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gluteal muscle

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Noun1.gluteal musclegluteal muscle - any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
buttock, cheek - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
gluteus maximus - the outermost of the three gluteal muscles
gluteus medius - the middle of the three gluteal muscles
gluteus minimus - the innermost of the three gluteal muscles


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Strengthening activities for lower extremities, including gluteal muscle sets (isometric contractions of bilateral gluteus maximus muscles while positioned prone), heel slides (in supine position, with knee flexion and extension while maintaining heel in contact with mat table), and standing squats.
Step 3: Exhale and begin to rise up, squeezing your inner thigh and gluteal muscles together, while lowering the weighted bar back to its starting position in front of the body, arms straight.
Because there are often more jumps and turns, says Marika Molnar, founder of Westside Dance Physical Therapy in New York, the gluteal muscles get more of a workout and the spinal column gets more compression from the high landings.
 
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