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The unexpected health benefits of a ‘hockey butt’ — and how to get it

Nypost · · 519 words · By Rachel Sacks
Longevity and Health Fitness and Aesthetics
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/health/unexpected-health-benefits-of-a-hockey-butt…

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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The largest and most powerful muscle in the body, the gluteus maximus is the foundation of core strength and healthy aging because it is linked to stability, movement and more.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly state that the gluteus maximus is the largest and most powerful muscle in the human body.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is the single largest muscle in the human body. Its thick fleshy mass, in a quadrilateral shape, forms the prominence of the buttocks. The other gluteal muscles are the medius and minimus, and some…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluteus_maximus
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web search NEUTRAL — "The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the body (by mass) and it primarily acts to straighten the hip," Gilliland said. It creates enough torque to lift the entire body and powers everyday move…
https://www.livescience.com/32823-strongest-human-muscles.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — largest and most powerful muscles.
https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/biology-and-human-ana…
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“The gluteal muscles — the maximus, medius and minimus — help with balance”
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Multiple sources, including the New York Times and anatomical guides, confirm that the three gluteal muscles (maximus, medius, and minimus) are tied to stability and balance.
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web search NEUTRAL — The gluteus maximus is the main extensor muscle of the hip in humans. It is the largest and outermost of the three gluteal muscles and makes up a large part of the shape and appearance of each side of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluteus_maximus
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web search NEUTRAL — Gluteus minimus. The gluteal muscles play a crucial role in hip joint movement, particularly in extension and abduction.The gluteus maximus is the most superficial of the three muscles, but a portion …
https://brookbushinstitute.com/courses/posterior-hip-gluteus…
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web search NEUTRAL — The glutes are the largest muscles in our body and are closely tied to stability, balance and aging well.Your glutes are made up of three muscles: the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. These muscle…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/well/move/strong-glutes-h…
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“Strong glutes can also help manage and even reduce lower back pain by stabilizing the pelvis and spine.”
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Evidence from physical therapy and health sources indicates that underactive gluteal muscles lead to other tissues in the pelvis and lower back absorbing forces, and that strengthening them supports the lower back.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 · strong, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tough, tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intell…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong
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web search NEUTRAL — STRONG meaning: 1. powerful; having or using great force or control: 2. effective; of a good quality or level and…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/stron…
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web search NEUTRAL — Someone who is strong is confident and determined, and is not easily influenced or worried by other people. He is sharp and manipulative with a strong personality. It's up to managers to be strong and…
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/strong
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“Adults over the age of 65 with strong glutes and hip abductors (the group of muscles on the outside of your hip) tend to have less risk of falling than those with weaker muscles.”
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While there is general information about falls in older adults and muscle strength, the specific link between glute/hip abductor strength and reduced fall risk in adults over 65 was not explicitly confirmed by the provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adults is an American ensemble comedy series created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw about a group of friends in their twenties experiencing adulthood in Queens, New York. The show premiered on FX …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adults_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, are consensus guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beers_criteria
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In medicine and the social sciences, a young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence, sometimes with some overlap. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult va…
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“Having some extra padding back there can also act like a shock absorber when we walk or climb stairs, reducing hip, knee and overall joint pain.”
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Web results mention that strong muscles reduce joint stress and that shoes absorb shock, but there is no specific evidence corroborating the claim that 'extra padding' (fat/mass) specifically acts as a shock absorber to reduce joint pain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Knee pain during stairs is not always just a “joint problem.” In many cases, the root cause lies in muscle strength, joint alignment or movement habits. Strong muscles can reduce joint stress signific…
https://www.hunjanhospital.com/blogs/knee-pain-while-climbin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Supportive walking shoes absorb shock and help maintain posture. Another overlooked factor is surface type. Walking continuously on concrete roads or uneven pavements creates more stress on knees than…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/health/walking-10000-ste…
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web search NEUTRAL — Low back pain is by far the most common source of discomfort we deal with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWmGArQBtFI
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“sitting too long has been linked to worse health outcomes and could lead to the dreaded pancake butt or dead butt syndrome.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'prolonged'. No medical or health source in the evidence provided links sitting to 'dead butt syndrome'.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of PROLONGED is continuing for a notably long time : extended in duration. How to use prolonged in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolonged
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web search NEUTRAL — chronic, continuing, lingering, persistent, protracted. 2. Extending tediously beyond a standard duration: dragging, drawn-out, lengthy, long, long-drawn-out, overlong, protracted. 3. Having great phy…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/prolonged
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web search NEUTRAL — PROLONGED definition: 1. continuing for a long time: 2. continuing for a long time: . Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prolonge…
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“Called gluteal amnesia, this condition occurs when the glutes forget their primary function after too much inactivity and go numb or even feel sore.”
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Multiple physical therapy and rehab sources define gluteal amnesia as the inability to activate and engage gluteal muscles, often due to prolonged sitting/inactivity.
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover what gluteal amnesia is and how physical therapy can help you activate and strengthen weak or inactive glute muscles.If you spend long hours sitting down and not moving around, after a while,…
https://www.hdphysicaltherapy.com/what-is-gluteal-amnesia/
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web search NEUTRAL — Gluteal amnesia is when you are unable to activate and engage your gluteal muscles.How Long Does it Take to Recover from Gluteal Amnesia? The timeline for recovery from gluteal amnesia can vary. To be…
https://rebalancetoronto.com/gluteal-amnesia/
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web search NEUTRAL — glute muscle anatomy prehab guys. From West Coast SCI. Functionally, the glute muscles are responsible for keeping us in an upright stance and position and help us to perform functional activities suc…
https://theprehabguys.com/how-to-turn-on-your-glutes-fact-or…
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“And when your glutes are weak, other muscles start to overcompensate to stabilize the pelvis. The imbalance can lead to knee and low back pain, hamstring strains and ankle sprains.”
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Sources confirm that weak or underactive glutes cause other pelvic tissues to overcompensate and can lead to lower back and knee pain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Five of the best home exercises for knee pain presented by a doctor of physical therapy. Perfect for beginners and those experiencing acute pain in their kne...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikt6NME0k9E
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web search NEUTRAL — The gluteal muscles also help to support the lower back during lifting motions, and prevent knee injuries during lifting and conditioning exercises. These muscles are made up of three different layers…
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b78cd894611a007bf6c5…
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web search NEUTRAL — Not only can this lead to pain in the lower back area, but underactive gluteal muscles can result in other tissues in the pelvis and lower back having to absorb various forces during daily activities,…
https://www.lifemark.ca/resources/how-underactive-gluteal-mu…
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“Even changes in the shape of the butt and shrinkage of the gluteus maximus could be a sign of Type 2 diabetes in men.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the link between gluteus maximus shrinkage and Type 2 diabetes in men.
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“You do see temporary increases in hormones like testosterone and growth hormone with resistance training, especially when larger muscle groups are involved”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the temporary increase of testosterone and growth hormone during resistance training.
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“increasing glute strength improves “how the body handles glucose, how it uses energy and how it maintains muscle over time.””
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