@@2CheekyRabbits stretching made it worse as did running and sitting at work. check out his hamstring and glute medius videos. im almost 50. took maybe 6-8wks now i incorporate as hygiene or prehab. you really have to educate yourself on what we take for granted when you’re young. healthy glutes and core are key to a happy back.
I'm 83 years young and I do this daily, this is really helpful one gets a bit sloppy so will do as it's great for women's bladder, thanks wise word, Cheers, Jollean
Perhaps the best video I have seen on doing glute bridge correctly. I have taught it exactly like this for 20 years in my pilates studio. Watching your video I could hear my own instructions all the way through. Thanks so much for a great video. It was a pleasure to watch. Looking forward to seeing all your other content.
That is fantastic to hear! It is so cool when we hear how we teach resonated elsewhere. I have had that same situation a few times in my career and it is wonderful. Keep helping people through Pilates. And thanks for subscribing!
Two friends separately told me I was doing the bridge wrong when I was following my PT therapist’s instructions and now I have proof to show them that they are the ones hurting themselves by over-arching their backs! Thank you!
Thank you!! I did it wrong the whole time. I've already tested it, and I'm feeling the difference! This is so important for me because I'm trying to reduce my lower back pain with exercises.
I did several types of bridges for six months, wondering why I wasn't getting any better, and my crazy tight hamstrings stayed tight no matter how much stretching I did. Now I know why...after just 1 set of activating glutes and doing them right. Thank you Doc!
Yours is a very classic story that I hear. As with many things in life, the details matter. I'm glad you are noticing a difference after watching my video. Take care. 🙌🏼
I have been doing wrong bridge exercises for far too long now- your advice surely is beneficial to me and others. I had suffered from hamstring cramps ever since. Thank you very much.
I am a yoga practioner where we keep ankles as close to the buttocks or hold ankles with hand . After an injury to my knee & what the physio told was conflicting with how yoga is done. What you have explaned logically is very good & in alignment with how bridge pose is done in yoga . Thank you & keep making such videos🙏
Thank you for sharing how it is approached in yoga. Sometimes with a knee injury a person will be restricted in full knee flexion and can make getting ankles as close to buttocks difficult. I appreciate your comment and your kind words. 🙏🏼
I just discovered your channel and think your explanation of this specific exercise is excellent. I have done it for years, and will now look at the mechanics of my body to improve it. Thank you for your excellent explanation. I am now a subscriber.
Just started physio for sciatica caused by piriformis syndrome. So glad I found this video as I have been doing my glute bridges all wrong. Thank you so much for your advice and clear instruction x
very informative and step by step guide to a proper glute bridge. I was getting it wrong all the time, this has really helped a lot. most PT's dont even notice/correct the form.
Very helpful! Concise yet detailed and clearly illustrated. I know now that my feet were too far from my butt - hence the lower back discomfort. Many thanks.
I echo all the other positive comments regarding your explanation of the “Correct” way to do bridges. Just completed a set and for the first time did not experience the usual low back pain, as well as the direct feel of the exercise in the glutes as it should be. Thank you for posting this video, much appreciated.
I'm a therapist...excellent, clear and thorough...however I recommend you wear a contrasting color to your mat so it can even be more clear...or get a light colored mat so we can observe your movement in dark clothing ...thank you
Watching the video and doing it I was doing wrong all the time and having back pain I did how you explained it and didn’t feel back pain and feel my glutes Thank you
Thank you so much! I am in physical therapy for lower and mid back pain and didn't receive this in depth of instruction. What you are saying makes so much sense and I am happy for the info so I can get the most benefit from my efforts.
I appreciate your feedback. It means the world to me! I have been busy seeing patients and with family, so hard to find time for making videos. But I am going to try and focus more on it this year. Stay tuned. I have a few more videos set to go live this month.
I've had lower back/hamstring issues for years, done tons of research and never heard my issues described so accurately! Thank you, I'll be following you!
Wow thanks mate! No one ever showed me this, after seeing a bunch of physiotherapists and exercise physiotherapists. Impressive. But 3x12 daily seems a lot. Cheers.
I teach, have always told my students to lengthen spine, feet hip distance and as close to butt as possible, to push through the feet, engage glutes, do not push belly upward. I just got Ann Swanson’s Science of Yoga. She says to engage inner thighs, hips press forward. She encourages using hip extensors, including gluteus maximus. I really love yoga and my teaching includes discussing which muscles are fired and caring for lower back when in poses. I am now a little confused. Help….
