I'm in the military and have been experiencing extreme back pain, ive done a lot of the physical therapy stretches, and hasn't really helped, so I decided strengthening my lower back would be better than stretching it out over and over again, done this exercise before and only felt it in the hamstrings, didn't help, thank you so much for explaining it clearly, once I started engaging my glutes my freaking back started tingling, it felt like fluid drained out of it and now my back feels freaking great, I can't explain how happy I am right now, this is the first progress I've made on my back in 2 years.
There's a lot of videos here showing you how to do the movement right but almost no one shows you what you have to correct and where do you have to "feel it" and that's really important.
I have so much respect for this instructor, very kind and sincere. I would like to thank him and everyone who participated in producing and broadcasting this video.
Jump to 2:21 if you want to get to the exercises immediately. I really learned a lot from this. I was told to do glute bridges since I was in high school, but I never do them right. This video really helped me!
it is amazing how just learning the right and wrong ways of doing exercises, can make a huge difference. and learning where your muscles are and how they feel.
I met an elite physio in my country, he told me to use band while doing this execrice. I didn't ask him why, but today after watching this video I realized the reason.
I am active duty and have low back pain while running from years of muscle imbalances. I've been told to bridge by physical therapist before but never truly shown how to activate the glute. This video is a huge money maker. Thank you!
Very simple, direct explanation that I will be putting to use starting today. I went to PT the other day for hip pain and it was determined that the muscles in front of my hip were getting worked too much and those in the glute very little. He gave me exercises to strengthen the glutes, but I'll be adding this to my routine. Thanks for making this available!
I’m 71, and this is an exercise I learned at PT, the therapist NEVER gave me the detailed instructions u do in this video! I never could figure out why they had me doing it! I’ve already done my workout for today, so I’ll try yours this weekend. Thx sooo much!
Wow, I had seen so many videos on the correct way of doing these glute bridges. But this is the best one, I had seen so far. As soon as I followed his instructions I really felt it on my butt, was on fire. Thanks, you are very knowledgeable, great job!!!
This was so incredibly well explained and so helpful. I have been getting lower back pain from running for years, watched your video on how that can be due to poor glute activation which led me here. I did as instructed here and my glutes are screaming after just a few bridges! Lots of work to do now but thanks so much for getting me on the right path!!
Honestly this video is a life saver!! I didn’t realise how wrong I was doing bridges till now. My right hip always hurts because of right hip flexors so I’m really trying to grow strength in my glutes. Thank you so much for your help!
This is so much more helpful than previous advice I got from PT. They had me doing glute vridges that were painful for a while before trying to correct them. Then even attempts to correct were not this effective. Thanks for takingthe time to make this and explain how to properly correct the issue!
I need Bridges. I have 6 level spinal fusion in my back. The only way to stay pain free is to perform the bridges the professional way you teach! Doing them wrong is destruction. You are the Best I have seen on the site for teaching how to target GLUET not legs or back. Everyone needs these for spinal system support. unless they want to get OLD before their time. Bless you for posting this.
I’ve probably seen over a dozen Physical Therapists over the years for back pain. None of them used this technique. I’m sure they said to focus on the glutes, but I have never been able to actually use them properly until now! Thanks so much for this video!
I do glute bridges along with double leg raises on the floor 3 sets of each with zero rest till finished every morning my posture has never been better now I have zero back pain they work beautifully
I will start with your explanation, experiencing lower back pain and muscle pain with leg exercises, and this exercise schedule to see if any improvement will work out.
wow.. this is the best video on how to effective do glute bridge exercise. I was surprised by how using resistance band (knee pushing out) activates the most of my glutes. In fact, just by pushing my knee/things outward with a resistant band can activate my glute muscles. Interesting how squeezing inward (with a yoga block for foam in between legs) did not activate much glute--but much more of my quads. Thank you so much for clarifying the bridge exercise.
I've been trying to do the glute Bridge but could just feel that my flutes were not engaging and so sought out this video. Well explained practical advice. Thank you so much!
You are the ONLY ONE that got me to active my glutes!! Having anterior pelvic tilt is a bummer and ruins every workout. I started scrawny as hell, still am. No core or glutes hence the APT. So THANK YOU SO MUCH for literally saving my ass😉
Wow I've only recently got into doing this exercise and actually hurt my back, I wish I had seen this before although I've had some results I'm far more confident now I've discovered how to do them correctly!!! Sub added respect ❤
Awesome advice so glad you took the time to explain the different techniques. The one thing for me that makes putting the time into working out is correct form from start to finish. "Practice makes perfect" doesn't necessarily work if you're practicing with bad form so with that said thank you very much and all the best.
love love love the video. I was having pain in my inner knee while glute bridges, i do hold my bridges for 10 minutes with weights on my pelvis and i have osteoarthritis. This helped.
