Donkey Kick
Step-by-step technique for Donkey Kick, an exercise for glutes using bodyweight. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Get on all fours with hands under your shoulders.
- Keep your knee bent and brace your glutes.
- Kick your foot up toward the ceiling until your thigh is in line with your body.
- Lower under control and repeat, then switch legs.
Coach tip: Don’t arch your lower back. The lift comes from the glute.
Muscles worked
Primary: Glutes
Secondary: Hamstrings
Donkey Kick is a strength exercise that loads the glutes using bodyweight. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary
- Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Strength