I think we are speaking all the same cues just with a bit different wording. The engage inner thighs is interesting, that is what is accomplished when we squeeze a ball or foam roller between the knees. And that engaging of the adductors leads to stability in the bridge pose. Thank you for your comment and for being a yoga teacher. You help a lot of people through your teaching. 🙏🏼
I just found you today too, from a recommendation from UA-cam. I’ve been into fitness for years (I’m 62 Fem) but have a flat behind and always have. Even so, I was shocked when the only contraction I could feel was in the “peach/lower” (I suppose minimus? I have a weak medius as well.) Whoa. Huge start right there… I had learned how to do a correct bridge from the Tapp brothers but your very thorough explanation seemed to get it into my head that I need to truly start with basic activation. Thanks a million.
😮 I incorporated glute bridges in my workout routine and I’m soooo happy to come across your video to do them correctly. I followed along with you and I can definitely feel a difference. I didn’t keep my glutes contracted going down, but now I am 😊. Thank you.
Thank you for this video! As a yoga teacher, I teach bridge pose all the time… But I’m so big on alignment and making sure that it’s healthy for the body short term and long-term. Thank you so much for sharing.❤
Happy New Year!! Thanks for the Great Content you provide - Your SI Joint videos and every other day core training "really helped me" with my chronic pain. Today I tried searching your channel for videos to help with new pain from LS front pelvis to top of my quad - maybe my Hip Flexor is the cause? I've already determined not tight and need strengthen. I'm 61 and more active than today's 30 year olds - LOL. Please provide link or another great video soon!! Respectfully and Sincerely...
You are really great at giving instructions, super easy to follow. I’ve been doing bridges in yoga for 8 years and I’m pretty sure I have been doing them incorrectly. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you. It is so precisely explained which no one has ever done. I have weak lower back n now only I understand the whole thing of how it works. In fact Iwas wrongly doing it. I will continue following yr videos. I am frm The Mauritius Island .
Thank you for this detailed video regarding proper bridge exercise. This is the best I have ever seen. I have a book by about kinetics, muscle retraining. I will go to your site and look for more videos. I like to golf and I believe I have not been using my glutes properly. Probably because I have lacked the feel of activation. Again thank you.
I have been working out at home following youtubers. I have been wondering if I was doing the gluten bridges properly... I have not. Just doing the tutorial along with you, I could FEEL my glutes working. I think the squats helped my office chair butt... and activated my glutes, but doing these glute bridges improperly could have caused an injury, setting my goals back. Thank you for doing this video! I subscribed and will be watching from now on!
Thank you so much for this video. I have always been concerned on whether i have performed this exercise properly. Now, I am confident that I can do it properly.
You are great. Thank you for this video. My right glute doesn’t fire up. I will try this & will let you know. Thank you so much. I wanted to subscribe, but there was no button for it😊
Super! I've had the glute bridge recommended during a series of PT sessions for hip pain. The instructions were basically as you described, but without as much detail and without ways to check on proper execution. I'll start using this new understanding and come back with any updates.
Excellent...You've packaged all the best advice into one video. A question if I may - Is it better to do multiple reps rather than to lift the hips and hold them in the bridge for an extended period of time? I have identified SI joint arthritis so have been doing bridges for 1-2 years. But doing multiple reps seem to irritate the SIs more than lifting and holding. Thanks
First off, it is always important to listen to your body and what works best for you. So since multiple reps seems to irritate your SI joint the bridge and hold would probably be best for you. In general, holds are better are increasing muscular endurance and reps/set are better for increasing overall strength. I hope that makes sense. And thank you so much for subscribing to my channel! Take care. 🙏🏼
Great approaches to cueing this movement. I sometimes add the cue of energetically reaching the knees away from the head when pressing to bridge (without gripping the hamstrings). This tends to keep the spine long and in the neutral position. Thanks for your videos
Doc, as always, hugely informative and brilliantly put together. I’d love to see a “live Q&A” format and more videos from you. Appreciate you have your own clinic and clients but would love to see more videos around “bullet proof” body for most office workers and common aches/pains (neck, back, glutes) etc. Thanks for sharing and putting in the time to make your video resources. Harry
Thank you Harry for your comment and for subscribing to my channel. I am working on putting out more content this year and I love the idea on "bullet proofing" the body.
