Machine Hip Thrust
glutes
What moves the load, and what it costs
3.5MET
Glutes is the prime mover, with the hamstrings assisting. A purpose-built machine removes the whole setup problem, which is the main reason people skip barbell hip thrusts in a busy gym.
Cue: Set the pad low across the hips and the feet so the shins finish vertical.
మూలం·2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·FILED UNDER WEIGHTS, 8–15 REPS·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
SHARED AXIS · SEVEN VALUES FROM ONE TABLE · HIGHLIGHTED ROW IS THIS MOVEMENT
The compendium files machine hip thrust under a category, not a lift. Read the ladder as position, not precision: this is heavier work than sitting quietly by a factor of 3.5, and middling for conditioning work.
Turning that MET value into a real energy cost
- Map the movement to a published category. The compendium measures categories of conditioning work, never individual lifts, so machine hip thrust is filed under Resistance training (weight lifting), multiple exercises, 8–15 repetitions at varied resistance.
- Take the category's MET value — 3.5. One MET is the cost of sitting quietly, so this is 3.5 times resting metabolism.
- Multiply by 3.5 to get millilitres of oxygen per kilogram per minute, the unit the MET is actually defined in.
- Multiply by your bodyweight in kilograms and divide by 200. The result is kilocalories per minute of work.
- Count working minutes only. Under load, not under the roof — a set of eight is about 25 seconds of the hour you were there.
kcal/min = MET × 3.5 × body mass (kg) ÷ 200 Machine Hip Thrust: 3.5 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200 = 4.29 kcal/min
మూలం·ACSM metabolic equation + 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·REFERENCE BODY MASS 70 KG·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
What is actually doing the work
| Muscle | Role | What it does here |
|---|---|---|
| GlutesGluteus maximus, medius and minimus | Prime mover | Extends the hip (maximus), and abducts and stabilises it (medius and minimus). The strongest single muscle group in the body. |
| HamstringsBiceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus | Synergist / stabiliser | Bends the knee and extends the hip. Because they cross both joints, they need both a hinge (hip) and a curl (knee) to be trained fully. |
The prime mover produces the movement against the resistance; synergists assist and stabilisers hold a joint still without moving it. An exercise trains the whole muscle it loads — there is no way to work only part of a muscle, and no exercise removes fat from the area around it.
Set up, then earn the rep
Machine. Every rep should look like the first one. The moment it stops looking like the first one, the set is finished.
PATTERN · HINGE
- Lie on your back on the floor with the knees bent.
- Place the handles across the hips (use a pad — this is not optional with a bar) and set the feet flat, shins vertical at the top of the movement.
- Set the pad low across the hips and the feet so the shins finish vertical.
- Tuck the chin, keep the ribs down, and drive through the heels to lift the hips.
- Finish with the hips fully extended and the shins vertical — squeeze the glutes hard for a full second.
- Lower under control without letting the ribs flare or the lower back arch.
Where this one breaks down
Not theory. These are the faults you correct on a gym floor, and the correction that actually works.
Arching the lower back at the top instead of extending the hips.
It looks like more range but comes entirely from the spine. Ribs down, chin tucked, glutes squeezed.
Feet too close or too far.
Adjust so the shins are vertical at the top: too close and the quads take over, too far and the hamstrings cramp.
No pause at the top.
The lockout is where the glutes are loaded hardest. A one-second hold is worth more than a heavier bounce.
Regress it, or progress it
Regress — earn it first
ఈ సైట్లో దీన్ని ఇంకా సులభతరం చేసేది ఏమీ లేదు: ఇది ఇప్పటికే ఈ పద్ధతిలో ప్రారంభ స్థాయికి దగ్గరగా ఉంది. బరువు తగ్గించండి, కదలిక పరిధిని కుదించండి, లేదా వేగాన్ని తగ్గించండి — ఇదే వరుసలో.
Prescription: load, reps, rest
లక్ష్యాన్ని చూసుకోండి, ఆ తర్వాత బరువు పెరుగుతున్నా టెక్నిక్ను మాత్రం స్థిరంగా ఉంచండి. ఇది ఈ పేజీ కోసం కల్పించినది కాదు, కదలిక యాంత్రికత నుంచే వచ్చింది: కాంపౌండ్ లిఫ్ట్ అనేక కీళ్లపై భారం వేస్తుంది, కాబట్టి ఇది ఎక్కువ బరువును తట్టుకుంటుంది, ఎక్కువ విశ్రాంతి అవసరం.
