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Bryony Firth-Bernard

A fitness expert ranks every glute exercise according to science – the best one isn’t what you think

A man performing hip thrusts.

The glutes never really received the attention they deserved during lower-body training days, with the quads, hamstrings, and calves often stealing the show. However, in recent years, glute training has stepped into the spotlight (and rightly so). But, are you training them effectively? Exercise researcher and YouTuber, Jeff Nippard, has ranked the best to worst glute-growing exercises in a recent YouTube video.

“The glutes are one of the single most important muscles for building an impressive physique,” he says. Often referred to as the ‘powerhouse of the lower body’, the glutes are responsible for helping us lift, run, walk, and stabilise the pelvis and upper body.

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