Here is an awesome exercise for the glutes and hamstrings I bet you have not tried before!!
To be clear, you can do this using a slider or towel. You do NOT need the roller I’m using.
This exercise is deceptively tough even if you just use a band and no weights! Trust me 😉.
Coaching tips:
👉 Adopt a staggered stance. Your head, torso, and hips should be in a stacked/level position.
👉 Have your back foot on a towel, slider, or roller, and be on the forefoot on this foot.
👉 Anchor a band around a secure surface and loop the band around your hip crease. There should be resistance in the band for 100% of the movement, and the resistance should be coming posteriorly.
👉 On the foot of the front/working leg, keep your weight centered over the middle of your foot the entire time. Your heel, and the base of your big and baby toes should remain in contact with the floor for the duration of the exercise. Pretend you are suctioning or screwing your foot to the floor.
👉 Keep your arms rigid, and pretend you are crushing oranges in your armpits. For the duration of the exercise, your arms should not travel ahead of your body.
👉 Now take 1-2 seconds and hinge/push your hips backwards, but this movement if more of a hinge/split squat hybrid versus a pure hinge. Pretend a rope is pulling your hips backwards or that you are trying to press your hips back against a wall.
👉 Do not relax or lose tension when you are in the bottom position.
👉 When you reach your full range, use your hamstrings and glutes and press your body away from the floor and back to the top/starting position. Use a range where you can maintain proper form.
👉 Perform the lockout by using your glutes and hamstrings and extend your hips, and extend your knee.
👉 Use as little assistance from the supporting leg as possible. Ideally, your working side should be doing 75% or more of the work.
👉 For the duration of the exercise, do not allow your knees to fall inside or outside of your feet.
👉 For the duration of the exercise, your head, torso, and hips should remain in a stacked/level position.
👉 In terms of breathing, do what works and feels best for you.
👉 Do 2 to 3 sets of 6 to 12 reps per side.
Let me know if you try this!!
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