Dr. Oliver, your presentation on the glute bridge exercise is very informative. But there are two areas in this exercise that push me to ask you for your expert advice: firstly, how is the breathing done; before raising up inhale for the pelvic tilt to go up to the chest, then raise your butts up, and exhale for the pelvic tilt to go down, when you go down Secondly do you need to put a pillow under your head to prevent injury to the neck? Thank you.
Troy Nonya's comment makes me so happy!!!! (And I also hope I can have the success he sounds like he has had from watching and learning from this video.)
This is so so helpful. Thank you so much. I was very frustrated because I could not do this exercise right. Also,I would appreciate a video about cable hip extension. I keep feeling it in my hamstrings. Thank you so much for this.
Thank you. An educative video focused on one very good exercise. I like this kind of videos about the different executions of a specific movement and the logics behind it. They are informative and truly eye-opening 🙏
Thanks man, the variations (specially with the resistance band) are really good. I have been doing wrong. Now I feel more pressure in the glutes. Keep doing good work!
This was so interesting! I always felt it in lower back and top of the butt. All i did to change what i felt was pretended i had a band on my knees. Instant change to strictly the butt. Awesome video!
Hej trainer, I hope after all this time you get to read this comment 🙏🏻 I love the tips you provided in the video, thanks to you I really feel my glute working (preferably with toes up), but unfortunately I also feel pain in my knees and I don’t know what to do about it. Maybe you have any tips for that?
ive been trying to do this exercise for like 5 months and only now I am finding out how to properly do it... not even kidding I saw stars when I reached failure 😭😭
Thank you so muchfor showing the proper way to do it !! I thought it wasn't doing anything at all now I know what I was doing wrong lll will be using a band on my legs to bridge from now on !
I recently was diagnosed with 3 moderate to severely degenerated discs in my lumbar spine. Long history of dysfunction and pain. Would these exercises help with this in any regard? Any other suggestions? Thank you for this video, instinctively I know my glutes are weak so I think it will help, I just don’t know if discs can regenerate :/
when i do it regularly i feel in only in my quads but with all 3 techniques here i mostly feel it in my hamstrings, i can feel the glutes working a little bit but nowhere close to what i assume it should be the one exercise that i really feel in the glutes is a modified barbell lunge where i don't engage the quads i should mention i've been recommended this exercise because i have a bit of an anterior pelvic tilt any ideas about what i could be doing wrong?
If you have APT your hamstrings are likely weak. Strengthening them is a good way to help pull your pelvis back to the correct position. As long as your butt muscles are engaging it's okay if your hamstrings are feeling the exercise. Band around the outside of your legs, above the knees, is good too. I'm not a doctor or anything but I've been trying to sort out APT for a while now, weak hamstrings is definitely part of the problem. Good luck 🙂
I have started running since 4 weeks and now for past few days I noticed that I am getting lower back pain and got to know that this is because of my weak glute. Your exercise seems really helpful and I wish to try, can you please help me when should I do it like I go for my run in the evening and do it 5 days a week. So can you suggest when should I do this exercise before I go for run or do it in complete another time? How many days a week I should do?
are you supposed to do the bridge hold it for ten second and go back down onto the floor, and then up again or does the butt never touch the ground until you are done with the ten reps?
Thanks for your video. About the glute bridge exercise, should I tilt the pelvis towards me which flattens my lower back and then bring my hips up before the spine? This will work the glute muscles rather than creating pressure on the back, right?
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I'm in the military and have been experiencing extreme back pain, ive done a lot of the physical therapy stretches, and hasn't really helped, so I decided strengthening my lower back would be better than stretching it out over and over again, done this exercise before and only felt it in the hamstrings, didn't help, thank you so much for explaining it clearly, once I started engaging my glutes my freaking back started tingling, it felt like fluid drained out of it and now my back feels freaking great, I can't explain how happy I am right now, this is the first progress I've made on my back in 2 years.
Congrats man
thats a long comment
Thanks fir the tip
Holy crap that's awesome - that's it, I'm trying this
Hey Men, how long have you been doing it, and where in u back did it hurt? Left or right low back?
There's a lot of videos here showing you how to do the movement right but almost no one shows you what you have to correct and where do you have to "feel it" and that's really important.
Let's take a minute to appreciate Leon, he's the goat.
