What is the Gluteus Maximus?
The gluteus maximus is the largest and most powerful muscle in your body’s backside, forming most of the shape of your butt. It sits at the back of your hips, attaching from the pelvis and tailbone area down to the upper part of the thigh and into a thick band of tissue along the outside of the thigh. Because of where it connects, it has a major influence on how you move, how you stand, and how your hips and lower back feel during training.