So we re going to talk about seven of the best hip thrust alternatives to target your lower body and go a little easier on your back.
Hip thrust with barbell on floor.
In addition to a barbell hip thrust you can add weight in the form of dumbbells kettlebells a weighted chain or medicine ball to either exercise says gallucci.
The dumbbell hip thrust will be performed exactly the same as a barbell hip thrust.
Lie face up on the floor with knees bent feet planted firmly on the floor with a barbell resting across your hips.
That s how i did it tonight because i saw some people doing it that way.
Yet hip thrusts can be a little tough on the lower back if you can t keep good form.
Grab the bar with a shoulder width overhand grip and hold it securely in place.
Can you just lie flat on the floor with a barbell over your pelvis.
The hip thruster is the best way to do the hip thrust stable and versatile.
Barbell hip thrusts are awesome for building an insane amount of glute quad and hamstring strength.
Your mental focus during the hip thrust should be on aggressively driving your hips upwards solely with glute power and the long levers of a barbell take away from that focus.
February 12 2015 at 9 55 am.
However instead of grabbing a barbell swap it out for a dumbbell and perform your reps and sets accordingly.
Brace core and press your heels into the floor driving your hips upwards.
Barbell hip thrust vs.