The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body. Training the glutes is very popular especially among women. Hip thrust is one of the best exercises to develop the glutes. In a study published in 2021 in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, the study revealed that the hip thruster was more effective at training the glutes for sprinting than the back squat or the split squat. Of course, squat is consider the king of exercises, as it is a fundamental human movement. It works the entire lower body, engaging at the same time the core, in contrast to the hip thrust, which involves glutes as prime movers and hamstrings, quadriceps and adductor magnus as synergist.