The hip thrust and glute bridge both fall into the bent-leg hip-dominant category and involve high load on the hips and high activation of the glutes. As you can see, the glute bridge is performed lying supine on the floor, while the back is elevated in the hip thrust. With both exercises, you push through the heels, posteriorly pelvic tilt the pelvis, keep the ribs down, and squeeze the glutes with full hip extension. The glute bridge activates the quads to a lesser degree than does the hip thr