The Forgotten Muscle That’s Key to Being a Better Athlete

As an athlete, you most likely spend your practice time focusing on body parts that are essential to having a great game, but is there one you might be forgetting? In a new blog post sponsored by Stack, they advise that working out your glute Medius is often overlooked in training programs, provides reasoning as to why it might be important and highlights several different workouts via videos and written instructions to maximize your gym time.

Key Takeaways:

• Gluteal development is pursued by those that wish to enhance their athletic performance as well as by those that merely wish to have a more aesthetically pleasing physique.
• Not many people realize that the gluteal region incorporates a triad, specifically the gluteus maximus, the gluteus minimus and the gluteus medius.
• The gluteus maximus covers the most area in the region, besides playing an important role in the hip drive.

“Compared to 20 years ago, the number of people who want to develop and train their glutes has multiplied exponentially.”

Read more: https://www.stack.com/a/the-forgotten-muscle-key-to-being-a-better-athlete