How to Do the Hip Extension with Bands

Beginner · Bands · Targets Glutes, Hamstrings

Hip Extension with Bands demonstration
💪 Glutes, Hamstrings🏋️ Bands📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength

How to perform it

  1. Secure one end of the band to the lower portion of a post and attach the other to one ankle.
  2. Facing the attachment point of the band, hold on to the column to stabilize yourself.
  3. Keeping your head and your chest up, move the resisted leg back as far as you can while keeping the knee straight.
  4. Return the leg to the starting position.

Muscles worked

The Hip Extension with Bands primarily targets your Glutes, with support from your Hamstrings. You'll need bands.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Hip Extension with Bands slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.

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