Eugene Downtown Athletic Club: Single Leg Hip Thrust HD

DAC personal trainer, Elizabeth Miller, demonstrates the Single Leg Hip Thrust. 1. Get into position by laying your shoulders and arms across a bench. Raise your hips up so that your thighs are parallel to the ground and your ankles are positioned under the knees. Elevate one leg and position it to be completely parallel to the ground. 2. Drop your hips almost all the way to the floor, as if you are going to sit. 3. Pressing through your heel, activate your glutes and hamstrings and press your hips back up to parallel (starting position). 4. Repeat 8-15 times each leg, then switch legs. Repeat for 3 sets. Modifications: To make the exercise less intense: Perform the same movement pattern, but keep both feet on the ground. To make the exercise more difficult: Add a straight bar directly across the hips. Schedule a personal training session at the DAC today: http://downtownac.net/content/personal-training