| Goal | Sets | Reps | Rest | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | 3–5 | 3–6 | 3–5 నిమి | ఎక్కువ బరువులకు ఎక్కువ విశ్రాంతి అవసరం. విశ్రాంతిని రెండు నిమిషాలకు తగ్గిస్తే బలం సెట్ కాస్తా కండిషనింగ్ సెట్గా మారిపోతుంది. |
| Muscle size | 3–4 | 6–12 | 90–180 sec | చాలా సెట్లను ఫెయిల్యూర్కు ఒకటి నుంచి మూడు రెప్ల లోపు వరకు తీసుకెళ్లండి. కచ్చితమైన రెప్ సంఖ్య కంటే ఒక్కో కండరానికి వారానికి మొత్తం హార్డ్ సెట్ల సంఖ్యే ఎక్కువ ముఖ్యం. |
| Endurance / fat loss | 2–4 | 12–20 | 45–75 sec | తక్కువ బరువులు, తక్కువ విశ్రాంతి. కొవ్వు తగ్గడం ఆహారంతో నిర్ణయమవుతుంది; ఇది ఆ సమయంలో కండరాలను కాపాడుతుంది. |
| First month | 2–3 | 8–10 | 2 min | ఫెయిల్యూర్కు చాలా ముందే ఆపేస్తూ, ప్రతి సెట్కూ అదే బరువుతో, చివరి రెప్లో కూడా కదలిక మొదటి రెప్లాగే కనిపించే వరకు. |
Time under load, in kilocalories
Read these as minutes of work, not minutes in the building. A set of eight takes about twenty-five seconds; the rest of the hour is rest, chalk and queueing.
Mapped category: Resistance training (weight lifting), multiple exercises, 8–15 repetitions at varied resistance — 3.5 MET. That is the published category this movement is filed under, not a measurement of this specific lift.
Worked at 3.5 MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200 = 4.29 kcal per working minute for a 70 kg adult. Scale it by your own bodyweight; the equation is linear. The full activity dataset lives at BurnLab.
మూలం·2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·CATEGORY VALUE, NOT A PER-EXERCISE MEASUREMENT·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
If the rack is taken
Substitutes train the same prime mover through the same pattern with different kit. Computed from the muscle and pattern data on this card, not hand-picked to fill a grid.
చేతిలో ఏమీ లేకపోతే: Glute Bridge అత్యంత దగ్గరి ప్రత్యామ్నాయం — అదే ప్రధాన కండరం, అదే పద్ధతి, ఎలాంటి పరికరాలు అవసరం లేదు.
Where it sits in a week
One movement is not a programme. The twelve templates put these in order, including 6 that need no gym at all.
The questions that come up on the floor
What muscles does the machine hip thrust work?
Machine Hip Thrust is a compound movement in which the glutes is the prime mover, assisted by the hamstrings. Extends the hip (maximus), and abducts and stabilises it (medius and minimus). The strongest single muscle group in the body.
Is the machine hip thrust good for beginners?
Yes. It rates 1 out of 5 for technical difficulty on this site — learnable in a single session with no coaching. Start with the lightest sensible load and two or three sets of 8–10.
What can I do instead of the machine hip thrust at home?
The closest no-equipment substitute is the glute bridge, which trains the same prime mover through the same movement pattern. If you own a little equipment, the dumbbell deadlift is closer still. It will not load you as heavily, so use higher reps and slower tempo to make up the difference.
How many sets and reps of the machine hip thrust should I do?
కండరాల పరిమాణం కోసం, 6–12 రెప్లతో 3–4 సెట్లు, 90–180 సెకన్ల విశ్రాంతి. బలం కోసం, 3–6 రెప్లతో 3–5 సెట్లు, 3–5 నిమిషాల విశ్రాంతి. మీ మొదటి నెలలో, 8–10 రెప్లతో 2–3 సెట్లు, ఫెయిల్యూర్కు చాలా ముందే ఆపేయాలి. ఈ పరిధుల్లో ఏదైనా సరే, కచ్చితమైన రెప్ సంఖ్య కంటే ఒక్కో కండర సమూహానికి వారానికి మొత్తం హార్డ్ సెట్ల సంఖ్యే ఎక్కువ ముఖ్యం.
Does the machine hip thrust burn fat from the glutes?
No. No exercise removes fat from the area it trains — spot reduction has been tested repeatedly and does not happen. Training the glutes builds the muscle underneath; where body fat is lost from is decided by an overall calorie deficit and by your genetics, not by which exercise you chose.
Muscle roles follow standard kinesiology references and are described by joint action rather than by gym convention — see how this site is built. Energy figures are derived from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities. Every reference is named and dated on the sources page. General information only — not medical or coaching advice. Load, form and progression should be adjusted to your own experience and any injury history. When in doubt, get coached in person.
మూలం·Published exercise references·MUSCLE ROLES ASSIGNED BY JOINT ACTION·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
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