Donkey Kickback
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The donkey kickback is an excellent exercise for building and strengthening the gluteus maximus, improving lower body strength and stability. It involves extending one leg back and up while maintaining balance, targeting the glute muscles effectively.
How to do it
- Begin on all fours, with wrists under shoulders and knees under hips.
- Keep the core engaged and back straight throughout the movement.
- Lift one leg behind you, keeping the knee bent at 90 degrees.
- Raise the leg until the thigh is parallel to the ground, squeezing the glutes.
- Lower back to the start position and repeat.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Maximus
Secondary Erector Spinae Hamstrings
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