Highlights: The barbell hip thrust trumps the American hip thrust and band hip thrust in mean upper gluteus maximus activation (70% versus 57% and 49%) The barbell hip thrust trumps the…
Just over a year ago, I wrote one of my most popular articles titled, “Do More than Just Squat.” In the article, I outlined my belief that gluteus maximus hypertrophy cannot…
Quick Summary: Hip thrusts are markedly more effective than front squats at improving sprinting acceleration, max isometric midthigh pull force, and max hip thrust strength in male teenage athletes. They…
Quick Summary: Squats involve almost twice as much range of motion (ROM) in terms of barbell displacement than hip thrusts, in addition to more time under tension at identical rep ranges…