Runners and Sprinters Need Strong Glute Muscles! Every coach and personal trainer certainly knows the importance of glute strength for runners. In fact, I will go so far as to say that the you probably realized this to some degree as early as your middle school days. This is because if you ever played a physical game like football, soccer or basketball, for example, chances are your buttocks were sore afterward and this is exactly where your glute muscles are located. However, if would be unfair to leave out the hamstrings in this discussion since they, along with the glutes,… read more