You'll tend to feel your glutes having worked the hardest during non-specific glute exercises, for example, squats and lunges. However, if you do wish to isolate your glute muscles, even if it's just to make you feel better, there's a variety of glute/ buttock exercises below.

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Exercises to hit the buttocks area:

Walking Lunges (free)
Dumbbell Walking Lunges
Barbell Walking Lunges
Alternate Lunges (free)
Dumbbell Alternate Lunges
Barbell Alternate Lunges
Smith Machine Lunges
Smith Machine Lunges (alternate leg)
Glute Machine
Hip Extension (Total Hip Machine)
Standing Hip Extension
Lying Hip Extension (facing down)
Cable Hip Extension

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