gluteals
Posterior muscle group
The gluteals are the muscles of the buttocks—the gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus.
The term appears most often in fitness and anatomy contexts: My gluteals are sore from yesterday's squats.
Usually shortened to glutes: Don't skip glute day.
Lowering exercises for legs
- deadliftsWeighted floor pulls
- lungesSudden forward movements
- hip thrustsLower-body strength exercise
- leg pressLower-body resistance machine exercise
kickbacks · step-ups · Romanian deadlifts · clamshells · fire hydrants · donkey kicks · sumo squats · good mornings
Fleshy seat area
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- coccyxFused vertebrae forming tail
- hipbonesPaired pelvic skeletal structures
iliac · femur · piriformis · pelvic girdle · ischium · tensor fasciae latae · sciatic nerve
Tissue enlargement via cells
- gainsIncreases in value
- definitionStatement of meaning
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- leg dayLower-body training session
progressive overload · volume · isolation · muscle building · toning · shaping · conditioning · sculpting
Thigh moving posteriorly
- hip rotationTurning of the pelvis
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- pelvic tiltAngle of hip bones
- gaitLocomotion pattern
propulsion · standing · climbing · lateral movement · balance · locomotion · shock absorption · weight transfer
Correct relative positioning
- pelvic tiltAngle of hip bones
- lordosisAbnormal spinal curvature inward
- biomechanicsScience of organism movement
- core stabilityMidsection muscular support capacity
spinal alignment · neutral spine · sitting posture · ergonomics · standing posture · desk posture
squats
Lowering exercises for legs
- deadliftsWeighted floor pulls
- lungesSudden forward movements
- hip thrustsLower-body strength exercise
leg press · kickbacks · step-ups · Romanian deadlifts · clamshells · fire hydrants · donkey kicks · sumo squats · good mornings · kettlebell swings
buttocks
Fleshy seat area
hipbones · iliac · femur · piriformis · pelvic girdle · ischium · tensor fasciae latae · sciatic nerve
hypertrophy
Tissue enlargement via cells
- gainsIncreases in value
- definitionStatement of meaning
- pumpFluid-moving machine
leg day · progressive overload · volume · isolation · muscle building · toning · shaping · conditioning · sculpting · growth
hip extension
Thigh moving posteriorly
- hip rotationTurning of the pelvis
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- pelvic tiltAngle of hip bones
gait · propulsion · standing · climbing · lateral movement · balance · locomotion · shock absorption · weight transfer
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- pelvic tiltAngle of hip bones
- lordosisAbnormal spinal curvature inward
- biomechanicsScience of organism movement
core stability · spinal alignment · neutral spine · sitting posture · ergonomics · standing posture · desk posture
glutealsquadriceps
Four-part thigh muscle
psoas · iliacus · abdominals · tensor fasciae latae · sartorius
- gluteal musclesPosterior hip musculature