What Is Glute Activation, Jane?
I am so happy you asked! Because most of us sit most of the time, wether it be at work or at home editing videos, pictures and blog posts, this causes our glutes to become inactive over time. This could lead to a series of issues like, lower back, hip, knee and ankle pain. I know, crazy right? Thats just how the body works, everything and anything affects your body as a whole. So when your glutes are inactive you may not be able to lift as much during leg day, or you may not even feel or see the effects over time. Therefore making sure you do glute activation exercises before your leg day can actually cause your glutes to become activated so that you can reap all the benefits of your workout!
Today, before my deadlifts, squats and lunges, I did these three moves with my mini loop bands to fire up my glutes so that I can get the most out of my workout. I feel that this is also a really great way to warm up before going heavy. I did each exercise with a blue mini loop band. I got my set of 5 mini bands from bforce bands for around $15. I have had these for over a year and a half now and they are still in great condition, so I recommend them. The blue mini loop band has a resistance equal to 15 lbs and I felt it was just right for these exercises.
Exercise #1 x 20
Exercise #2 x 20
Exercise #3 x 20
What worked best for me was preforming these exercises in a circuit, so each exercise 20x and then I did the circuit 3x! Its pretty simple stuff, I hope this was helpful. Please let me know in the comments below if you tried them or if you have any questions.
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Jane ❤️
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