Pelvic thrust
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The pelvic thrust is a movement used during copulation by many mammal species, including humans, and also appears in other sexual activities.[1] Infant monkeys, apes, and humans all exhibit pelvic thrusting behavior.[2] Pelvic thrusting also appears as a choreographed movement in dance.[3]
Key facts and history
One of the first performers to use the pelvic thrust on stage was Elvis Presley.[3] Because of this controversy, Elvis was sometimes shown only from the waist up on television, as on his third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on January 6, 1957.[3][4] Later, the pelvic thrust became a signature move of Michael Jackson.[3] The move is also mentioned in the song "Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Show as part of the choreography.[3]
In 2007, German scientists studying Barbary macaques in Gibraltar counted pelvic thrusts to investigate the purpose of female monkey calls during sex.[5] Because of its clear sexual implications, the move sparked significant controversy.[3] Human infants between eight and ten months old have been observed performing pelvic thrusts, which may indicate affection.[2]
What the cited sources add
The Elvisinfonet.com account notes that the waist-up camera instruction for Elvis's third Sullivan appearance was ordered by Sullivan or, as some historians believe, by a publicity-hungry Parker.[4] The LiveScience article reports that counting monkey pelvic thrusts is "quite weird, but it's science," according to researcher Dana Pfefferle.[5] A 2020 Form article states that hip thrusts have become very popular in gyms, with 7 out of 10 exercises performed being a hip thrust.[6] The same article credits Bret Contreras, known as "The Glute Guy," with championing hip thrusts starting 10 years ago.[6]
Contreras's studies show that glute activation is greater with a hip thrust than a squat at around the 10 rep range.[6] The Form article notes that the glutes are barely activated at the bottom of a squat but far more activated in the full hip extension of the hip thrust.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Pelvic thrust" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: R. D. Estes, "The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates", University of California Press, 1991; Bruce Bagemihl, "Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity", Macmillan, 15 January 1999; A. F. Dixson, "Primate Sexuality: Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Humans", Oxford University Press, 26 January 2012; Nilamadhab Kar, "Comprehensive Textbook of Sexual Medicine", Jaypee Brothers Publishers, March 2024, p. 107–112 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pelvic thrust" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rathus, Spencer: Human sexuality in a world of diversity (2007) p. 314 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pelvic thrust" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Welcome to EIN", Elvisinfonet.com; "#HappyBirthdayMJ – Top 5 iconic steps Michael Jackson floored us with", Business Insider (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Welcome to EIN", Elvisinfonet.com. facts only, no text reused. elvisinfonet.com
- "Study Reveals Why Monkeys Shout During Sex", livescience.com, 18 December 2007. facts only, no text reused. livescience.com
- Soong, "This Is the Best Exercise for Your Glutes, According To Science", Form, 2020-09-24. facts only, no text reused. formnutrition.com
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