by Ashley Hodge, MBA, CSCS
Personal Training Quarterly
April 2024
Vol 10, Issue 4
Increasing glute strength can likely improve many performance-based actions, including sprinting, jumping, cutting, and rotating due to the glutes’ tri-planar role as hip extensors, hip abductors, and hip external rotators. While there is no best scientifically-proven way to periodize a program, there are many methods that a personal trainer can employ to successfully build stronger glutes in their clients. This article provides eight considerations when designing a program to optimally build the glutes.
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