Glute Exercise Animations

A full-depth squat on one leg with the free leg held straight out in front as a counterbalance.

A single-leg squat to depth with the free leg held forward, using a vertical pole only as light balance.

A forward lunge holding a weight plate at the chest that loads the quads and glutes through a single-leg step — the gym-floor classic.

An explosive barbell pull from the floor to a front rack catch on the shoulders, finishing without any overhead press.

A kettlebell goblet squat that pauses in the hole so the elbows can pry the knees out and open the hips.

Barbell overhead lift driven by a short leg dip, received in a partial squat with the feet planted.

A hack squat performed facing the machine, shifting the squat pattern onto the glutes and hamstrings.

A prone hip extension off the end of a bench, lifting the legs behind the body to drive the glutes and hamstrings.

A high-tension forearm plank that braces the whole body for a short hold instead of a long, relaxed one.

A Romanian deadlift performed standing on low plates so the bar can travel past the usual floor stop.

A standing bodyweight hinge with an arm sweep, taking the hamstrings through range as a dynamic warm-up.

Repeated hard efforts on the rowing machine separated by easy paddling, with stroke sequence held under fatigue.

An all-out short rowing effort where stroke rate and leg drive peak together and technique has to survive it.

An easy jog after hard running, held at a conversational effort to bring heart rate and breathing back down.

Repeated fast running bouts with recovery between them, run well above the pace you could hold continuously.

A machine leg curl performed seated with the hips flexed, curling the ankles under the roller to load the hamstrings.

A seated rock of the pelvis between an arched and a tucked sit, teaching anterior and posterior pelvic control.

A forearm side plank that lifts a dumbbell from the hip to a vertical line over the shoulder.

A floor-based unilateral hip extension that loads one glute at a time while the free leg stays off the ground.

A bodyweight single-leg hinge that loads the glutes and hamstrings while training balance — the single-leg answer to the RDL.

A standing hold on one leg with the opposite knee lifted, training ankle and hip stability through small corrections.

A single-leg stance that reaches the free foot out and back while the planted hip and trunk stay stacked.

Repeated forward bounds on the same foot, with a clear flight phase and a controlled same-foot landing.

A single-leg hip hinge with a dumbbell, loading one hamstring and glute while the free leg extends behind.