Glute exercises

Glute Exercises

Learn how to do each of these Leg Exercises and Immediately Add to your Glute Workouts, Leg Workouts, and other Weight Training Programs

Welcome to our Glute Exercises Main Page!

Here we’ve linked to all of our weight training exercises that primarily target your glute muscles: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus—your butt. Despite being your body’s most powerful collection of muscles, these muscles are neglected by most lifters (at least male lifters).

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However, strengthening your glutes will help you:

  • Grab the attention of Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels
  • Increase your max on any exercise that utilizes your posterior chain (Hamstrings, Glutes, Lower Back, Calves) such as Barbell Squats, Deadlifts, Power Cleans, etc.
  • Run faster and jump higher
  • Avoid injury


Glute Exercises


If you think this list is weak, don’t worry, we agree. The reason it’s so small is because we’ve only included the leg exercises that primarily target your glutes.

Some of the best leg exercises for your glutes like Barbell and Dumbbell Squats, Lunges, Step Ups, Hack Squats and the Front Squat primarily target your quadriceps or hamstrings and secondarily work your glutes and calves. Therefore, these popular leg exercises and 34 others that work your glute muscles are featured on our Quadriceps Exercises and Hamstring Exercises pages.

Exercise
Name
Primary
Muscle(s)
Addl Equip.
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Back Extensions Lower Back, Glutes, Hamstrings Hyperextensions Apparatus
Flutter Kicks Glutes, Hamstrings Body Weight Exercise
Glute Bridges Glutes, Hamstrings Body Weight Exercise
Goodmorning Lower Back, Glutes, Hamstrings Barbell
Leg Lifts Glutes, Hamstrings Body Weight Exercise
Single Leg Kickbacks Glutes, Hamstrings Cable
Smith Machine Goodmorning Lower Back, Glutes, Hamstrings Smith Machine

Make sure to check out our Quadriceps Exercises and Hamstring Exercises pages for an additional 40 exercises that work your glutes.


Leg Exercises by Primary Muscle Trained

If you’re through with the glutes but want to access more weight lifting exercises, head to our Weight Training Exercises main page or link directly to all of our Leg Exercises.

Our Leg Exercises are broken down into weight training exercises for the glute muscles as well as the following pages:

  • Calf Exercises
  • Hamstring Exercises
  • Quadriceps Exercises

Rather than viewing our weight training exercises by primary muscle, check out these popular Leg Exercises. Each page links to all of the variations of these popular lower body exercises.

  • Deadlifts
  • Hack Squats
  • Lunges
  • Split Squats
  • Step Ups

Finally, if you found this page of interest, check out these related pages:

  • Best Leg Exercises
  • Weight Training Exercises Main Page
  • Compound Exercises
  • Leg Workouts
  • Fat Loss Workouts
  • Fat Burning Exercisess
  • Muscle Building Workouts
  • Strength Training Exercises


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