Glute Workout – Part 2

Once you have learned to properly use your glutes, you can then focus on building glute strength.

Your glutes are the foundation for all of your lower body movements and they give support to your back. Giving those parts of your body a strong foundation is important for avoiding injury and improving performance. Use these exercises to reinforce proper glute firing during your daily activities and workouts as well as to build strength in your gluts.

These are great exercises to add to your workout warm up to ensure you are using your glutes during your workout. Follow the tips below to build your strong foundation!

• While doing the side and back kicks, squeeze the glute on the leg you are kicking.
• While doing the side and back kicks, also push through the leg you are standing on to ensure you are squeezing that glute too.
• While doing the leg lifts, push through the leg you are standing on to ensure you are squeezing that glute.
• While doing the squats, come up onto your toes and push your hips forward to allow you to squeeze both glutes tightly.
• While doing all of the exercises, keep your belly button pulled in so you keep your back from arching.

For part one and exercises to “fire up” the glute muscles, see my post here!