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Make It Simple

Muscle Activation: Tips for Firing Your Glutes

Make It Simple

Andrea Allen

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Education, Fitness, How To

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Muscle activation is crucial for enhancing strength, muscle growth, and overall functional gains. Today Andrea focuses particularly on the challenge many face when activating the glutes during exercises like squats. Through practical tips and insights, she guides listeners in improving their mind-body connection to ensure effective muscle activation, emphasizing the importance of patience in this transformative process. Tune in to discover how mastering muscle activation can lead to transformative changes in strength and physique.


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In this episode, you'll be able to:

  • Understand the significance of muscle activation for strength, muscle definition, and functionality.
  • Learn practical tips for improving glute activation during exercises.
  • Explore the mind-body connection and its role in effective muscle activation.
  • Discover the impact of injuries on muscle activation and how to address them.
  • Implement techniques such as bilateral work and slow weight progression for optimal results.
  • Gain insights into the role of massage, touch, and joint mobility in muscle activation.
  • Receive guidance on checking and correcting form for better muscle engagement.


Key Topics:

  • Introduction to Muscle Activation: [00:00:00]
  • Importance of Mind-Body Connection: [00:03:00]
  • Ways to Focus on Muscle Activation: [00:05:00]
  • Tips for Bilateral Work: [00:07:00]
  • The Role of Injury Awareness: [00:11:00]
  • Slowly Loading the Muscle: [00:13:00]
  • Gentle Massage and Touch Techniques: [00:15:00]
  • Unjamming Joints for Better Activation: [00:18:00]
  • Form Check: [00:22:00]
  • The Power of Patience: [00:25:00]


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Well, hey there, I'm so glad you're here today because we are going to be talking about muscle activation.

0:05.9

Muscle activation is a key factor in improving your strength, adding muscle, seeing more definition, having more functionality from stronger

0:16.7

gains in your strength, and so much more.

0:20.1

When I used to train clients in person, one of the most common things people would say to me is,

0:24.0

where am I supposed to be feeling this, or I can't feel this in the muscle I am working.

0:30.6

For example, I can't feel this squat at all in my glute. And while we're going to be focusing

0:36.0

on the glutes today because that is a really common one people have a hard time turning on, this

0:41.2

can happen in many, many different muscles. It can happen in your quads, it can happen in your back, it can happen all over, but I'm going to be focusing a little bit more on the glute, but I want you to think about you and what muscles are overcompensating or what

0:55.7

muscles might have some weak muscle activation and how you can improve it which is going

1:01.6

to honestly improve your strength, improve your truly just gives you freedom when you have more functionality.

1:12.8

I also want to give a quick shout out to Jasmine Jean for her podcast review.

1:17.1

I have been following Andrea for a while and recently started listening to her podcast

1:20.8

and I could not love her more.

1:22.4

I swear each time I listen she says

1:24.4

something I've been thinking of or need to hear. Also who needs a studio

1:27.8

when you have a closet that works so perfectly? Thank you Jasmine Gene you

1:31.4

you're right. Who needs a studio when you can just go in your closet is exactly right?

1:35.0

And it's a perfect example of how we overcomplicate things and think, oh, I have to have this perfect setup to make something work.

1:42.0

Nope, make work what you have.

1:44.2

It's gonna make you more effective

1:45.6

and you're gonna be happy you started.

1:47.6

Thank you so much for that review.

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