Donkey Kick
The donkey kick is a glutes kickback done with bodyweight only. It also works the hamstrings. It is trained one side at a time. On weyt.ai it counts toward Balance as Glutes (minimum 10 sets per 30 days) and toward Routine only, not Gains: it is not load-scored, so high rep counts never inflate your volume or e1RM.
At a glance
| Muscle group | Glutes |
|---|---|
| Primary muscles | glutes |
| Secondary muscles | hamstrings |
| Equipment | Bodyweight · one side at a time |
| Logged as | Reps per set |
| Gains scoring | Not load-scored (Balance and Routine only) |
| Balance group | Glutes · minimum 10 sets per 30 days |
| Strength standards | none (standards exist for barbell and dumbbell lifts with published norms) |
How weyt.ai scores it
- Balance: every logged set counts toward the Glutes group, which needs at least 10 sets per 30 days for full credit.
- Gains: not load-scored. Core, isometric and conditioning work contributes nothing to volume, e1RM or PRs, even with added weight, so it can never inflate your Gains. It still counts fully for Balance and Routine.
- Routine: any session that includes it counts toward your weekly target, the 4-week consistency window and your streak.
Scoring is deterministic code, not AI: the same sets always give the same Weyt Score. Read the method on the about page.
Also called
donkey kicks, quadruped hip extension
Log it under any of these names and weyt.ai resolves it to the same exercise, so your history and progression never split across spellings.
Related glutes exercises
- Cable Glute Kickback
- Glute Bridge
- Single-Leg Glute Bridge
- Dumbbell Sumo Squat
- Sumo Deadlift
- Kettlebell Deadlift
Everything else that counts as glutes
Kettlebell Swing · Kettlebell Clean · Kettlebell Snatch · Power Clean · Hang Clean · Barbell Hip Thrust · Dumbbell Hip Thrust · Dumbbell Glute Bridge · Cable Pull-Through · Hip Abduction Machine · Hip Adduction Machine