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Smith Donkey Kick

Expert Advice

Keep your core tight and focus on a full range of motion to fully activate your glutes without arching your back.

How-to-do Steps

  1. Position yourself on all fours beneath the bar of a Smith machine.
  2. Place one foot under the bar, keeping your knee bent at 90 degrees.
  3. Press your foot up and back, extending your hip against the weight.
  4. Squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement.
  5. Lower your knee back to the starting position without touching the ground.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching legs.

Details

Primary
Glutes
Glutes100%
Secondary
100%Glutes
Equipment
Smith machine
Smith machine
Exercise Type
Strength