WHY ARE HIP THRUSTS SO GOOD AT DEVELOPING STRONG GLUTES

WHY ARE HIP THRUSTS SO GOOD AT DEVELOPING STRONG GLUTES?⭕️

In many experts’ opinions, the hip thrusts may be one of the best exercise to target glutes specifically.. ⁣
⁣
Butt why?⁣
⁣
When we perform the exercise, there’s a great shift of weight from hip muscles to the gluteus maximus, which is one reason why they experience high levels of mechanical tension through this specific exercise: ⁣
⁣
As we extend our hips and maintain knee flexion, hamstrings over-shorten to the point in which they don’t produce meaningful levels of force. ⁣
⁣
Adductors have their best leverage through hip flexion (which is why the are worked greatly with squats): therefore, as we extend our hips, even adductors end up not producing that much force. ⁣
⁣
The gluteus maximus works best at hip extension, which is why, as we extend the hips during the exercise, it ends up taking most of the weight.⁣
⁣
On top of this, the exercise is challenging for the glutes through the whole ROM of the movement: while at the bottom other muscles can help synergistically to push the weight up –as we extend our hips– the glutes end up experiencing the most amount of tension.⁣