Partner Resistance Exercises: Glute Stretch

Video Transcript

"With this exercise, it really defies gravity to work the back part of the leg right where the glutes and the hamstring meet. It used to be called aka the donkey kicks but we're not going to be kicking our leg out of control here. So your partner will flex their foot and drive their heel up towards the ceiling, and you're going to have your hand on their heel as that person takes their leg up and resists and then lower all the way back down to the mat. Let go of the resistance so they can take control of their knee joint on the way down. And then keeping the foot flexed come up, press against and release. Some key things here for you as the spotter are to make sure that your back is supported with your abs, you stay lifted, shoulders relaxed. Key things for your partner that you're applying resistance to is to make sure that their back is in one long line, the wrists are right underneath their shoulders and their hips are in line with the knee joint and release down. And again you are just applying resistance towards that heel as their controlling the movement with the back of the thigh. Eight to ten reps for beginners, ten to twelve reps and up, one to three sets for the glutes and hamstrings."