@ sounds great, Doc! I know it’s hard without seeing a specific patient but in general what (in your opinion) would you rate the top 3 muscle groups office/desk workers need to strengthen and keep activated? From 1-3 in terms of importance. Perhaps from clients you’ve seen in the past and how you’ve helped them.
I must say,i did this exercise wrong pretty much all of the time since i learned it first. Thank you,i will update the advancement as far as the back pain evolution is concerned. Have a nice day.
This is a great video. Ive been doing the bridge for years without knowing how important it is to do them correctly. The only thing i was doing wrong was having my foot pressure mainly on the front of the foot and very little on the heel. I will definitely be correcting that and using the roller and exercise band. I dont feel much in my glutes when doing the exercise. I work on my glutes a lot because im a ballroom dancer ( i teach) and theyre important for good movement which is obviously important for me. I do get some lower back pain L3/L4 region especially if im sitting a lot-never when im . So many thanks for this info
Wow ! First time I try to contract the glute muscle consciously. That is a great tip to get more benefit from this exercise. Not easy for me to do without activating other muscles, but I will work on it. Thanks for the information.
Yes, it is quite different to consciously do this exercise with the intent of primarily using the glute max muscle. Don't give up, sometimes it takes quite a few days and tries to re-learn how to consciously contract the glute max. You got this! And thank you for subscribing to my channel.
I'm 68 years old and am suffering from facet arthritis. It seems I was born with extremely tight hip flexors and resulting anterior pelvic tilt. I recall as a young child, way back in the 1960's, that my parents took me to a doctor about it. There was discussion about how I should do the "Bow" yoga position and rock like a rocking chair. Also, that I may benefit from wearing some sort of brace. I guess my parents never followed up. Anyway, that was way back in the 1960's. All my efforts to stretch the hip flexors have been to no avail. I can not come anywhere close to achieving that straight line you speak of at 6:45 in the video. My hips are well below the line as my hip flexors bring the movement to a hard stop! Have you ever heard of this condition being considered a birth defect?
I have not heard of that as a birth defect, no. But some people do have very very tight hip flexors. I wonder if you have worked on specifically stretching your psoas muscle - a deep hip flexor. You might find this video interesting: ua-cam.com/video/MggtLin-vlg/v-deo.html
@@PositiveMotionChiro Thanks for replying. I watched your psoas stretch video. I've had about 20 PT sessions for lower back pain and was taught this stretch by DPT's. I believe I'm performing it correctly. Of late, I've begun to wonder, can this stretch aggravates an already inflamed lower back? I'm thinking that may be so as the psoas is attached to the vertebrae. Your thoughts?
Thank you for the very important information about glute activations. Another important factor that I have experienced that acts against proper glute usage is a tilted pelvis due to bad posture. I often seem to go out of posture and need to very consciously do tge diaphragmatic breathing and postural restoration techniques to get the pelic tilt back into position and shut off the one-sided QL tightness etc. Then, slowly, I begin to sense my glutes better.
Amazing. Thanks so much. I was doing it nearly correctly but I thinking I was getting more ham than glut action. So the waking up and soft roller and closer foot to butt tips I feel are going to be super useful. Very much appreciated. Have liked, saved and, of course, subscribed. 👍😊
thank you. your videos helped me remediate lower back pain due to weak glutes. proper bridge and glute med exercises helped my lower back pain vanish!
@rblanks2050 - that is fantastic to hear! It is comments like yours that keep me working to put out new videos. Thank you! 🙏🏼
How long did it take for the pain to dissipate?
@@2CheekyRabbits i also do the mcgill core exercises too which seems to keep my back strong.
@@2CheekyRabbits stretching made it worse as did running and sitting at work. check out his hamstring and glute medius videos. im almost 50. took maybe 6-8wks now i incorporate as hygiene or prehab. you really have to educate yourself on what we take for granted when you’re young. healthy glutes and core are key to a happy back.
I'm 83 years young and I do this daily, this is really helpful one gets a bit sloppy so will do as it's great for women's bladder, thanks wise word, Cheers, Jollean
I work at a chiropractor's office as a stretch therapist and this video helped me a lot when coaching this movement. Thank you so much!
Perhaps the best video I have seen on doing glute bridge correctly. I have taught it exactly like this for 20 years in my pilates studio. Watching your video I could hear my own instructions all the way through. Thanks so much for a great video. It was a pleasure to watch. Looking forward to seeing all your other content.
