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Message started by Richard on Mar 19^th, 2008, 12:03pm

Title: Glute utilization
Post by Richard on Mar 19^th, 2008, 12:03pm

(Whoops, sorry, I meant to move this to a totally different area of the board, but it seems that I don't have a way to do that.... SO, onward... PB)

Richard wrote: A serious question on butt cheeks. What can you do to increase the utilization of the glutes? Seems my quads bear 99 per cent of the load.

Title: Re: Reason number 400 why I hate bike's inc.
Post by Opus the Poet on Mar 19^th, 2008, 12:38pm

Richard wrote:

A serious question on butt cheeks. What can you do to increase the utilization of the glutes? Seems my quads bear 99 per cent of the load.

That's a riding position question, I think. The less laid out you are the more you get your glutes activated. A closed up position like the P-38 will use the glutes more than high racer like the Volae. My Trashbike show bike is almost completely laid out and I had almost no glutes, but my Stratus gets lots of glute activation even as reclined as I have the seat now.

That help?

Title: Re: Glute utilization
Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Mar 19^th, 2008, 1:20pm

You could try this exercise.... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPlw05WKTmc

Title: Re: Glute utilization
Post by aikigreg on Mar 19^th, 2008, 6:29pm

Some of it is riding position, and some of it is muscle fiber makeup, and some of it is body mechanics and muscle memory. I thnik you can train to use other muscles, but you have to be conscious of what you're doing. I am primarily a hamstring dominant rider, which I think also allow me to use my glutes a bit more. It's why I used to be a good cvlimber, I think.