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
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Phase two of the pelvic floor exercises Luque recommends target the lower back and glutes.
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—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 July 2025
First up is a reverse lunge, a stellar single-leg exercise that’ll especially ignite your quads, while also firing up your glutes and hammies.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 July 2025
Pigeon Pose Let’s talk buttock muscles: Our glutes do a lot of work for us day in and day out–and they are literally built to help get hikers uphill.
—Ingrid Yang Md, Outside Online, 29 May 2025
But Butler was moving without as much of a hitch and said postgame his ailing glute was feeling better.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 July 2025
First up is a reverse lunge, a stellar single-leg exercise that’ll especially ignite your quads, while also firing up your glutes and hammies.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 July 2025
Pigeon Pose Let’s talk buttock muscles: Our glutes do a lot of work for us day in and day out–and they are literally built to help get hikers uphill.
—Ingrid Yang Md, Outside Online, 29 May 2025
But Butler was moving without as much of a hitch and said postgame his ailing glute was feeling better.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Glute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glute. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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glute
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