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The muscle you ignore until you want it and train until it hates you.
means Short for gluteus — the big muscle group in your buttocks responsible for hip movement, posture, and powering you up stairs and off chairs.
from Clipped from 'gluteus,' the Latin name borrowed from Greek 'gloutos' meaning buttock. The muscle's full names — gluteus maximus, medius, minimus — just mean biggest, middle, and smallest. 'Glute' is modern gym shorthand, trimming the Latin down to something you can shout across a weight room.
- biggest muscle
- gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body
- main job
- extends the hip so you can walk, run, and stand upright
- three parts
- maximus, medius, minimus, each with its own agenda
- evolutionary flex
- built for sprinting and throwing, not just squats