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10 exercises with detailed guides and instructions.

Banded Clamshell

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The clamshell with a band above the knees. The obvious progression once bodyweight clamshells stop registering.

Banded Donkey Kick

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A donkey kick driving against a band looped around the foot. Keeps tension on the glute at the top, where bodyweight has none.

Banded Fire Hydrant

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A fire hydrant against a band above the knees, loading the upper glute through the whole lift.

Banded Frog Pump

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A frog pump with a band above the knees. Soles together already isolates the glutes; the band makes a high-rep set genuinely hard.

Banded Glute Bridge

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A glute bridge with a band around the knees, so the glutes have to press out as well as up. The band answers the usual complaint that bodyweight bridges stop being hard.

Banded Hip Thrust

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A bench-supported hip thrust with a band around the knees. More range than a floor bridge, plus the abduction demand the band adds.

Banded Kickback

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A standing glute kickback against a band anchored in front of you. The cable kickback without a cable machine.

Banded Lateral Walk

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Stepping sideways in a half-squat with a band around the legs. A staple warm-up that wakes the glute medius before squatting.

Banded Seated Hip Abduction

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Seated with a band above the knees, pressing them apart. The hip abduction machine, done anywhere.

Banded Standing Hip Abduction

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Sweeping one leg out to the side against a band, standing. The cable version without the cable.