The hip thrust lights up your glutes and hamstrings to strengthen and sculpt these major muscles. It’s a weighted variation of the glute bridge. The post Fitness gurus recommend growing those glutes ...

The most common way to perform the hip thrust is with a barbell, pad (to protect your bones as the weight increases), bench, weight plates, and clips, says Rothberg. However, if this equipment isn ...

You also have a greater opportunity to go heavy on the hip thrust because you’re using a barbell and weight plates, which you just wriggle under. Whereas if you want to go heavy on a glute ...

Hip thrusts might be less technical than squats ... Consider adding 10% of weight per week, or using the lightest weight plates you can find at your gym, according to Vincent.