I am no expert. I just have a basic understanding of human anatomy and the function of various muscles in the body.
The gluteus maximus is your primary hip extender. Any time your femur moves backward your glutes are involved.
Alan
I am no expert. I just have a basic understanding of human anatomy and the function of various muscles in the body.
The gluteus maximus is your primary hip extender. Any time your femur moves backward your glutes are involved.
Alan
ihaveaquestion wrote:
While running, I can feel my calves become sore while I feel nothing in my glutes. What exercises can I do to ensure my glutes are activating? How can I tell if they are activating?
What exercises can I do to ensure my glutes are activating?
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seriousanswer wrote:
The people who preach “glute activation” don’t know what they are talking about. With every step you take—walking or running—your glutes activate. The only time you need “glute activation” exercises is if one glute is stronger than the other. Generally speaking what you need for more “activation” is really just better ROM. To get this you should be using foam rollers to work out adhesions and tightness in your quads and glute med/min a few times a day.
^^This
I think the reason for focusing on proper glute activation is so that you don't overwork your hamstrings and back muscles. Anyone who has had to slowly recover from a proximal hamstring "pain in the butt" injury can attest to the wisdom of maintaining optimal glute activation. It's not a matter of "if" the glutes are working, but "when" they are working.
RyecorDone wrote:
I think the reason for focusing on proper glute activation is so that you don't overwork your hamstrings and back muscles. Anyone who has had to slowly recover from a proximal hamstring "pain in the butt" injury can attest to the wisdom of maintaining optimal glute activation. It's not a matter of "if" the glutes are working, but "when" they are working.
Stop.
Glute activation is not a thing in non-diseased or uninjured persons.
If you have an injured hamstring or back, etc then obviously how your body responds to meet the required range of motion of that joint is affected.
Lying across a bench doing hip thrusts is not the answer.
Alan
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Heel lift in shoes is also a factor. The higher the heel lift, the more you can exploit your glutes without needing ankle flexibility. That's why people often use a heel lift when they squat. Also, think about ladies high heels. That preset push from the heels engages the glutes.
Also let's get clear what we mean by "engaging glutes". What we mean is developing more strength over a larger range of motion. The glutes always do engage, but maybe not with the explosive drive at the end, resulting in what we call a shuffle. You can be a shuffler and still he pretty fast. It's that bit of extra extension that we call engaging the glutes.
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Just go to the Apple Genius Bar and they will activate your glutes for a $125 activation fee.