Gluteus Maximus
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the gluteus maximus.
- Body region
- Hip (posterior)
- Muscle group
- Glutes
What the gluteus maximus does
Primary hip extensor, powerful in squats, hinges, and swings.
Kettlebell exercises that train the gluteus maximus
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Double Kettlebell Racked Surrenderprimary
- Double Kettlebell Surrenderprimary
- Goblet Squatprimary
- Single Arm Surrenderprimary
- Goblet Lungeprimary
- Double Kettlebell Reverse Ninety-Ninety Get-Upprimary
- Turkish Get-Upprimary
- Single Arm Single-Leg Deadliftprimary
- Single Arm Reverse Curtsy Get-Upprimary
- Double Kettlebell Ninety Ninety Get-Upprimary
- Single Kettlebell Alternating Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Single Arm Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Alternating Strict Shoulder Pressstabilizer
- Renegade Row with Push-Upstabilizer
- Single Arm Calf Raisestabilizer
- Single Arm Slingshotstabilizer
- Double Arm Bottoms-Up Push-Upstabilizer
- Archer Push-Upstabilizer
- Kneeling Windmillstabilizer
- Kneeling Deep Windmillstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Triceps Push-Upstabilizer
- Crush Grip Push-Upstabilizer
- Renegade Rowstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Calf Raisestabilizer
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