gluteus maximus
noun
gluteus max·i·mus
-ˈmak-sə-məs 
plural glutei maximi
-ˈmak-sə-ˌmī
: the outermost muscle of the three glutei found in each of the human buttocks
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The hip extensors include the gluteus maximus and hamstrings.
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Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
The gluteus maximus, or glute max, is the body’s largest and most powerful muscle.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Glutes: Three glutes muscles make up your butt: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus.
—Danielle Zickl, SELF, 6 Mar. 2025
Squats also target the gluteus maximus muscle in your buttocks.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
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Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
The gluteus maximus, or glute max, is the body’s largest and most powerful muscle.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Glutes: Three glutes muscles make up your butt: the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus.
—Danielle Zickl, SELF, 6 Mar. 2025
Squats also target the gluteus maximus muscle in your buttocks.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Gluteus maximus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gluteus%20maximus. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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gluteus maximus
noun
gluteus max·i·mus
-ˈmak-sə-məs
plural glutei maximi
-sə-ˌmī
: the outermost of the three muscles in each buttock that arises from the sacrum, coccyx, back part of the ilium and adjacent structures, that is inserted into the fascia lata of the thigh and the gluteal tuberosity of the femur, and that acts to extend and laterally rotate the thigh
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