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If your glutes won't engage no matter how much you exercise, the problem is most likely not weakness — it is your brain deliberately not letting the muscle fire. This is a well-documented neurological response to injury, and no amount of strengthening will override it until the underlying cause is addressed. This article covers why the brain switches glutes off after injury, why that switch can stay on for years, and how resolving the original tissue injury may finally allow the muscle to come

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