90 Minutes Beginner Glutes Workout with Smith Machine
A 90 minutes muscle building workout targeting your glutes using smith machine equipment. 7 exercises, 27 total sets, designed for beginner lifters.
90 Minutes
Duration
27
Total Sets
8-12 reps
Rep Range
~1215
Est. Calories
The Workout
Start with this as your primary movement. Warm up with 2 lighter sets first.
Form cues
- Set the bar on your upper traps and unrack with both feet under the bar.
- Step one foot straight back and lower until both knees form 90-degree angles.
- Keep your torso upright and front knee tracking over your toes.
Stand inside the Smith machine with the bar on your thighs and feet hip-width apart.
Form cues
- Stand inside the Smith machine with the bar on your thighs and feet hip-width apart.
- Unlock the bar and hinge at the hips, sliding the bar down your legs.
- Lower until you feel a deep hamstring stretch, keeping the bar against your thighs.
Position a bench inside the Smith machine and sit with your upper back against it.
Form cues
- Position a bench inside the Smith machine and sit with your upper back against it.
- Unlock the bar at hip level and lower your hips toward the floor.
- Drive your hips up until your torso is parallel to the floor and shins are vertical.
Set the bar on your upper traps and take a wide stance with toes turned out 45 degrees.
Form cues
- Set the bar on your upper traps and take a wide stance with toes turned out 45 degrees.
- Push your knees out over your toes as you descend.
- Squat until your thighs are parallel or below, keeping your torso upright.
Set the bar on your upper traps and unrack in a split stance.
Form cues
- Set the bar on your upper traps and unrack in a split stance.
- Position your front foot far enough forward that your knee stays behind your toes at the bottom.
- Lower straight down until your rear knee is just off the ground.
Position your back against the pad with shoulders under the pads.
Form cues
- Position your back against the pad with shoulders under the pads.
- Place feet shoulder-width on the platform, slightly forward.
- Release the safety handles and lower until your thighs are parallel or below.
Finish strong — take the last set close to failure.
Form cues
- Set the bar at collarbone height and cross your arms over it to secure it on your front delts.
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly turned out.
- Squat down with an upright torso until your thighs pass parallel.
Why This Workout Works
This workout is built around the principles of muscle building training. Use moderate loads (65-80% of your 1RM) with controlled eccentrics and full range of motion. Prioritize progressive overload by adding reps before adding weight. Train each muscle group 2x per week with 10-20 hard sets per muscle per week.
Training Parameters
- Rep Range: 8-12 reps — the hypertrophy sweet spot for maximum muscle growth
- Rest Periods: 60-90 seconds — long enough for quality reps, short enough for metabolic stress
- Sets Per Exercise: 3-4 sets — optimized for muscle building
Glutes Training Tips
- *Hip thrusts allow the highest glute activation of any exercise — load them heavy.
- *Squeeze at the top of every rep for a full second to maximize the contraction.
- *Wider stances in squats and deadlifts shift more work to the glutes.
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