Some sources quote the strongest muscle as being the masseter muscle in the jaw. However the jaw muscles of human beings are nowhere near as powerful as the jaw muscles of other carnivores such as the cheetah or even apes.
For human beings the most powerful muscle is most likely the powerful hip extensor, the gluteus Maximus. It is responsible for 40% of the propulsive force in running and for 30% of the propulsive force in jumping off two legs. Track and field athletes, football and rugby players tend to have powerful hip extensor muscles as these muscles come into play when one has to "push off" against resistance - such as that of an opposing player holding them back.
The most powerful weightlifting movements -namely the squat and deadlift - require exceptionally strong gluteus Maximus muscles.
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