Table 8.

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

	Exercise condition	Current Study	Distefano3	Ayotte5
1	Front plank with Hip Ext	106
2	Gluteal squeeze	81
3	Side plank abd, DL up	73
4	Side plank abd, DL down	71
5	Single limb squat	71	59	86*
7	Lateral step-up	64		56
9	Single limb deadlift	59	59
10	Forward step-up	55		74
12	Clamshell (Hip Clam) 1	53	34
13	Side-lying abd	51	39

^*Single-limb squat