That is fantastic to hear! It is so cool when we hear how we teach resonated elsewhere. I have had that same situation a few times in my career and it is wonderful. Keep helping people through Pilates. And thanks for subscribing!
Best ever explanation of how to do a glute bridge. Thank you!
That is great to hear. Thank you for your comment!
Two friends separately told me I was doing the bridge wrong when I was following my PT therapist’s instructions and now I have proof to show them that they are the ones hurting themselves by over-arching their backs! Thank you!
LOL. I hope it will make everyone feel their best!
Thank you!! I did it wrong the whole time. I've already tested it, and I'm feeling the difference! This is so important for me because I'm trying to reduce my lower back pain with exercises.
I had no idea how to do this properly before watching your instructions.
Thank you Doc!!!
Wow. Thanks. You've helped me identify my right glute is weak. I did not realise heels had to be close. I will work on your technique.
I’m glad you learned something new. I hope it helps! 🙏🏼
What a wonderfully pedagogical video! I love how much detail you go into with the queues and proper technique.
I did several types of bridges for six months, wondering why I wasn't getting any better, and my crazy tight hamstrings stayed tight no matter how much stretching I did. Now I know why...after just 1 set of activating glutes and doing them right.
Thank you Doc!
Yours is a very classic story that I hear. As with many things in life, the details matter. I'm glad you are noticing a difference after watching my video. Take care. 🙌🏼
This was a VERY helpful video to correct my glute bridges. Thank you for your clear verbal explanation AND personal explanation!
I'm glad it was helpful!
I have been doing wrong bridge exercises for far too long now- your advice surely is beneficial to me and others. I had suffered from hamstring cramps ever since. Thank you very much.
Unfortunately, unpleasant physical experiences with the DIY safety bollards are not based on the truth.
I hope you will find more length and less cramping in your hamstrings. Hamstrings cramps are no fun! Take care.
Just found you today, you are exceptional at teaching. Thank you for all 4 tips helping to tighten our gluts for a successful bridge. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you as well! Thank you for your kind words. 🙏🏼
Very nice full verbose explanation and articulation.
Thank you
What a kind and thoughtful comment. Thank you.
I am a yoga practioner where we keep ankles as close to the buttocks or hold ankles with hand .
After an injury to my knee & what the physio told was conflicting with how yoga is done.
What you have explaned logically is very good & in alignment with how bridge pose is done in yoga .
Thank you & keep making such videos🙏
Thank you for sharing how it is approached in yoga. Sometimes with a knee injury a person will be restricted in full knee flexion and can make getting ankles as close to buttocks difficult. I appreciate your comment and your kind words. 🙏🏼
I just discovered your channel and think your explanation of this specific exercise is excellent. I have done it for years, and will now look at the mechanics of my body to improve it. Thank you for your excellent explanation. I am now a subscriber.
Just started physio for sciatica caused by piriformis syndrome. So glad I found this video as I have been doing my glute bridges all wrong. Thank you so much for your advice and clear instruction x
I hope your sciatica goes away quickly. 🙏🏼
@ thank you so much, I hope so too! X
Same situation here, started a week ago and the angle of my knees has been wrong😅 So grateful to see the proper instructions here. Great timing!
very informative and step by step guide to a proper glute bridge. I was getting it wrong all the time, this has really helped a lot. most PT's dont even notice/correct the form.
I’m glad you found it helpful!
Unfortunately, unpleasant physical experiences with the DIY safety bollards are not based on the truth.
Brilliant thankyou so much - now I know why my back was hurting so much after doing my glute bridges
I'm glad I was able to connect the dots. 😊
By far the best glute bridge video. Thanks a lot. I have done it always wrong.
I'm glad you found it helpful.
Very helpful! Concise yet detailed and clearly illustrated. I know now that my feet were too far from my butt - hence the lower back discomfort. Many thanks.
I gave myself severe SI joint pain by going too far with glute bridges. This video was very helpful for showing how to do it correctly and gently.
Thank you for sharing that. Many people don't know how damaging an improper glute bridge can be.
I echo all the other positive comments regarding your explanation of the “Correct” way to do bridges. Just completed a set and for the first time did not experience the usual low back pain, as well as the direct feel of the exercise in the glutes as it should be. Thank you for posting this video, much appreciated.
