SynthesisJournal of sports science & medicine2020
Gluteus Maximus Activation during Common Strength and Hypertrophy Exercises: A Systematic Review.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- The impact of resistance training on gluteus maximus hypertrophy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Building for the Future: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Eccentric Resistance Training on Measures of Physical Performance in Youth Athletes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Biceps Femoris Activation during Hamstring Strength Exercises: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of Muscle Activity in Three Single-Joint, Hip Extension Exercises in Resistance-Trained Women.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Trial
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- Effects of Barbell Position and Squat Depth on Trunk and Lower-Extremity Muscle Activation During the Back Squat in Healthy Adult Men.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Comparison of compensatory behaviors of the thoracic spine and pelvis between asymptomatic individuals and adult spinal deformity patients with sagittal imbalance when lumbar lordosis changes: a propensity score-matched retrospective analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
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- Hip extensor strength one year after ACL reconstruction with patellar or hamstring autografts.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
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- Acute Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Six Body-Weight Squat Exercise Variations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Kinematic Study on the Use of Overhead Squat Exercise with Elastic Resistance on the Shoulder Kinetic Chain Approach.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- A Critical Review of Trunk and Hip Exercise Prescription: Applying Evidence for a Modern Approach.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Physiotherapy and Exercise Therapy after Surgical Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Clinical Commentary from the QKG - Society for Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Full-Body Harness versus Waist Belt: An Examination of Force Production and Pain during an Isoinertial Device Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- How to activate the glutes best? Peak muscle activity of acceleration-specific pre-activation and traditional strength training exercises.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Surgical Treatment and Outcomes for Gluteal Tendon Tears.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The gluteus maximus (GMax) is one of the primary hip extensors. Several exercises have been performed by strength and conditioning practitioners aiming to increase GMax strength and size. This systematic review aimed to describe the GMax activation levels during strength exercises that incorporate hip extension and use of external load. A search of the current literature was performed using PubMed/Medline, SportDiscuss, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Science Direct electronic databases. Sixteen articles met the inclusion criteria and reported muscle activation levels as a percentage of a maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). The exercises classified as very high level of GMax activation (>60% MVIC) were step-up, lateral step-up, diagonal step-up, cross over step-up, hex bar deadlift, rotational barbell hip thrust, traditional barbell hip thrust, American barbell hip thrust, belt squat, split squat, in-line lunge, traditional lunge, pull barbell hip thrust, modified single-leg squat, conventional deadlift, and band hip thrust. We concluded that several exercises could induce very high levels of GMax activation. The step-up exercise and its variations present the highest levels of GMax activation followed by several loaded exercises and its variations, such as deadlifts, hip thrusts, lunges, and squats. The results of this systematic review may assist practitioners in selecting exercised for strengthening GMax.
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