ActiveWorkoutsThis 8-move glute circuit strengthens and builds muscle in your backsideStronger glutes are key to helping you lift heavier, move faster and avoid injuryWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
ActiveWorkoutsThis 8-move glute circuit strengthens and builds muscle in your backsideStronger glutes are key to helping you lift heavier, move faster and avoid injuryWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Stronger glutes are key to helping you lift heavier, move faster and avoid injury
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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When was the last time you trained your glutes? We’re not talking about just chucking one exercise onto the end of your leg day, we’re talking proper, hardcore, going inhamfor your glutes. If you’ve been neglecting yours, then you’re missing a serious trick, and this eight-move circuit will sort them out. All you’ll need is apair of medium dumbbellsand some goodworkout shoeson your feet.
For a strong foundation, youneedstrong glutes. The glute maximus (one of our three glute muscles) is the largest muscle in the human body and it’s what helps us make every lower body and lower back movement. Stronger glutes lead to better posture,studieshave shown they help you run faster and it’ll give you more power to crush heavy lifts (likedeadliftsandsquats. Not to mention, it can help alleviate lower back pain, so if you haven’t been making them a priority, now’s the time.
The workout
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(Image credit: Getty Images)
This HIIT circuit from AloMoves Instructor,Louis Chandler, will smoke your backside. You’ve got two circuits to work through; each one contains four exercises and you’re going to each circuit three times, for 40 seconds of work with a 20 second rest. Not only will the short rest periods increase time under tension, helping muscle growth, but it’ll keep your heart rate high too and improve your aerobic fitness. Here’s your workout:
Circuit 1
Circuit 2
Now that you’ve worked your glutes (and other muscles in the lower body), how about a more quad/calve focused workout? Give thisfive-move dumbbell workouta go then call it a day for your lower body! For an upper body focus later in the week, this30 minute, five-move workoutis perfect, it’ll hit your chest, back, biceps, triceps and shoulders.
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