I'm a therapist...excellent, clear and thorough...however I recommend you wear a contrasting color to your mat so it can even be more clear...or get a light colored mat so we can observe your movement in dark clothing ...thank you
That is a great suggestion, thank you. And thank you for subscribing!
Watching the video and doing it
I was doing wrong all the time and having back pain
I did how you explained it and didn’t feel back pain and feel my glutes
Thank you
Thank you for all the cues and visual feedback as well
Thank you for sharing this... Really appreciate your attention to detail and such a wonderful explanation...
Thank you so much! I am in physical therapy for lower and mid back pain and didn't receive this in depth of instruction. What you are saying makes so much sense and I am happy for the info so I can get the most benefit from my efforts.
Excellent topic and again, perfect instruction. Where have you been!???❤
I appreciate your feedback. It means the world to me! I have been busy seeing patients and with family, so hard to find time for making videos. But I am going to try and focus more on it this year. Stay tuned. I have a few more videos set to go live this month.
@@PositiveMotionChiro you a wonderful presenter. Thank you from a 70 yo RN
I've had lower back/hamstring issues for years, done tons of research and never heard my issues described so accurately! Thank you, I'll be following you!
Thank you for subscribing. I'm glad I could help with your understanding of the lower back/glute/hamstring interrelations.
Adding this to my warmups and this came at the perfect time. Thanks!!
So grateful you made this video! I am a textbook case of what i should not do! Thank you for the clarity that no physio ever explained to me
Wow thanks mate! No one ever showed me this, after seeing a bunch of physiotherapists and exercise physiotherapists. Impressive. But 3x12 daily seems a lot. Cheers.
I teach, have always told my students to lengthen spine, feet hip distance and as close to butt as possible, to push through the feet, engage glutes, do not push belly upward. I just got Ann Swanson’s Science of Yoga. She says to engage inner thighs, hips press forward. She encourages using hip extensors, including gluteus maximus. I really love yoga and my teaching includes discussing which muscles are fired and caring for lower back when in poses. I am now a little confused. Help….
I think we are speaking all the same cues just with a bit different wording. The engage inner thighs is interesting, that is what is accomplished when we squeeze a ball or foam roller between the knees. And that engaging of the adductors leads to stability in the bridge pose. Thank you for your comment and for being a yoga teacher. You help a lot of people through your teaching. 🙏🏼
What a difference in how this feels, compared to doing it without the glute activation, it's the vital element in this exercise. Thanks for this.
Great advice . So happy I found this. Thank you.
I'm glad you found it too! Take care.
I just found you today too, from a recommendation from UA-cam.
I’ve been into fitness for years (I’m 62 Fem) but have a flat behind and always have.
Even so, I was shocked when the only contraction I could feel was in the “peach/lower” (I suppose minimus? I have a weak medius as well.)
Whoa. Huge start right there…
I had learned how to do a correct bridge from the Tapp brothers but your very thorough explanation seemed to get it into my head that I need to truly start with basic activation.
Thanks a million.
Wow, that's the first time I have ever seen how this is done correctly. I've been doing it all wrong, but now it will be improving my gluten. Thanks
Thank you so much! I love the bridge…..it feels good. I needed to know however to keep my feet closer to my but. 🦋
Extremely helpful video, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful explanation. Thank you!
I'm glad that you found it helpful!
Excellent, thank you!
You are very welcome!
WOW!!! Thank you so much for this easy to follow and informative video!!!
😮 I incorporated glute bridges in my workout routine and I’m soooo happy to come across your video to do them correctly. I followed along with you and I can definitely feel a difference. I didn’t keep my glutes contracted going down, but now I am 😊. Thank you.
Thank you for this video! As a yoga teacher, I teach bridge pose all the time… But I’m so big on alignment and making sure that it’s healthy for the body short term and long-term. Thank you so much for sharing.❤
Happy New Year!! Thanks for the Great Content you provide - Your SI Joint videos and every other day core training "really helped me" with my chronic pain. Today I tried searching your channel for videos to help with new pain from LS front pelvis to top of my quad - maybe my Hip Flexor is the cause? I've already determined not tight and need strengthen. I'm 61 and more active than today's 30 year olds - LOL. Please provide link or another great video soon!! Respectfully and Sincerely...
You are really great at giving instructions, super easy to follow. I’ve been doing bridges in yoga for 8 years and I’m pretty sure I have been doing them incorrectly. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you very much for the great advice! Very professional!
