Thanks for the suggestions nckfitheart2009!
I guess I'm trying to compile a list of the most effective Glute exercises. It's been suggested that I may have a LB muscle imbalance in that I am quad and hamstring dominant & i need to focus on glute work to correct this.
Please feel free to add in, but I'm thinking (in no particular order):
Glute bridges & Hip thrusts
Clam shells
Bulgarian split squats (elevated lunges
Sumo squats
Pizza presses, fire hydrants and their variations.
Hip extensions (standing & on floor)
Step-ups (maybe) - i feel these more in my quads but that could be due to "lazy" glutes.
I'm thinking a lot of Cathe's floor work may target glutes more ... hmmmm ... I'm gonna revisit the LIVE Glute Glute Hooray workout & the floorwork of Butts & Guts. I'll check out that Rock Bottoms rotation too - I think Cathe has updated it a few times now. Some of Cathe's barre/chair workouts may fit the bill if I skip the squats (or sub in Sumo squats).
Other ideas?
The last time we trained for a trip to the mountains we did alot of step aerobics with intervals - to increase our VO2 max & train those legs! Step-ups would be great for Boulder climbing too!There is a step up premix on muscle endurance dvd, intensity series. I use it before hiking in the Rockies because it really strengthens the glutes.
I know lifting a barbell during PLB sounds scary but the feeling of the pump is soooooo GREAT .Thanks!
I've used the gliding discs and have really liked them/their effect. However, the last time I did them from a LIVE Bootcamp class & we went really fast - it's suspected I may have hyper-extended my knee and injured my MCL. (I also tore the meniscus - but suspected from the day before's workout - not the gliders - it's actually hard to know for sure which exercise contributed to which injury - could have been a combination of things over time along with the arthritis present). So I'm avoiding them until it fully heals (almost there) - from here on I'll only use the gliders in a slow & controlled manner as Cathe usually does. I only once used the barbell in Step-ups with PLB - I was scared, lol, so decided I didn't need the extra heart-pounding from anxiety and only use dumbells now. Most of my rehab exercises have been quad & hamstring focused, and I seem to have stalled in my progress - that's when it was suggested I needed to limit the quad/hamstring exercises now & focus on glutes. Its all a process ...
Crazy fun for you it sounds like!I know lifting a barbell during PLB sounds scary but the feeling of the pump is soooooo GREAT .
Within 60 second I am high and by the time I finish I am like I want to do it again.
CRAZY I know
Yes that is me and my small rearCrazy fun for you it sounds like!
[Hey is that screenshot of you somewhere in there, or was it an accident?]