How to Properly Activate Your Glutes in the Deadlift or RDL

This video is about explaining optimal/correct muscular activation and control within a hip hinge movement - in this case a deadlift or RDL. This takes some practice at very light loads to initially gain competency with. But when you master it, your movement patterns will be more consistent, more controlled, and ultimately more powerful. I used to only teach these principles after someone had injured themselves deadlifting, or if they came into the gym with back pain issues on day one. But I increasingly see the value the teaching this technique/muscular engagement to everyone, and to do it early in their 'fitness career'. We might not talk about this on your first day in the gym, but we probably want to plant the seed and have you work on this within the first couple of months. And for advanced lifters, this process may take several months of consistent practice to be able to fully apply it to your heaviest sets or to exercise done under fatigue. Be patient and you'll get there.