glute
Squat target, informally
A glute is a gluteal muscle—one of the large muscles forming the buttock.
Almost always plural: My glutes are sore from yesterday's squats.
The term belongs to fitness and anatomy contexts, where exercises like lunges and deadlifts target the glutes.
Crouching on bent legs
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
- lungeSudden forward movement
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
clamshell · step-up · activation · warm-up · kettlebell · barbell
Fleshy seat area
- backsideButtocks or rear
- derriereButtocks, politely stated
- rearBack portion or raise
- bunsSoft bread rolls
cheeks · booty · rump · bottom · behind · seat · hindquarters · tush
Bony basin at waist
- femurUpper leg bone
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- iliacOf the pelvis
tendon · insertion · origin · piriformis · sciatic · hamstring · abductor · adductor
Setting into operation
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
atrophy · stretching · mobility · flexibility · sciatica · sedentary · dormant · underactive
squat
Crouching on bent legs
bridge · clamshell · step-up · activation · warm-up · kettlebell · barbell
buttocks
Fleshy seat area
buns · cheeks · booty · rump · bottom · behind · seat · hindquarters · tush · caboose
pelvis
Bony basin at waist
iliac · tendon · insertion · origin · piriformis · sciatic · hamstring · abductor · adductor · fascia
activation
Setting into operation
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
amnesia · atrophy · stretching · mobility · flexibility · sciatica · sedentary · dormant · underactive
hypertrophy
Tissue enlargement via cells
sculpting · definition · workout · training · reps · sets · contraction · isolation · compound · engagement
- musculoskeletalbone, bones, muscle, muscles, joint
- musclesmuscle, biceps, triceps, abs, hamstrings
- pelvispelvis, pelvic bone, pubic bone, pelvic cavity, pelvic floor
- gluteal musclesPosterior hip musculature
- glute muscles
- gluteus maximusPrimary posterior hip muscle
- gluteus minimusDeepest hip abductor muscle
- glute bridgeSupine posterior chain exercise
gluteus minimus, glutes, gluteus, gluteus maximus, gluteal, glutei, glute bridges