I have so much respect for this instructor, very kind and sincere. I would like to thank him and everyone who participated in producing and broadcasting this video.
You're very welcome!
@@BackIntelligence hi
I salute to this coach's.
I have so much respect for this instructions.
Jump to 2:21 if you want to get to the exercises immediately. I really learned a lot from this. I was told to do glute bridges since I was in high school, but I never do them right. This video really helped me!
Thanks!
Thank you
Thanks
it is amazing how just learning the right and wrong ways of doing exercises, can make a huge difference.
and learning where your muscles are and how they feel.
I never feel my glutes when doing a bridge. OMG this is a game changer, thank you so much !!
Happy to help
I was always the same - so glad to see this
Me,too.
Thank you. I do the bridge pose every morning but haven't really paid attention as to where i feel the pressure. Glad I saw this video.
how to make sure you feel glute? ive been doing bridge, but not sure wether it was right or not
@@paanazmi8062 you just feel the pressure
I met an elite physio in my country, he told me to use band while doing this execrice. I didn't ask him why, but today after watching this video I realized the reason.
Best detailed description of the glute bridge on UA-cam!
Glad you think so!
Every single exercise video should talk about where you should feel it. This is amazing content. Thank you!
I am active duty and have low back pain while running from years of muscle imbalances. I've been told to bridge by physical therapist before but never truly shown how to activate the glute. This video is a huge money maker. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Genius! I have been trying bridges for a while now but could never figure out how to feel my glutes doing the work. Thank you.
Awesome, Glad our video helped.
Me too
What does it even feel like? Mine felt resistance below the ass so quads right
Very simple, direct explanation that I will be putting to use starting today. I went to PT the other day for hip pain and it was determined that the muscles in front of my hip were getting worked too much and those in the glute very little. He gave me exercises to strengthen the glutes, but I'll be adding this to my routine. Thanks for making this available!
I’m 71, and this is an exercise I learned at PT, the therapist NEVER gave me the detailed instructions u do in this video! I never could figure out why they had me doing it! I’ve already done my workout for today, so I’ll try yours this weekend. Thx sooo much!
You're very welcome!
This videos really does a good job in teaching you how to choose a version suitable for you.
Omg, THANK YOU!! Recently I’ve been given this exercise. He did not ask me where I felt it. You really helped me to do this bridge correctly!!!
Wow, I had seen so many videos on the correct way of doing these glute bridges. But this is the best one, I had seen so far. As soon as I followed his instructions I really felt it on my butt, was on fire. Thanks, you are very knowledgeable, great job!!!
Its complicateddd
This was so incredibly well explained and so helpful. I have been getting lower back pain from running for years, watched your video on how that can be due to poor glute activation which led me here. I did as instructed here and my glutes are screaming after just a few bridges! Lots of work to do now but thanks so much for getting me on the right path!!
Glad it helped!
Honestly this video is a life saver!! I didn’t realise how wrong I was doing bridges till now. My right hip always hurts because of right hip flexors so I’m really trying to grow strength in my glutes. Thank you so much for your help!
Happy to help!
Wow. This actually helped a lot. I’ve been doing bridges wrong all this time.
Me too 😆
This is so much more helpful than previous advice I got from PT. They had me doing glute vridges that were painful for a while before trying to correct them. Then even attempts to correct were not this effective. Thanks for takingthe time to make this and explain how to properly correct the issue!
Great to hear it helped you!
I need Bridges. I have 6 level spinal fusion in my back. The only way to stay pain free is to perform the bridges the professional way you teach! Doing them wrong is destruction. You are the Best I have seen on the site for teaching how to target GLUET not legs or back. Everyone needs these for spinal system support. unless they want to get OLD before their time. Bless you for posting this.
I’ve probably seen over a dozen Physical Therapists over the years for back pain. None of them used this technique. I’m sure they said to focus on the glutes, but I have never been able to actually use them properly until now! Thanks so much for this video!
Awesome. This was super helpful. I would've never realized I was doing glute lifts wrong without this. Thank you!
Happy to help!
Your explanation is highly precise and thorough as well . Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
have been doing it wrongly for a long time..thanks for this video
Best video for bridging exercise
I have been doing this exercise for 15 days but it was wrong , now I know how to do it properly
Thank you
You're welcome!
Phenomenal strategies to perform the best position effectively!
Wow this is so informative! First video where it finally clicked for me, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
i was suffering from low back pain since 2 months and these exercises really helped...the pain is gone now...thanks
Hoping this works for me. Low back/ butt pain that’s persisted for months. Doesn’t seem to scatica
Thanks for your help, the greatest video about glute bridge I've ever seen.
