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For me, its theglutes.

A big ol set of thick glutes is the coveted goal of many gymgoers right now.

a photo of a woman doing a glute bridge

More on that later.

And an exercise that hits those muscles hard is the butterfly glute bridge.

So, I went all in and did 100 reps daily for two weeks.

Butterfly Glute Bridge Ft Melissa Hartwig - YouTube

Heres how I got on.

What does the butterfly glute bridge work?

Just be careful as your lower back can be more vulnerable.

Diagram of glute muscles

Heres what happened when I repped out 100 of these each day for two weeks.

The three main gluteal muscles are the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus.

Your glutes also help rotate the hip joints and improve balance and coordination between the left and right sides.

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In the words of Robbie Williams, They offer me protection.

Many people focus on glute exercises that target the largest, most powerful glute muscle the gluteus maximus.

Lying on my yoga mat and pumping out 100 butterfly glute bridges each day certainly ticks that box.

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Besides, I felt like Id climbed thousands of steps by the end of the fortnight.

And that was before I wrapped one of thebest resistance bandsabove my knees for an extra challenge.

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