The Alphabet Workout is a fun, popular way to keep your workouts interesting. But to do it, you need to have a database of exercises for each letter of the alphabet.
Fortunately you don’t have to spend hours scrolling through the web to find it – because we’ve done all that heavy lifting for you.
Let’s roll into it with a list of exercises that start with the letter G.
Some of the best exercises that start with G are:
- Glute Bridge
- Goblet Squat
- Good Morning
- Galand Yoga Stretch
- Glute Kickback
- Glute Bridge Iso Hold
- Glute Bridge Hold
- Grip Switch on Pull Up Bar
Let’s examine each of them, how to perform them properly, and why they deserve to be on this list!
1. Glute Bridge
The glute bridge targets the gluteus maximus, along with the abs and quads. It produces a strong butt and core, helping to improve your posture, which may help to ease lower back pain.
How To:
- Lie on your back with your hands at your sides, palms on the floor, knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Tighten your abs by pushing your lower back into the floor and squeezing your glutes.
- Exhale and push from your heels as you slowly ease your hips to create a straight diagonal line from your knees to your shoulders. Keep your hands on the floor as your hips raise up into a bridge. Make sure the core is engaged.
- Squeeze your glutes in the top position.
- Return to the starting position, controlling your body weight on the way down. Don’t just drop the body to the floor, as that can cause injuries.
Muscle Worked:
- Glutes
- Quadriceps
- Abdominals
- Lower Back
2. Goblet Squat
The goblet squat is a full body movement that works most of the muscles of your body while also providing a great cardio workout.
How To:
- Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart and a kettlebell held with both hands close to your chest. Point your toes slightly outward.
- Squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor, bringing your elbows to your thighs.
- Keeping your back flat, push through your heels back to the start position.
Muscle Worked:
- Quadriceps
- Calves
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Deltoids
3. Good Morning
The good morning is a healthy back essential exercise. It specifically focuses on the erector spinae, a bundle of muscles also known as the lumbar extensors.
By strengthening these muscles, you can help to avoid lower back pain.
How To:
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart, arms positioned behind your head.
- Keeping your lower back in a neutral position and your legs straight, hinge at the hips to a 90-degree angle.
- Return to an upright position, by engaging your hips extensors, pushing your hips forward until you are back in the starting position.
Muscle Worked:
- Lower back
- Hamstrings
- Glutes
- Core
4. Galand Yoga Stretch
The Garland yoga stretch is a popular yoga pose that provides a more intense stretch than a traditional squat.
This challenging position is a deep hip opener that also lengthens your spine and strengthens your core. It improves your balance as well.
How To:
- Stand with your feet turned out and wider than hip width apart.
- Bend your knees as deeply as you can, squatting down until your hips are lower than your knees.
- Join your hands in a prayer position in front of your chest. Hold for the recommended breaths.
Muscle Worked:
- Inner thighs
5. Glute Kickback
The glute kickback does a great job of working the glutes through their full range of motion.
When done with a cable it keeps tension on the glutes throughout the entire exercise. Brace your core throughout this exercise.
How To:
- Set the pulley on a cable pulley machine to its lowest setting and attack an ankle cuff to it.
- Stand in front of the machine facing it and attach the ankle cuff to your right ankle. Grab onto the frame of the machine for support.
- Move from the hip joint to bring the right foot directly back and up to full extension.
- Reverse under control and repeat.
Muscle Worked:
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Abdominals
6. Glute Bridge Iso Hold
More glutes!
The glute bridge iso hold has you maintaining the top position of the glute bridge for an extended period of time as you tense the muscles of your butt and core.
This will give you an awesome burn in both muscle groups, building, toning and shaping them in the process.
How To:
- Lie on your back with your hands at your sides, palms on the floor, knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Tighten your abs by pushing your lower back into the floor and squeezing your glutes.
- Exhale and push from your heels as you slowly ease your hips to create a straight diagonal line from your knees to your shoulders. Keep your hands on the floor as your hips raise up into a bridge. Make sure the core is engaged.
- Hold the top position for 30 seconds.
- Lower under control and repeat.
Muscle Worked:
- Glutes
- Quadriceps
- Abdominals
- Lower Back
7. Glute Bridge March
The glute bridge march is a more dynamic version of the glute bridge that allows you to work each side of the glutes individually.
How To:
- Lie on your back with your hands at your sides, palms on the floor, knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Tighten your abs by pushing your lower back into the floor and squeezing your glutes. Now lift your hips into the air.
- Bring your left knee up toward your chest.
- Lower and repeat with your right knee.
- Continue these knee marches for the required rep count.
Muscle Worked:
- Glutes
- Quadriceps
- Abdominals
- Lower Back
8. Grip Switch on Pull Up Bar
The grip switch on a pull up bar doesn’t actually involve doing pull ups – but that doesn’t mean it’s not a tough exercise.
It is – in fact it will give you a forearm burn like nothing else. Try it to see what I mean.
How To:
- Hang from a pull up bar with palms facing away from you in a dead hang position. Keep your legs straight and do not swing your body.
- Jump your hands up and switch them so that they are now grabbing the bar with your hands now facing toward you.
- Continue back and forth for the required rep count.
Muscles Worked:
- Brachialis
- Forearm flexors
- Forearm extensors
- Biceps
Wrapping Up
There aren’t that many exercises starting with G. We’ve come up with eight – and to be honest that was a stretch.
If you can think of any we’ve missed, let us know and we’ll get them added in.
Meantime, give these moves a try to hit your glutes, forearms, quads and lower back.
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Hope this helps!