@grantlofty: Why Some Hip Thrust Machines Feel Harder Than The Barbell Credit @Angelique Stalker

gazelle73362 :

I call that a glute drive/trainer machine rather than a hip thrust machine (which looks more like a barbell). In regular hip thrusts you also get your strength from your stabilizing muscles like your core, hamstrings, back. The machine shown is more isolating and the tension is there throughout the rep, unlike a regular barbell hip thrust.