Saturday, March 14, 2015

Why Doing Glute Bridges Will Never Help Your Squat

The bridge has a high EMG activity, so it should teach our glutes to work when we perform the squat. Why doesn’t this happen?
The glute bridge and hip thrust are assistance exercises often used in an effort to strengthen the glutes for the squat. They are also utilized in the world of rehabilitation for “underactive” glutes.
The aim of this article is to break down the functional mechanics of the bridge in comparison to the squat, and explain how it’s possible to train the bridge, yet still be unable to recruit the glutes during the squat.

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