Fig. 1.

Representative illustration of the four gluteus maximus exercises: A Half-kneeling glute squeeze, static phase one (left), increasing hip flexion in phase two (middle) and extension of the dominant leg in phase three (right); B resisted knee split; C split squat, starting position (left) and position after the eccentric phase (right); D hip thrust, starting (left), isometric hold (middle) and end position (right)