Activating the Glutes

[KWalker]

I've found that doing simple activation drills before riding helps. I already have to do them for my "bad side" and typically do a mix of PT movements and Foundation Training moves. Typically:

-"The Founder"- I do the normal, wide and lunge version.
-Lying clamshell just on my bad side
-Single leg hip thrusts
-High step up, but instead of stepping up I push back to make the hip angle deeper and dynamically stretch the glute
-"Bobbing birds"- Basically sit down and with the leading leg you push your ass back like you're going into a squat, but you do a short isometric contraction, pause and step up slowly with that leg holding the glute contraction