The three main gluteal muscles are the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. Together, they’re responsible for maintaining posture and proper lower body mechanics, connecting at various points of ...

The gluteal muscles comprise three muscle groups: the gluteus minimus, gluteus Maximus, and gluteus medius. Your “upper glutes” consist of mostly the gluteus medius muscles and some of the ...

The goal was to test the hypothesis that by using resistance bands you better target both the glute maximus (the back of your glutes) and the glute medius (the sides of your glutes), since the ...

Below, she outlines the three main glute muscles and how they work. Gluteus Maximus: The gluteus maximus is primarily responsible for hip extension, external rotation, and helps maintain an ...

but the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus all have different purposes and are activated via specific movements. The biggest muscle, the gluteus maximus, tends to be the one we’re activating ...