Tip A Better Way to Hip Thrust Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Training Tip A Better Way to Hip Thrust It' s one of the best exercises for pure glute gains and posterior strength Here' s how to make it even better by Lee Boyce May 31, 2018July 12, 2022 Tags Glutes, Tips, Training Hip thrusts can be awkward to set up. Most lifters get a flat bench and prop it against a wall or stick weight plates behind it to keep it from moving. This can work, but when it doesn't it's usually because of one of these reasons: The lifter is too short for the bench, so sitting on the floor puts the bench edge high up on his shoulders. That means he has to squirm and writhe to get into position before the first rep, and then do the same to take a seat on the ground after his final rep. The lifter slides on the bench and doesn't have a consistent point of contact to use as an axis while thrusting. This gets worse if his back is sweaty. The bench itself slides or tips, usually away from the lifter as he progresses through his sets. The lifter struggles to get the right elbow and arm position to hold the bar comfortably. The Solution Use a Decline Bench Making the shift from a flat bench to decline bench solves all of these problems. Since the bench is heaviest towards the high end of the decline, it's much harder to make it shift by pushing against the low end. That's simple physics. But banking the heavy end against a wall makes it foolproof. Plus, since you're now using a bench lengthwise and not widthwise, your elbows are free to tuck towards your body and hold the bar in the position that works best for you. Lastly, since the south side of the decline bench typically terminates quite close to the floor, a lifter of any height can comfortably use one. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Training My Favorite Upper Body Lift How Jim Wendler went from overhead pressing 95 pounds to 300 pounds. Overhead Press, Powerlifting & Strength, Training Jim Wendler April 2 Training Fitness Gone Wrong Good things go bad when certain exercises and training methods are misapplied and misunderstood. Here are 7 examples. Athletic Performance, Metcon, Training Nick Tumminello April 11 Training How to Build Posterior Chain Power If your glutes, hamstrings, and lower back are weak, everything will be weak. Here's how to fix your all-powerful posterior chain. Glutes, Legs, Training Dan Blewett July 5 Training 8 Weeks to Super Bench Bench press plateaus can be long and mind numbing. If this program doesn't catapult you out of your slump, nothing will. Bench Press, Powerlifting & Strength, Training Tim Henriques May 16