Glad it was helpful!
I do glute bridges along with double leg raises on the floor 3 sets of each with zero rest till finished every morning my posture has never been better now I have zero back pain they work beautifully
Nice work!
Really good video, very well presented and clear. Thanks for taking the time to make this. Makes a lot of sense.
I will start with your explanation, experiencing lower back pain and muscle pain with leg exercises, and this exercise schedule to see if any improvement will work out.
wow.. this is the best video on how to effective do glute bridge exercise. I was surprised by how using resistance band (knee pushing out) activates the most of my glutes. In fact, just by pushing my knee/things outward with a resistant band can activate my glute muscles. Interesting how squeezing inward (with a yoga block for foam in between legs) did not activate much glute--but much more of my quads. Thank you so much for clarifying the bridge exercise.
Glad it was helpful!
I've been trying to do the glute Bridge but could just feel that my flutes were not engaging and so sought out this video. Well explained practical advice. Thank you so much!
You're so welcome!
You are the ONLY ONE that got me to active my glutes!! Having anterior pelvic tilt is a bummer and ruins every workout. I started scrawny as hell, still am. No core or glutes hence the APT. So THANK YOU SO MUCH for literally saving my ass😉
You are such a lovely card!
Same, APT is annoying
Wonderful Cristen!!
We need to squeez
This was incredibly helpful, thank you so much for sharing all of your tips and expertise with us!
Wow I've only recently got into doing this exercise and actually hurt my back, I wish I had seen this before although I've had some results I'm far more confident now I've discovered how to do them correctly!!! Sub added respect ❤
Great job!
This whole time I’ve been doing this w/ my quads!!! Wow so useful thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome advice so glad you took the time to explain the different techniques. The one thing for me that makes putting the time into working out is correct form from start to finish. "Practice makes perfect" doesn't necessarily work if you're practicing with bad form so with that said thank you very much and all the best.
You're welcome!
love love love the video. I was having pain in my inner knee while glute bridges, i do hold my bridges for 10 minutes with weights on my pelvis and i have osteoarthritis. This helped.
this is the BESTTT tutorial! so detailed and answers any questions i had! very excited for the bubble booty future ahead with this information
Thank you!
Thank you very much, I just did 2 sets of 15 with a band and they have never felt so exercised, but no pain. .
Excellent. I was doing pretty good glute bridges but this has made them much more efficient. Thank you!
Great to hear!
A really fantastic video. I've been doing this wrong for years. I have lower back problems and I know that this will help me.
You got this!
Excellent instructions!!!! Thank you.
You're welcome!
Wow,im a coach who does alot of research. This is the most simple and well defined explanation of specificity as i ever seen. 💯🙏👍👍
Dr. Oliver, your presentation on the glute bridge exercise is very informative. But there are two areas in this exercise that push me to ask you for your expert advice: firstly, how is the breathing done; before raising up inhale for the pelvic tilt to go up to the chest, then raise your butts up, and exhale for the pelvic tilt to go down, when you go down Secondly do you need to put a pillow under your head to prevent injury to the neck? Thank you.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! The band method worked best for me.
You're welcome!
Troy Nonya's comment makes me so happy!!!! (And I also hope I can have the success he sounds like he has had from watching and learning from this video.)
This is so so helpful.
Thank you so much. I was very frustrated because I could not do this exercise right.
Also,I would appreciate a video about cable hip extension. I keep feeling it in my hamstrings.
Thank you so much for this.
Glad it was helpful!
Very well said! Good explanation ❤
Thank you!
Thank you so much! I just started this exercise and was wondering if I was doing it correctly
You're welcome. Keep going!
The progression options were very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Perfect demonstration.
Thank you for helping me sort my lower back pain out. Magic!
Happy to help!
Thank you. An educative video focused on one very good exercise. I like this kind of videos about the different executions of a specific movement and the logics behind it. They are informative and truly eye-opening 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is the absolute best glute bridge video on UA-cam! I can finally do one properly until now I thought I was just weird lol. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH
You're so welcome!
This is the best. I always thought I had to squeeze my butt to get it right because i felt it in my quads too. The band helps so much! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this information!
Thanks man, the variations (specially with the resistance band) are really good. I have been doing wrong. Now I feel more pressure in the glutes. Keep doing good work!
Happy to help!
Excellent instruction. I have been doing them wrong and feeling hamstrings,to the point of almos5 cramping if I hold position over 5,6 seconds.
Glad you found our video and it helped!
