Which exercise causes better preferential activation of the gluteus maximus and medius and less of the hamstrings?
If you picked the second exercise, with increased knee flexion to approximately 135°, you would be correct.
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Lehecka BJ, Edwards M, Haverkamp R, et al. BUILDING A BETTER GLUTEAL BRIDGE: ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF HIP MUSCLE ACTIVITY DURING MODIFIED SINGLE-LEG BRIDGES. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2017;12(4):543-549.
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