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!

Glute Workout After Low Injury

Back pain is not something I'm unfamilar with.  I've been told I have a degenerative spinal disease which sounds like what everybody would have as the aging process goes on...but maybe mine just started earlier. 

Last week I hurt my back during an glute workout when I went up on the weight.  I thought it was just a little issue and continued workout for the next couple of days.  When the pain didn't subside, I played it smart.  I'm going to be nurse so I need my back! I've been resting for 3 or 4  days.

So I'm going to take it easy for my 1st glute/leg workout tomorrow.

The plan

 1) going naked-naked squats, naked lunges, hip hyperextensions because weights can aggrevate my lower back.  I don't particularly enjoy this because this is hindering my muscle growth, but better safe than sorry.  I don't want hinder growth in the long term.
2) core exercises-I need to work on strengthing the core strength I've lost over the holidays.  Lack of core strenth+increase in weights is just asking for a back injury
3) single leg workouts-single leg squats, lunges, split squats, bulgarian lunges, skater squats, single leg deadlifts. 

This will be my first glute workout of the week and I'm hoping to be able to put the weights back in by Thursday, if not then Saturday..we will see!

Bigger Booty Workout

Today was my first day in over month getting back to doing (almost) FULL strength training glute workout.  It took about 45 minutes and I burned 334 calories (according to my MIO watch)
REMEMBER to effectively target the glutes you need to SQUEEZE with every exercise, if you glutes are not becoming tight and you are using adequate resistance, chances are your quads or hamstrings are taking over for your glutes. Also, if you are a beginner start with light weights or do them naked (without weights!)

Butt Building Workout

1.) Deep squats [w/45 lb Olympic bar]
3 sets of 12
2.) Sumo deadlifts [45lbs]
3 sets of 12
3.) Sumo squats [95lbs on Smith machine]
3 sets of 10
4.) Hip thrust [with 95lbs O. bar']
2 sets of 10, 1 set of 8**did this until failure
5.) Hip hyperextension [5lbs on cable machine]
3 sets of 12 on each leg
6.) Hip bridge [95 lb O. bar]
1 set of 10**couldn't do anymore!
7.) Single leg stiffed leg deadlifts
2 sets of 10 on each leg