Sentences with phrase «maximus evolved»

Let me conclude by saying that nothing I've written here means that the gluteus maximus evolved exclusively for endurance running.

al. (2006) claim that the human gluteus maximus evolved its shape and size due to endurance running.

Not exact matches

Functional morphologist Brigitte Demes, at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, notes that the gluteus maximus is absolutely essential for rising from a squatting posture at rest or during foraging, so it might not have evolved just for running.

Equally, it has been suggested that it the gluteus maximus has evolved in conjunction with the need for greater posterior tilt, which appears to be beneficial in energy conservation when standing, walking and running (see review by Hogervorst et al. 2009; Lee et al. 2014a; Eng et al. 2015a).

As a result, we've evolved big, bulky muscle groups to help keep them stable, including the infamous gluteus maximus, primary mover in hip extension, and gluteus medius and minimus, primary movers in hip abduction.