Please don't judge so fast - not even opening up one of them?
I'm not talking about "Fitness" or "Shape". But Oxygen and MFHers has a lot of good info. For example:
There are 3 muscles referred to as the "gluteus". The gluteus maximus is one of the largest and strongest muscles of the body. Running from the crest of the pelvic bone to the rear of the thigh, its function is
hip extension (i.e., moving the thigh backward).
The smaller gluteus medius and gluteus minimus originate at the same spot but attach to the side of the thigh. Their function, in conjunction with a band of
connective tissue called the iliotibial band, is to move the thigh outward (away from the midline of the body). These two also work to stabilize the leg and help maintain correct knee tracking in exercises like the seesaw lunge so you can maximize the work of the other muscles involved. Exercises that work the gluteus include lunges, squats, butt-blasster machines, leg press, leg abductions, hip extensions and deadlifts.
source: M&FHers
For the "newbie" this is very helpful. I'm not a newbie but I find a lot of good training ideas, motivational articles and great recipes in these two mags.
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