Charles Glass shared the best way to grow your glutes in the new year.
Bodybuilding legend Charles Glass has spent plenty of time working with some of the best athletes in the world. During this time, he has put together many workouts to build overall size and quality to many areas. This includes glutes. In a recent video, the ‘Godfather of Bodybuilding’ shared the ultimate glute workout to use if you want to add size.
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The “Godfather of Bodybuilding” has over 35 years of coaching experience and has trained some of the biggest names in the bodybuilding world, including Flex Wheeler and Dexter Jackson. He’s known for his meticulous training approach to transform physiques and bring out their fullest potential.
Charles Glass Ultimate Glute Workout
Charles Glass shared seven workouts to build the best workout possible:
- Hip Thrusts
- Belt Squats
- Lying Leg Curls
- Single-Leg Presses
- Romanian Deadlifts
- Hack Squats
- Glute Isolators
Hip Thrusts
The workout begins with hip thrusts. To perform this movement, Charles Glass wants you to point your toes our and make sure to pause at the top.
“Set your feet, turn your toes slightly out. Toes are pointed out so you get more contraction on the glutes.”
Belt Squats
When completing belt squats, Glass shares that it is most important to get depth on the movement.
“All we’re doing is getting really good depth on it. Drive the hips forward to put more pressure on the glutes and minimum on the quads.”
Lying Leg Curls
Lying leg curls are next on the list. Glass urges not to get too heavy and to take the move slowly. This way, it will allow you to keep pushing your hips into the pad.
“Don’t go too heavy, keep it down…The faster you go, the more you’re going to lift your butt into the air. Keep squeezing and pushing the hips into the pad.”
Single-Leg Presses
Charles Glass opts for single-leg usage on the leg press machine. This is an exercise that uses an angled setup and provides pressure on the side quad. It can be done one leg at a time and is a simple movement that requires you to push up.
Romanian Deadlifts
Romanian deadlifts has been an important part of workouts for Glass over the years. It is an important movement to target hamstrings and glutes and can get the best result by squeezing on the way up.
“Hack squats focus on the quads. RDLs focus on the hamstrings and glutes. Don’t bend your legs, squeeze on the way up.”
Glute Isolators
The final exercise of the session is glute isolators. This is a machine that mimics the glute kickback. Glass explains that it is best to push through the middle of your foot to get the best results.
“With this one, I like to mainly push from the mid-foot to the heel. It feels better on my glutes. A litle bit up, sometimes I do both legs at the same time that way you can’t rest at all.”
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