Legs · Bodyweight
Glute Bridge Hip Abduction
How to do the glute bridge hip abduction, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Isometric
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat, then lift your hips into a glute bridge. Holding the bridge at the top, push your knees apart against your own tension, then bring them back together. Keep your hips high throughout.
- 1Your glutes working to hold the bridge and push your knees outward
- 2The outer glutes firing as you abduct the knees
- 3Your hips staying level and high, not dropping as your knees move
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips sag down as you open the knees
- Overarching your lower back to keep the bridge up
- Rushing the abduction instead of controlling each rep
Muscles worked
The glute bridge hip abduction mainly works the glutes, with the lower abs and hamstrings assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- QuadsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.