Best Glutes Workouts With Weight Machines

The Glute Kickback Machine helps strengthen your glutes using a machine for added resistance. This exercise gives you better control and stability while allowing you to focus on the movement without worrying about balancing.

How to do it

1. Stand with your chest against the padding and hold the handles.
2. Balance on one leg and place the other foot on the pedal.
3. Push your leg back while squeezing your glutes.
4. Hold briefly at the back, then slowly return to start.
5. Switch legs and repeat.

The Smith Machine Hip Raise is a glute and hamstring exercise that uses a Smith Machine for better stability. This exercise helps you focus on strengthening your glutes while minimizing the risk of losing balance.

How to do it

1. Lie on a bench under the Smith Machine bar.
2. Position your feet shoulder-width apart on the bar, knees bent toward your chest.
3. Engage your core and keep your spine straight before lifting the bar by extending your legs down.
4. Raise your pelvis towards your rib cage until your lower back lifts off the bench.
5. Lower back to the starting position.

The Smith Machine Glute Bridge is a weighted exercise that strengthens your glutes, similar to the Hip Thrust. Using a Smith Machine helps you add weight while stabilizing the movement for better focus on your workout.

How to do it

1. Lie on a bench with your upper back supported and bend your knees at a 90-degree angle.
2. Place the Smith Machine bar on your hips.
3. Push through your heels to lift your hips and the bar upward by squeezing your glutes.
4. Lower back to the starting position in a controlled manner.