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gluteus

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gluteus, glutaeus
any one of the three large muscles that form the human buttock and move the thigh, esp the gluteus maximus


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After three withdrawals the Ballydoyle consignment, always a natural starting point to look for exceptionally bred horses who have not lived up to the high standards of their stablemates, but could perhaps improve for a change of scenery, numbers just one horse - lot 118, Mountain's three-year-old half-brother Gluteus Maximus, who was third in last year's Killavullan Stakes.
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For decades physical education teachers and coaches have used squats to work the lower body of their students and athletes In fact, a squat will work the gluteus maximus, hamstring, and quadriceps at one time, while focusing on the abdomen, legs, and back For decades physical education teachers and coaches have used squats to work the lower body of their students and athletes.
 
 
 
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