Table 7.

Comparison of rank order of exercises for recruitment of gluteus medius between the current study and Distefano,³ Bolgla,⁴ and Ayotte,⁵ using %MVIC

	Exercise condition	Current Study	Distefano3	Bolgla4	Ayotte5
1	Side plank abd, DL down	103
2	Side plank abd, DL up	89
3	Single Limb Squat	82	64		52*
4	Clamshell (Hip Clam) 4	77
5	Front plank with Hip Ext	75
7	Side-lying abd	63	81	42
9	Lateral step-up	60			38
11	Pelvic Drop	58		57
14	Single limb deadlift	56	58
16	Forward step-up	55			44
18	Clamshell (Hip Clam) 1	47	40

^*Single-limb wall squat