Table 3.

Comparison of Gluteus maximus (GMax) activation for all exercise variations. Classification of muscle activation is givens as low (0-20% MVIC), moderate (21-40% MVIC), high (41-60% MVIC) and very high (>60% MVIC). Values are given as mean or the average of pooled mean of maximum voluntary isometric contraction percentage (%MVIC) and the standard deviation.

Classification	Level of activation	Exercise	Average (%MVIC)
1º	Very high	Step-Up	169.22 ± 101.47
2°	Very high	Lateral Step-Up	114.25 ± 54.74
3°	Very high	Diagonal Step-Up	113.21 ± 43.54
4°	Very high	Crossover Step-up	104.19 ± 33.63
5°	Very high	Hex Bar Deadlift	88 ± 16
6°	Very high	Rotation Barbell Hip Thrust	86.18 ± 34.3
7°	Very high	Traditional Barbell Hip Thrust	82.37 ± 18.65 (Lower GM: 69.5/Upper GM: 86.7)
8°	Very high	American Barbell Hip Thrust	73.65 ± 22.98 (Lower GM: 57.4 ± 34.8/ Upper GM: 89.9 ± 32.4)
9°	Very high	Belt Squat	71.34 ± 29.42
10°	Very high	Split Squat	70 ± 15
11°	Very high	In-line Lunge	67 ± 11
12°	Very high	Traditional Lunge	66 ± 13
13°	Very high	Pull Barbell Hip Thrust	65.87 ± 23.28
14°	Very high	Modified Single-leg Squat	65.6 ± 15.1
15°	Very high	Traditional Deadlift	64.50 ± 41.72
16°	Very high	Band Hip Thrust	64.2 ± 21.21 (Lower GM: 49.2 ± 26.5/ Upper GM: 79.2 ± 29.9)
17°	High	Parallel Back Squat	59.76 ± 22.52
18°	High	Feet-away Barbell Hip Thrust	51.38±17.93
19º	High	Front Squat	40.54 ± 4.73
20°	High	Stiff-Leg Deadlift	40.5 ± 18.8
21°	Moderate	Overhead Squat	39.75 ± 29.91
22°	Moderate	Sumo Deadlift	37 ± 28
23°	Moderate	Partial Back Squat	28.16 ± 10.35
24°	Moderate	Full Back Squat	26.56 ± 12.33