How do you perform Glute Bridge Chest Press?

  • Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
  • Hold a weight in each hand at chest height.
  • Push your hips up and tighten your buttocks.
  • Hold this position and push the weights up vertically.
  • Then lower the weights and repeat without lowering the hips.
  • Inhale as you lower the weights and exhale as you push them up.
  • Focus on tightening your buttocks.
  • Keep your back straight and your abs tight.
  • Only when all reps are done do you lower the hips.

Common faults

  • Not full hip extension.
  • Insufficient stability in the shoulders and trunk.
  • Insufficient contraction of the gluteal muscles.
  • Tension in the neck and shoulders.
  • Do not push weights vertically.