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Glutes workout

Home Glutes Workout

A full glutes session built from what a home gym usually has: dumbbells, a band, and the floor — 5 movements, 16 working sets, about 47 minutes including rest.

Exercises
5
Working sets
16
Time
~47 min
Goal
Hypertrophy

Warm up first

  1. 5 min bike or brisk walk
  2. Bodyweight squats — 2 x 12, slow and deep
  3. Ramp up to your working weight in two sets

The session

  1. 1
    Reverse Lunge
    Dumbbell · Gluteus maximus
    4 × 6-10rest 150s
  2. 2
    Deficit Reverse Lunge
    Dumbbell · Gluteus maximus
    3 × 6-10rest 150s
  3. 3
    Lateral Band Walk
    Resistance band · Gluteus medius
    3 × 10-15rest 75s
  4. 4
    Glute Bridge
    Bodyweight · Gluteus maximus
    3 × 10-15rest 75s
  5. 5
    Frog Pump
    Bodyweight · Gluteus maximus
    3 × 10-15rest 75s

Why this order

The heaviest movements come first, while you are freshest: the 2 compounds at the top are the ones that decide whether the session was worth doing. The 3 isolation movements come after, when being a little tired costs you less. Rest shortens as the movements get smaller: 150 seconds after Reverse Lunge, 75 after Frog Pump.

Glutes wants 10–18 hard sets a week and 2-3x per week, so this is a session you can run twice a week and land in that range. More about training the glutes.

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