Home sumo squat (not hitting the glutes?) (lemmy.world)

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Hi, im starting to do squats as i can do them during the day while using the computer (taking a 1-2min break a few times during the day) but i feel they are working my legs and not my glutes, or maybe my lower back even, I must be doing something wrong because i heard they are good for the glutes aswell

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[-] SlayersFan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

While i understand it it's hard to wrap my head around the glutes not activating when they are weak, like don't weak muscles activate more? But maybe like you said I should isolate them more, but I don't have a gym so no equipment really, anything you'd recommend? I know you have bodyweight exercises but will these be enough? or do they just work kinda like cardio?

[-] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

Your body will generally compensate for muscle weaknesses by having other muscles make up for the deficiency, and/or limit your range of motion for certain movements.

While weights are preferable, you should be able to get some mileage out of bodyweight exercises. Glute bridges are a classic for glute activation, and they require no equipment.

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