Legs · Bodyweight
Leg Over Knee Glute Bridge
How to do the leg over knee glute bridge, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Hinge
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with one foot flat on the floor and cross the other ankle over the planted knee. Push through your planted heel to drive your hips up, squeezing the glute of the working leg at the top, then lower under control.
- 1The glute of the planted leg driving the hips up and squeezing hard at
- 2the top
- 3Steady tension across your braced core keeping your hips level
- 4Controlled movement through the planted heel, no rush at the bottom
Common mistakes
- Do not let your hips drop or twist toward the crossed leg
- Do not push through your toes; drive through the heel
- Do not use momentum to bounce the hips up; keep each rep deliberate
Muscles worked
The leg over knee glute bridge mainly works the glutes, with the hamstrings and lower back assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- QuadsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.