Hip thrusts are my go-to exercise for minor league baseball players to improve strength and acceleration. Here’s a typical progression I use for my players. And no, we don’t load this movement at the start.

Following the Femoro-Acetabular Impingement diagnosis procedure and the loosening of areas of concern, the next step in rehabbing FAI is the re-activation and re-alignment stage. This may involve re-activation of the glute through hip extension, abduction, and external rotation.

Over the last five semesters, we’ve made a lot of adjustments to how we warm-up our athletes. Here are the most important changes.

We’ve worked on several components separately but this exercise brings them together: first getting into the left hip, then finding neutral, and then breathing and bracing while in this proper position.

We pulled him into his left hip in the previous exercise, while this correction is designed to help drive him “off” his right hip.

If you aren’t doing this right, say goodbye to building a fully developed backside.

The glute-hamstring raise is one of the best exercises for lower body development. Don’t ruin it by making any of these three common mistakes.