FROG BRIDGE WITH BAND

The frog bridge with band exercise is a gluteus maximus strengthening exercise. This exercise is an alternative to the conventional hip thrust or glute bridge exercise, it is used to get a deeper muscle contraction by incorporating and element of external hip rotation. Start by lying down on a padded surface with your feet placed beside each other and knees bent to roughly 90 degrees. Place a loop band around both of your knees and spread the knees apart to create some tension in the band. Keep the knees spread apart as you begin to lift the pelvis off of the ground until the hip reaches 10 degrees of extension. Be sure to keep the core braced to isolate the hip muscles.

Muscles Involved:

• Gluteus Maximus

• Piriformis

• Gluteus medius

Related Conditions:

• Glute Amnesia

• Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome

• Low Back Pain

• Hip Bursitis

• Hip Osteoarthritis

• Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome

• Lower Kinetic Pain Syndrome

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