Machine Glute Press
Standing braced on the chest pad of a glute machine, one foot drives a footplate back along its rail until the leg is long behind you.
How to do it
Setup
Chest on the pad, hands on the handles, one foot on the footplate under the hip, the other on the base.
Steps
- Drive the plate back until the leg is straight behind you.
- Squeeze the glute at the end without arching the back.
- Let the plate return slowly until the knee is under the hip; switch legs after the set.
Common mistakes
Knee drifting out as the plate travels: push straight back along the rail. Chest lifting off the pad: stay braced on it so the hip does the work. Letting the plate snap back: control the return.
Breathing
Exhale pushing back, inhale returning.
