Ask any strength and conditioning coach and they’re likely to attest: hip thrusts are the closest thing to a cheat code for glute growth you’ll come across, at least where exercise is concerned.

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Hip thrusts, on the other hand, are done with the upper back raised on a bench (or your couch). This will give you more room to manoeuvre added weight, like a barbell. Hip thrusts allows for ...

“Hip thrusts are a glute dominant exercise,” she explains. This means that your glutes are the main muscle your body uses to lift the weight off the floor, “but you’ll find your adductors ...

What makes hip thrusts the more difficult of the two is that you have to work through a greater range of motion. “Elevating the upper back on a bench enhances the challenge, making it an ...