plural glutes
informal
: a large muscle of the buttocks : gluteus
—usually plural
To counteract the imbalances created by cycling, plus improve your posture, flexibility and overall performance, [Jeb] Stewart recommends concentrating on the deep abdominal muscles … as well as the hips, glutes and shoulder girdle.—
Selene Yeager
Selene YeagerRun, run, run at high altitudes (to improve oxygen use) and over hills (great for glutes).—Sharon Herbstman
Sharon HerbstmanExamples of glute in a Sentence
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Squats Squats target your lower body, including your glutes, quads, and hamstrings.
—Ashley Mateo, Health, 6 May 2024
Because no single exercise is enough to target all your glute muscles at once, the experts recommend trying a variety of movements when strengthening this area.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The same applies for lower-body moves, like leg circles or the single-leg glute bridge, which work your smaller, stabilizing butt muscles—the ones lots of people tend to neglect.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 14 Mar. 2024
Benefits of Glute Exercises Glute exercises can strengthen your glute muscles.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
Push-Up Katie Thompson Start in a high plank with your palms flat on the floor, hands shoulder-width apart, shoulders stacked directly above your wrists, legs extended behind you, and core and glutes engaged.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
Lower body work Squats (whether traditional back squats or the more challenging split squats) will strengthen your legs and glutes and train your balance, which helps prevent falls on the court.
—Amanda Loudin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
Regular practice of the sport strengthens upper body muscles in your biceps, core, back, forearms and shoulders along with lower body muscles like your calves, hamstrings, glutes and quads.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
Roll your hamstrings from the fold of your glute (bottom) to just above the back of your knees.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Ashley Mateo, Health, 6 May 2024
Because no single exercise is enough to target all your glute muscles at once, the experts recommend trying a variety of movements when strengthening this area.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
The same applies for lower-body moves, like leg circles or the single-leg glute bridge, which work your smaller, stabilizing butt muscles—the ones lots of people tend to neglect.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 14 Mar. 2024
Benefits of Glute Exercises Glute exercises can strengthen your glute muscles.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
Push-Up Katie Thompson Start in a high plank with your palms flat on the floor, hands shoulder-width apart, shoulders stacked directly above your wrists, legs extended behind you, and core and glutes engaged.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
Lower body work Squats (whether traditional back squats or the more challenging split squats) will strengthen your legs and glutes and train your balance, which helps prevent falls on the court.
—Amanda Loudin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
Regular practice of the sport strengthens upper body muscles in your biceps, core, back, forearms and shoulders along with lower body muscles like your calves, hamstrings, glutes and quads.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
Roll your hamstrings from the fold of your glute (bottom) to just above the back of your knees.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
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