band bent-over hip extension
band bent-over hip extension exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: glutes. Equipment: band.
- Target muscle
- glutes
- Muscle group
- hamstrings
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- band
Secondary muscles
hamstrings, lower back
How to perform
- Attach the band to a sturdy anchor point at ankle height.
- Stand facing away from the anchor point with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Step back to create tension in the band, keeping your knees slightly bent.
- Hinge at the hips and lean forward, maintaining a neutral spine.
- Extend your right leg straight back, squeezing your glutes at the top.
- Lower your right leg back down and repeat with the left leg.
- Continue alternating legs for the desired number of repetitions.