Thank you. It is so precisely explained which no one has ever done. I have weak lower back n now only I understand the whole thing of how it works. In fact Iwas wrongly doing it. I will continue following yr videos. I am frm The Mauritius Island .
So clear and eye opening as to how easy it is to get wrong. And how great to clarify poor technique. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
At 4:59, he finally gets to the point.
Thank you so much! I needed this… was doing all wrong! 🌺
Glad it helped!
Thank you for this detailed video regarding proper bridge exercise. This is the best I have ever seen. I have a book by about kinetics, muscle retraining. I will go to your site and look for more videos. I like to golf and I believe I have not been using my glutes properly. Probably because I have lacked the feel of activation. Again thank you.
I have been working out at home following youtubers. I have been wondering if I was doing the gluten bridges properly... I have not. Just doing the tutorial along with you, I could FEEL my glutes working. I think the squats helped my office chair butt... and activated my glutes, but doing these glute bridges improperly could have caused an injury, setting my goals back. Thank you for doing this video! I subscribed and will be watching from now on!
I'm glad my video helped you better understand the glute bridge exercise. And thanks for subscribing. Here's to a great 2025!
Thank you so much for this video. I have always been concerned on whether i have performed this exercise properly. Now, I am confident that I can do it properly.
I'm glad to hear that. Thank you for your comment and for subscribing! 🙏🏼
very good thanks! I've been feeling it in my hammies and now I know why - get those feet closer! cheers again!
Great info, thanks!
SOAB! All these years of doing it wrong! My spondylolisthesis is already thanking you, Doc!
I'm glad you found my video helpful!
You are great. Thank you for this video. My right glute doesn’t fire up. I will try this & will let you know. Thank you so much. I wanted to subscribe, but there was no button for it😊
Very clear instruction, thank you. Any advice on staying flexible with scoliosis?
Super! I've had the glute bridge recommended during a series of PT sessions for hip pain. The instructions were basically as you described, but without as much detail and without ways to check on proper execution. I'll start using this new understanding and come back with any updates.
I'm glad that my video resonated with you. I hope it goes well.
Excellent...You've packaged all the best advice into one video. A question if I may - Is it better to do multiple reps rather than to lift the hips and hold them in the bridge for an extended period of time? I have identified SI joint arthritis so have been doing bridges for 1-2 years. But doing multiple reps seem to irritate the SIs more than lifting and holding. Thanks
First off, it is always important to listen to your body and what works best for you. So since multiple reps seems to irritate your SI joint the bridge and hold would probably be best for you. In general, holds are better are increasing muscular endurance and reps/set are better for increasing overall strength. I hope that makes sense. And thank you so much for subscribing to my channel! Take care. 🙏🏼
@ Thanks, that’s helpful.
This was so helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much!!!!Happy and healthy New Year!!!
Thank you for subscribing and for your comment! Happy and healthy New Year to you as well!
Great approaches to cueing this movement. I sometimes add the cue of energetically reaching the knees away from the head when pressing to bridge (without gripping the hamstrings). This tends to keep the spine long and in the neutral position. Thanks for your videos
Wow! That is an amazing subtle cue. I love it! thanks for sharing that.
i didnt know i had many mistakes i fixed them with your help THANK YOU SO MUCH🤩
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT ADVICE! EXTREMELY HELPFUL!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
You give a very good explanation. I had to learn all this by tray and error with much pain. Now I do it as you explain it.
Excellent!
Thank you for those great tips.
You’re welcome!
Doc, as always, hugely informative and brilliantly put together. I’d love to see a “live Q&A” format and more videos from you. Appreciate you have your own clinic and clients but would love to see more videos around “bullet proof” body for most office workers and common aches/pains (neck, back, glutes) etc.
Thanks for sharing and putting in the time to make your video resources.
Harry
Thank you Harry for your comment and for subscribing to my channel. I am working on putting out more content this year and I love the idea on "bullet proofing" the body.
@ sounds great, Doc! I know it’s hard without seeing a specific patient but in general what (in your opinion) would you rate the top 3 muscle groups office/desk workers need to strengthen and keep activated? From 1-3 in terms of importance. Perhaps from clients you’ve seen in the past and how you’ve helped them.
This information was excellent
Wow. Very helpful!
I must say,i did this exercise wrong pretty much all of the time since i learned it first.
