60 Minutes Beginner Glutes Workout with Smith Machine
A 60 minutes strength workout targeting your glutes using smith machine equipment. 4 exercises, 20 total sets, designed for beginner lifters.
60 Minutes
Duration
20
Total Sets
3-6 reps
Rep Range
~1050
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 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.
Set the bar on your upper traps and unrack with both feet under the bar.
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.
Finish strong — take the last set close to failure.
Form cues
- Stand close to the bar with feet hip-width apart and a very slight knee bend.
- Hinge at the hips and push your butt back as you lower the bar along your legs.
- Lower until you feel a deep hamstring stretch — typically mid-shin level.
Why This Workout Works
This workout is built around the principles of strength training. Center your program around the big compound lifts: squat, bench press, deadlift, and overhead press. Use heavy loads (80-95% 1RM) with low reps and full recovery between sets. Periodize intensity — not every session should be a max effort.
Training Parameters
- Rep Range: 3-6 reps — heavy enough for maximal force production
- Rest Periods: 3-5 minutes — full recovery between heavy sets
- Sets Per Exercise: 4-6 sets — optimized for strength
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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