gluteus maximus
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In contrast to exercises like squats, lunges and deadlifts, the hip thrust targets the gluteus maximus through its full range of motion.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2023
So if you still have hope, get your soft, wide gluteus maximus off the couch, get informed and go vote.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022
Instead, Davis has a bruise on his gluteus maximus, the main muscle that makes up the buttocks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2020
The large and strong gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus extend and abduct the femur.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
By the time he slashed, Hazel had ducked between his legs and jabbed her Imperial gold blade into his gluteus maximus.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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