The hip thrust is an exercise where you load up a barbell ... or use some heavy plates to weight down the bottom of the bench. If the bar hurts your hips, the first thing to do is check the ...

Kristina Schmidt, 24, developed agonizing pain in her right hip that “felt like someone was tearing her leg off” and ultimately needed surgery.

I’ll explain. Hip thrusts go best with padding of some sort. You can buy pads that wrap around the bar, cushions that sit in your lap, or you can even improvise with stuff you find around the gym.

‘Start with 30kg. A hip thrust is a lot less technical compared to a back squat; you just have to get used to the placement of a barbell on your hips. A 15kg bar is a lighter option, but these ...

"I now do my hip thrusts almost exclusively on the smith ... the weight or adjust the distance that the bench is from the bar [on the smith machine] and try again. I really try and check in ...

“Hip thrusts are a glute dominant exercise,” she ... and increase weights until you’re comfortable to use an Olympic bar and plates (plus a pad to protect your hips),” says Yani.