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Richard rbent member Posts: 480	Glute utilization 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.
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Reply #1 - Mar 19^th, 2008, 12:38pm

Quote from Richard on Mar 19^th, 2008, 12:03pm:

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?

I ride my bike to ride my bike, and sometimes it takes me where I need to go.

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: Glute utilization Reply #2 - Mar 19^th, 2008, 1:20pm You could try this exercise.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPlw05WKTmc
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Re: Glute utilization
Reply #3 - 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.

I'm in it to Schwinn it.

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