11/03/2026
If your glutes aren’t growing… it might not be your exercises. It might be your warm-up.
Research shows targeted glute activation before lower body training can improve neuromuscular recruitment, meaning your brain is better able to switch the glutes on during compound lifts.
If your glutes aren’t properly activated, other muscles often take over, quads, TFL, or even your lower back.
A few minutes of activation work (like band walks, clamshells or glute bridges) can help prepare the hips and improve force production during exercises like squats, lunges and hip thrusts.
Small change. Big difference.