Engaging my glutes at the top of this move really does make all the difference, and the booty band adds tension. In a previous interview, Bailey called hip thrusts the "holy grail of glute exercises."
- Sitting on the floor with bent knees and a booty band around the bottom of your thighs, rest your upper back against a stable bench (I use a couch or the edge of my bed if I don't have a bench).
- Brace your core. As you drive your heels into the ground, squeeze your glutes, lifting your hips up to full extension, meaning your hips are even with your knees.
- With control, lower back down to the ground. This is one rep.