place a mini loop band above the knees and lie on your back with the knees bent and feet planted; a mat is optional.
  2. Keep the ribs and pelvis controlled and press the knees gently outward against the band.
  3. Maintain that knee spacing as you press through the feet to lift the hips.
  4. Stop when the shoulders, hips and knees form a line, without lifting farther through the lower back.
  5. Pause briefly, then lower the hips under control while keeping the outward band pressure.
  6. Repeat without turning the hold into repeated knee-opening motions.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Maximus1.0Target, Mover
Gluteus Medius0.8Target, Stabilizer
Biceps Femoris0.5Synergist, Mover
Semimembranosus0.5Synergist, Mover
Semitendinosus0.5Synergist, Mover
Gluteus Minimus0.4Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.3Stabilizer