Single-Limb Deadlift with Straight Knee

To strengthen the Right Gluteus Maximus:

• The patient is standing with their hands at their sides.
• Ask the patient to reach down with their left hand towards the outside of their right foot while keeping their right leg as straight as possible.
• The patient should bend forward from the waist and trunk and avoid bending the right knee as much as possible.
• Instruct the patient to try to touch their left fingers to the outside of their right foot.
• They then return to upright standing and repeat 3 to 5 times initially, working up to 10 repetitions on each leg.
• This exercise requires good extensibility of the hamstrings which should be stretched prior to doing this exercise.
• Single-limb deadlift with a straight knee was reported to produce the highest % of MVIC for the gluteus maximus out of 12 exercises that are commonly prescribed for gluteal strengthening (DiStefano et al. 2009).