Thank you,i will update the advancement as far as the back pain evolution is concerned.
Have a nice day.
I'm glad my video helped you. Here's to a great 2025!
Unfortunately, unpleasant physical experiences with the DIY safety bollards are not based on the truth.
This is a great video. Ive been doing the bridge for years without knowing how important it is to do them correctly. The only thing i was doing wrong was having my foot pressure mainly on the front of the foot and very little on the heel. I will definitely be correcting that and using the roller and exercise band. I dont feel much in my glutes when doing the exercise. I work on my glutes a lot because im a ballroom dancer ( i teach) and theyre important for good movement which is obviously important for me. I do get some lower back pain L3/L4 region especially if im sitting a lot-never when im . So many thanks for this info
I learned so much thank you for helping me out. With my back pain
Wow ! First time I try to contract the glute muscle consciously. That is a great tip to get more benefit from this exercise. Not easy for me to do without activating other muscles, but I will work on it. Thanks for the information.
Yes, it is quite different to consciously do this exercise with the intent of primarily using the glute max muscle. Don't give up, sometimes it takes quite a few days and tries to re-learn how to consciously contract the glute max. You got this! And thank you for subscribing to my channel.
Your work is definitely resonating, Sir. Thank you!
That is great to hear! 🙏🏼
Thanks for this very informative demonstration. It helped to understand the process better
Fantastic. That is great to hear.
I'm 68 years old and am suffering from facet arthritis. It seems I was born with extremely tight hip flexors and resulting anterior pelvic tilt. I recall as a young child, way back in the 1960's, that my parents took me to a doctor about it. There was discussion about how I should do the "Bow" yoga position and rock like a rocking chair. Also, that I may benefit from wearing some sort of brace. I guess my parents never followed up. Anyway, that was way back in the 1960's. All my efforts to stretch the hip flexors have been to no avail. I can not come anywhere close to achieving that straight line you speak of at 6:45 in the video. My hips are well below the line as my hip flexors bring the movement to a hard stop! Have you ever heard of this condition being considered a birth defect?
I have not heard of that as a birth defect, no. But some people do have very very tight hip flexors. I wonder if you have worked on specifically stretching your psoas muscle - a deep hip flexor. You might find this video interesting: ua-cam.com/video/MggtLin-vlg/v-deo.html
@@PositiveMotionChiro Thanks for replying. I watched your psoas stretch video. I've had about 20 PT sessions for lower back pain and was taught this stretch by DPT's. I believe I'm performing it correctly.
Of late, I've begun to wonder, can this stretch aggravates an already inflamed lower back? I'm thinking that may be so as the psoas is attached to the vertebrae. Your thoughts?
Thank you for definite clear insights and displaying clearly what to do!
I'm glad it was helpful.
It's really informative
Thanks! I have been doiing it the wrong way😅😅. Will try again.
Good luck!
Thank you!
You bet!
So helpful thanks
Pretty dope vid 💯
Thank you for the very important information about glute activations. Another important factor that I have experienced that acts against proper glute usage is a tilted pelvis due to bad posture. I often seem to go out of posture and need to very consciously do tge diaphragmatic breathing and postural restoration techniques to get the pelic tilt back into position and shut off the one-sided QL tightness etc. Then, slowly, I begin to sense my glutes better.
First off, I love your UA-cam user name! And yes 100% about pelvic tilt and bad posture making it difficult to access the glutes. 👍🏼
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this! Love your attention to detail.
I really appreciate your comment and feedback. 😊
Thanks for the clear instructions and walkthrough. Very good. Has helped me get some focus on my glutes.
Great to hear! And thanks for subscribing!
Amazing.
Thanks so much.
I was doing it nearly correctly but I thinking I was getting more ham than glut action. So the waking up and soft roller and closer foot to butt tips I feel are going to be super useful.
Very much appreciated.
Have liked, saved and, of course, subscribed.
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This is very helpful
Awesome video
Thank you very much doc ❤
You are very welcome.
Absolutely perfect explanation! Thank you very much.
You're very welcome!
Great video, following your directions, I instantly felt the glutes activating. Thank you.
That is wonderful to hear!
I really appreciate the way you teach. Thank you very much!
Thank you. I really value your feedback!
Amazing and thank you for sharing this valuable info.
My pleasure!
Good video, clear and detailed. THX for taking time to explain, share and post !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for helpful advice dok.