How to Use gluteus maximus in a Sentence

gluteus maximus

noun
  • These muscles are known as the gluteal group and consist of the gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
  • The insertion of the upper portion of the gluteus maximus leaves a scar on the pelvis.
    — Brianna Barbu, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The gluteus maximus is the largest of the three and primarily works to extend the hips.
    — K. Aleisha Fetters, SELF, 31 July 2018
  • The movement zeroes in on the gluteus maximus, which is the muscle that creates the shape of your rear end.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • This muscle assists your largest butt muscle—your gluteus maximus—in raising your thigh out to the side.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • At your hips, the IT band connects to the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Instead, Davis has a bruise on his gluteus maximus, the main muscle that makes up the buttocks.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2019
  • The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the body and a major metabolic engine.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The gluteus maximus, the largest of the three, serves as the main extensor and lateral rotator of the hip joint.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 22 July 2024
  • For example, your glutes are made up of three main muscles, the gluteus maximus, the gluteus medius, and the gluteus minimus.
    — Amy Marturana, SELF, 5 Apr. 2019
  • The gluteus medius is the middle of the three glute muscles, nestled between the gluteus minimus and the gluteus maximus.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 12 May 2023
  • This semi-fold exercise targets your gluteus maximus as well as your hamstrings and lower ab muscles.
    — NBC News, 2 May 2018
  • This exercise strengthens the pecs and core, and the gluteus maximus and hamstrings must work to maintain a tall kneeling position.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • Researchers found that when looking at individual muscles, the size of an athlete's gluteus maximus was key to his speed.
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 2 Oct. 2020
  • This four-part exercise activates your gluteus maximus, minimus, and medius to improve your balance.
    — Eric Killelea, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2016
  • Because the gluteus maximus muscles are already failing to fire properly.
    — Jeff Horowitz, Outside Online, 15 June 2020
  • While the gluteus maximus is the biggest butt muscle, minimis and medius have the important job of helping to stabilize and round out the butt as a whole.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle of the group, is closest to the skin’s surface, and is in charge of extending the hips, says Myers.
    — Megan Falk, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
  • Weakness in the gluteus maximus can be addressed with strength training; just running will not directly strengthen those muscles.
    — Jeff Horowitz, Outside Online, 15 June 2020
  • Many popular glute moves, like squats or forward and reverse lunges, mainly target the gluteus maximus (the biggest muscle of the butt).
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 13 Feb. 2019
  • Holding the all-fours position works the upper body and core, while the leg lift with a resistance band targets the gluteus maximus, the largest muscle in the butt.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 5 Apr. 2018
  • These muscles include the hip extensors such as the gluteus maximus, hamstrings and a groin muscle called the adductor magnus.
    — Jon-Erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2020
  • This is a crucial muscle for runners to strengthen, but the other muscles in your butt, the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius, are important too.
    — Amy Marturana, SELF, 2 Apr. 2019
  • Your biggest glute muscle, the gluteus maximus, really fires during hip extension—say, in the upward phase of a deadlift.
    — SELF, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The biggest muscle is the gluteus maximus in your buttocks; the smallest is the stapedius, which stabilizes the smallest bone in your body — the stapes bone of the middle ear.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • There are three major muscles in your glutes — the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus — that work together to rotate, abduct and extend the hip.
    — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 1 July 2019
  • Your gluteus maximus and medius are the two major muscles that control the position of the pelvis and overall stability of the leg during the running stride.
    — Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2019
  • More specifically, the glute bridge really hammers your largest glute muscle, the gluteus maximus, says Miklaus.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Glute Bridge This exercise targets your gluteus maximus muscle—the large buttock muscle that is very active during a deadlift.
    — Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Loading View on Instagram These shorts, however, end about an inch below Brady's gluteus maximus.
    — Liz Raiss, GQ, 3 May 2018

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