GLUTE SPECIALIST FINAL
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ The core musculature of the spine, pelvis, and hip is known as _________..
Answer: Lumbopelvic hip complex
◍ How many people will experience back issues in their lifetime?.
Answer: 80%
◍ How many times per week should the glutes be trained?.
Answer: 3
◍ Movement away from the midline of the body is referred to as _________..
Answer: Abduction
◍ Lying on the one's backside is referred to as being in which position?.
Answer: Supine position
◍ The term "anterior" refers to which of the following?.
Answer: Front of the body relative to another reference point
◍ Extension of the foot downward is referred to which of the following?.
Answer: Plantar flexion
◍ In 2018, how many cosmetic procedures were performed in the
U. S. to build, reconstruct, or reshape the buttocks?.
Answer: 24,000
◍ Which glute shape is created by higher hip bones?.
Answer: Square shape
, ◍ Saddlebags are associated with which type of glute shape?.
Answer: Heart shape
◍ What percentage of Americans have sedentary jobs and are inactive to
lightly inactive otherwise?.
Answer: 45%
◍ Which of the following muscles assists with plantar flexion of the foot?.
Answer: Tibialis posterior
◍ Which of the following muscles assists with leg adduction?.
Answer: Pectineus
◍ Which of the following muscles assists with leg abduction?.
Answer: Piriformis
◍ Which part of the spine is referred to as the low back?.
Answer: Lumbar Spine
◍ How many vertebrae are in the thoracic spine?.
Answer: 12
◍ _____ is a sideways curvature of the spine..
Answer: Scoliosis
◍ Which of the following is a common dysfunction observed during a gait
assessment __________?.
Answer: Lordosis
◍ How many reps should be performed during a squat assessment?.
Answer: 5-10
◍ What should the load be during a squat assessment?.
Answer: unloaded
◍ During the overhead squat assessment, the arms should be overhead with the
elbows in which position?.
Answer: Extended straight
◍ The _____ is the insertion of the gluteus maximus (lower portion)?.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ The core musculature of the spine, pelvis, and hip is known as _________..
Answer: Lumbopelvic hip complex
◍ How many people will experience back issues in their lifetime?.
Answer: 80%
◍ How many times per week should the glutes be trained?.
Answer: 3
◍ Movement away from the midline of the body is referred to as _________..
Answer: Abduction
◍ Lying on the one's backside is referred to as being in which position?.
Answer: Supine position
◍ The term "anterior" refers to which of the following?.
Answer: Front of the body relative to another reference point
◍ Extension of the foot downward is referred to which of the following?.
Answer: Plantar flexion
◍ In 2018, how many cosmetic procedures were performed in the
U. S. to build, reconstruct, or reshape the buttocks?.
Answer: 24,000
◍ Which glute shape is created by higher hip bones?.
Answer: Square shape
, ◍ Saddlebags are associated with which type of glute shape?.
Answer: Heart shape
◍ What percentage of Americans have sedentary jobs and are inactive to
lightly inactive otherwise?.
Answer: 45%
◍ Which of the following muscles assists with plantar flexion of the foot?.
Answer: Tibialis posterior
◍ Which of the following muscles assists with leg adduction?.
Answer: Pectineus
◍ Which of the following muscles assists with leg abduction?.
Answer: Piriformis
◍ Which part of the spine is referred to as the low back?.
Answer: Lumbar Spine
◍ How many vertebrae are in the thoracic spine?.
Answer: 12
◍ _____ is a sideways curvature of the spine..
Answer: Scoliosis
◍ Which of the following is a common dysfunction observed during a gait
assessment __________?.
Answer: Lordosis
◍ How many reps should be performed during a squat assessment?.
Answer: 5-10
◍ What should the load be during a squat assessment?.
Answer: unloaded
◍ During the overhead squat assessment, the arms should be overhead with the
elbows in which position?.
Answer: Extended straight
◍ The _____ is the insertion of the gluteus maximus (lower portion)?.