This was so interesting! I always felt it in lower back and top of the butt. All i did to change what i felt was pretended i had a band on my knees. Instant change to strictly the butt. Awesome video!
Thanks, and great job! 👏
wow!! awesome. this video made me subscribe. you are saving my running and my back. thank you!
Hej trainer, I hope after all this time you get to read this comment 🙏🏻 I love the tips you provided in the video, thanks to you I really feel my glute working (preferably with toes up), but unfortunately I also feel pain in my knees and I don’t know what to do about it. Maybe you have any tips for that?
very educational video, thank you very much. I'll use the tips on my training today.
You're welcome!
ive been trying to do this exercise for like 5 months and only now I am finding out how to properly do it... not even kidding I saw stars when I reached failure 😭😭
Yes. Me too.
Thanks for making this recording. It is very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
PT having me do these. Senior overweight, so watching to learn how to do correctly at home also. Never was asked any questions..learning ..
Thanks for the insightful explanation.. landed on this as I've had lower back pain after jogging! funny I didn't feel any issues when I do deadlift
I couldn't express how lucky I am to have found this video. Thank you Very Much.
Me too thought same.
This is brilliantly informative.
Best video for this exercise.
Gosh i can't wait to Do this exercise on every Saturday
Oh my gooossh thank you!! My quads hurt everytime i did glute bridges and I knew something was wrong!
Thank you sir! Best instructions for this exercise!!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
man I'm a big fan of you
you are an amazing teacher!! amazing amazing amazing!! this really works
Thank you! 😃
Great tips!!! Thank you for sharing you are amazing...
Excellent!! Thanks for sharing these techniques.
Thank you so muchfor showing the proper way to do it !! I thought it wasn't doing anything at all now I know what I was doing wrong lll will be using a band on my legs to bridge from now on !
I get serious spasms in my hamstrings.
I assume it Weill get better with practice!!!
Great video!😀😀😀😀
You are truly the best !!! thank you so much God bless you🙏🏻❤️
Happy to help!
Thank you so much for this video. Do you have video for tailbone pain?
Yes, we do! ua-cam.com/video/JcVZFFHP4eQ/v-deo.html
I recently was diagnosed with 3 moderate to severely degenerated discs in my lumbar spine. Long history of dysfunction and pain. Would these exercises help with this in any regard? Any other suggestions? Thank you for this video, instinctively I know my glutes are weak so I think it will help, I just don’t know if discs can regenerate :/
This is so helpful!!! Thank you!
when i do it regularly i feel in only in my quads but with all 3 techniques here i mostly feel it in my hamstrings, i can feel the glutes working a little bit but nowhere close to what i assume it should be
the one exercise that i really feel in the glutes is a modified barbell lunge where i don't engage the quads
i should mention i've been recommended this exercise because i have a bit of an anterior pelvic tilt
any ideas about what i could be doing wrong?
If you have APT your hamstrings are likely weak. Strengthening them is a good way to help pull your pelvis back to the correct position. As long as your butt muscles are engaging it's okay if your hamstrings are feeling the exercise. Band around the outside of your legs, above the knees, is good too.
I'm not a doctor or anything but I've been trying to sort out APT for a while now, weak hamstrings is definitely part of the problem. Good luck 🙂
Did fix your apt
I love your your well researched exercises
Thanks!
Seems to turn out i am quad dominant. This realy helped feeling the right muscles, thank you Dr. Oliver!
My daughter is doing this and it works really well ❤❤🎉😂😊
Great video. Very clear and helpful instructions.
Glad you enjoyed it!
If we practice with the toes upwards and squeeze something for some period, we will be able to work out this exercise without technical movements?
I just started hip raises today and felt it more on the front of the hips. I will definitely try these tips in 4 or 5 days. Thanks a lot. I subscribed
I have started running since 4 weeks and now for past few days I noticed that I am getting lower back pain and got to know that this is because of my weak glute. Your exercise seems really helpful and I wish to try, can you please help me when should I do it like I go for my run in the evening and do it 5 days a week. So can you suggest when should I do this exercise before I go for run or do it in complete another time? How many days a week I should do?
are you supposed to do the bridge hold it for ten second and go back down onto the floor, and then up again or does the butt never touch the ground until you are done with the ten reps?
What's the benefit of moving away from toes up/heels in/squeezing/resistance band if it guarantees the glute is doing most of the work?
Thanks for your video. About the glute bridge exercise, should I tilt the pelvis towards me which flattens my lower back and then bring my hips up before the spine? This will work the glute muscles rather than creating pressure on the back, right?
3:50 he was not on his heels. Was that intended or should you always have heels only?