Your gluteus maximus is the muscle that defines the shape of your backside and helps you powerfully straighten your leg at the hip. It tends to get most of the attention when people look to build the ...

There’s nothing more satisfying than glute gains. While targeting your glutes can help sculpt your booty, it does way more than perk up your peach. "[The glutes are] a major stabilizer, and also the ...

Hitting the gym hard but still not seeing the gains you’re after? It might not be about how much time you’re putting in, but what kind of exercises you’re doing. Fitness coach Laura Wilson says the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you suffer from almost any kind of lower-body pain (e.g. hips, knees, low back), strengthening your glutes can help with that, ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Stop snickering—butt ...

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The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the body. It’s also the most powerful, allowing us to stand up, run, jump, climb the stairs and even drop it low on the dance floor. Along with the gluteus ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Personal trainer and self-proclaimed 'Australian badass with a good ass' Shona Vertue created a whole training programme for ...