Glute pain when cycling

Independent of bike fit, you might want to work on strengthening hips/glutes. Mine were pretty weak, and coupled with flat feet I’ve been living with biomechanical issues for 35+ years (post-college, desk jockey).

I’m not moving into my senior years without a fight. For what its worth, these are my phase 1 remediation exercises:

  • side lying hip raise
  • side lying clam shell
  • side lying leg raise
  • side plank
  • bird dog
  • leg raise
  • glute bridge
  • one-leg Romanian deadlift
  • calf raise
  • foam rolling to target piriformis
  • internal rotation of hip to strengthen gluteus medius and gluteus minimas

A number of physical therapists post videos on YouTube, if you want to get started that way.

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