Weekly Workout Routine for a Bigger Butt

I received an email from a beautiful lady named Velie asking to post a week's worth of workouts. I love getting emails because it reminds there is actually some really use for this blog.  

Right now, I'm still working on decreasing body fat, so I am on a calorie deficit and I have increased my cardio.   [let me also say this, even though I have been on a deficit my glutes have still been improving..firmer, rounder, higher..it looks bigger even though it hasn't grown in inches since I have been on a deficit)

If you are trying to increase booty mass, you need a caloric surplus and I would suggest lifting heavy twice a week (glutes) spaced apart as far as you can.

Include about 15-20 intense cardio like walking lunges, squat jumps, incline sprints etc. These are exercises that will increase your heart rate, but also will work glutes. For example: on treadmill use incline, on elliptical push thru the heels,  on stair step push thru the heels and squeeze with every step; squat jumps and lunges (all of their variations) just squeeze with every rep. 

Note: I do not have a set workout schedule.  I ALWAYS do a heavy leg day at least once per week.  This is just an example because on days I have extra time I'll do 1 hour moderate cardio, if I don't have a lot of time I'll do 20 min of intense cardio.  No matter what type of cardio I do there is always a focus on glutes.  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Heavy Leg Day: Warm-Up (using dumbbells) Reverse Lunges [15, 20, then 25 lbs] *Curtsy Lunge to Side Lunge [body weight] Single Leg Deadlifts [15, 20, 25 lbs] Squats (on Smith Machine) [135, 185, 205] *Lunge (on Smith Machine) [135, 155, 175] **Hip Hyperextension (on cable machine) [30,40, 50 lbs]  **I do this two different ways, leg straight and with the knee bent **Hip Thrusts (dumbbells, preferably Olympic bar) [55, 55, 65 lbs] Deadlifts (curl bar or dumbbells) [weight varies] Hip Adductor/Abductor Machines [weight varies] Tips -Only goes as heavy  as your form will allow - I usually do about 3 sets of 10; but I might do 2 sets of 6 or 3 sets of 5, or even 3 sets of 12; it depends of how much I'm lifting and more importantly how much my back can handle (i have a bad back) -If you don’t feel it working in your butt, you are probably just using your leg muscles *These exercises are the best at isolating just the glutes, practice these with and without weight to train your glutes to start contracting.	Rest	Rest Day	Cardio (1hr) Incline Walking Jogging Jump Rope Arms/Abs (I usually do a mix of light weight and body weight exercises)	HIIT cardio (20 min) Squat jumps Plank Lunge jumps Burpees Walking Lunges Plank Single Leg Deadlifts Tips -Squeeze your glutes with every single rep -This day could be another heavy leg day, where you could decrease weights, and increase reps; I’m choosing to do cardio (with glute emphasis) because I’m trying to lose weight.	Rest Day	Cardio (1hr) Incline Walking Jogging Jump Rope Arms/Abs

How to Really Make Your Booty Grow

So you're doing a 100 squats a day and you still don't see any growth?
I will try to help with some a couple of tips.

1.  If you don't "feel it" in the glutes, either during or after your workout, chances are your legs are doing most of the work.  To fix this I suggest doing exercises that specifically target the glutes like hip thrusts or hip extensions (even better at the beginning of your workout, then progressing to more compound exercises like squats).

2. Another suggestion would be to do this without weight until you really can use the glute muscles.  I say this all the time but you have to squeeze the glutes to activate them.

3. Don't just do squats.  I feel like I better results with walking lunges, barbarian lunges, hip thrusts, split squats, and deadlifts, than just squats alone.  The truth is I don't do many squats because of my bad back.  When I do squat I don't do a bunch of reps (between 4-7) because of my back, but I do try to lift heavy.

4. The other things that can halt results is not eating enough.  I think this is another reason women who do tons of weight lifting are not growing.  I try to always get a surplus of calories on the days I work my glutes.  This is sometimes difficult if you are eating healthy, so plan ahead.

5.  If you don't already drink protein shakes, START! I saw the biggest change when I consistently drank my protein shakes.  I use GNC ampliflied wheybolic.  I don't know a bunch about supplementation, but this stuff works!! It's waaaay better than other proteins I've tried.

6.  Be consistent and patient.  I work glutes twice a week almost every week.  Its not easy for women to build muscle, its takes time.


Good Luck!