Hip · Mid recovery
Hip Thrust
How to do it
Lie with your shoulder blades resting on a raised bench, knees bent, feet flat on the floor, hands gripping your hips. Push through your heels to drive your hips up until your body forms a straight line, then lower back down with control.
- Body region
- Hip
- Position
- Supine
- Equipment
- Step
- Recovery phase
- Mid recovery
- Purpose
- Strengthening
Used in home programs for
- Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Gluteal Tendinopathy)
- Hip Osteoarthritis
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