Lying on your back with your feet planted, you drive your hips up and lower them again. This glute bridge counter watches your hips from the floor and calls out each rep, so your focus can stay on the squeeze.
Both legs work together here. Set the phone down, lie back during the five-second countdown, then start lifting.
Phone setup
Put the phone sideways (landscape) on the floor, about 2 meters (6 feet) away, for a side view of you. Your whole body, head to feet, has to be inside the frame.
Lie side-on to the phone on your back, with your knees bent and your feet flat, close to your hips.
- Keep your feet close to your hips. Planted too far away, your start position may not be recognized.
Form cues
- Feet flat, close to your hips. A short distance from your feet to your hips lets your knees stack over your ankles at the top.
- Drive through your heels. Pressing down through your heels sends your hips up and keeps the effort in your glutes.
- Lift until you're straight. At the top your body runs in one line from your shoulders to your knees, which is the far position of the rep.
- Lower all the way down. Setting your hips back on the floor completes the rep, so don't hover before the next lift.
Common mistakes
- Feet too far away. With your feet far from your hips, the start position may not be recognized. Slide them in until your heels sit close to you.
- Pumping your legs instead. Straightening and bending your legs with your hips on the floor doesn't count. The rep needs your hips to rise.
- Stopping halfway up. A lift that never gets your hips high enough doesn't reach the far position and isn't counted. Squeeze until you're straight from shoulders to knees.
How FitnessBruh counts it
The main measurement is the angle at your hip, from shoulder to hip to knee. Lying with your hips down is the start, a straight line from your shoulders to your knees at the top is the far position, and lowering your hips all the way down completes the rep.
A second signal has to agree with it: your hips must rise off the floor, measured as how high they lift above your ankles. Both signals have to reach the far position together and come back together, or the rep isn't counted.
Counting only starts once you've been lying in position on the floor for a moment, so getting down onto your back adds no rep. It stops if you get up mid-set. It resumes once you're back down in position. The camera also wants a steady look at your shoulders and hips.
FAQ
Where do I put my phone for glute bridges?
Sideways (landscape) on the floor, about 2 meters (6 feet) away, with you lying side-on and your whole body, head to feet, in the frame.
Does pumping my legs count as a glute bridge?
No. Straightening and bending your legs with your hips on the floor doesn't count. Your hips have to rise off the floor and then lower all the way back down.
Is there a one-leg version of this counter?
Yes, the single-leg glute bridge has its own counter. This one reads both legs together.
