A weighted exercise performed with the upper back resting on a bench, driving the hips upward against resistance (usually a barbell) to primarily target the gluteus maximus muscle.
Compound from 'hip' (Old English 'hype') and 'thrust' (Old Norse 'thrysta' meaning to push forcefully). The modern barbell hip thrust was developed and popularized by Bret Contreras in the 2000s, though similar movements existed in various cultures' traditional exercises.
The hip thrust is the only exercise where you can truly maximize glute activation while handling heavy weights - elite athletes can hip thrust more than they can squat because the movement pattern allows the glutes to work in their strongest range of motion!
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