Squat Thrusts work extremely effectively because it is a dynamic movement.
Not exact matches
Thrusts work your glutes in a way that
squats and lunges don't.
That's why you should do BOTH exercises —
squats and hip
thrusts, as well as lunges and deadlifts to
work the glute muscles in different ways.
However, this idea rarely
works in reality and you would actually benefit a lot more from strengthening your gluteus maximus by doing hip
thrusts,
squats and deadlifts than stretching, since it's quite possible that the other muscles in the area are weak so you've been putting too much stress on your piriformis muscle.
Instead of getting a bunch of in - direct
work from
squats and deadlifts, why not try some direct
work such as hip
thrusts, glute bridges, reverse hypers, glut - ham raises, and heavy kettle bell swings.