Anatomy Standard on Instagram: "A look at the gluteal muscles during a kickback movement. The animation first highlights the gluteus maximus in hip extension, then fades it away to reveal the gluteus medius and deeper hip rotators working beneath. Write a short essay in the comments on why the gluteal muscles are your favorite muscles. #anatomystandard #glutealanatomy #hipextension #gluteusmuscles #lowerlimbanatomy"

Prehab San Diego on Instagram: "Gluteus medius lateral stabilizes the hip, and for a lot of runners and lifters it tends to be undertrained. Try this exercises to start building a better connection with your glute med! Long controlled reps 💪 #prehab #prehabrun #gaitanalysis #injuryprevention #runninganalysis"

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Bret Contreras “The Glute Guy” PhD, CSCS on Instagram: "The gluteus maximus has three primary roles: Hip extension, hip, external rotation, and hip abduction. We have hundreds of exercises that train hip extension, hundreds of exercises that train hip abduction, but very few that train hip external rotation. This is the best one in my opinion. It requires experimentation, but once you get it right, you are going to love it. Super easy on the body, super high levels of glute max activation, throw

Kaylee Kuzma, PT, DPT on Instagram: "✨6 exercises for one small but important muscle✨ The gluteus medius is so important to strengthen especially if you run, lift, or do anything requiring single limb support. The gluteus medius plays a role in… 1. Pelvic stability 2. Preventing excessive knee valgus 3. Single leg balance & stability 4. Absorbing impact & transferring force from the ground up Try these 6 exercises to improve gluteus medius strength! 1. Curtsy step ups 2. Banded lateral stepping