Testing what exercise actually does to your butt

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Cassey and I investigate the biomechanics of butts. What activates your butt muscles more, running or squatting? How effective are bridges as a butt workout? How much can we change the shape of our bodies with exercise?

Huge thanks to Dr. Rowley for having us invade his lab for the day! You can check him out on facebook here   / kmichaelrowley  





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Dr. Rowley's thesis on figure skaters:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...

Sources:
Sports and Gluteus Maximus Size:
'The cross-sectional area of the gluteus maximus muscle varies according to habitual exercise loading: Implications for activity-related and evolutionary studies' https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Meta-analysis 1
'Twin study of genetic and environmental influences on adult body size, shape, and composition'
https://genepi.qimr.edu.au/contents/p...
Meta-analysis 2
'The Beneficial Effects of Physical Activity: Is It Down to Your Genes? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Twin and Family Studies'
https://sportsmedicine-open.springero...
Meta-analysis 3
'Variability in the heritability of body mass index: a systematic review and meta-regression'
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...

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