Glute bridges with a band target two movement principles at the same time: 1️⃣ Hip Hinge 2️⃣ Stack the Pelvis, Hip, Knee and Ankle Glute bridges are essentially horizontal hip hinges. How cool?! In the glute bridge, the glutes shorten to lift the hips up toward the ceiling and lengthen to lower the hips into a hinge toward the floor without using the low back. It is often easier to master the hip hinge in a glute bridge before progressing it to standing hip hinges, RDLs, deadlifts, and squats. A