Finally activated my glutes when walking....

kmab1985

Ever since reading the Strong Curves book I've became obsessed with trying to activate my glutes! I didnt follow the programme but I enjoyed the read...I kept reading and hearing people say "work the glutes,squeeze the glutes" etc but as a newbie exerciser in Jan I could never do it...I was finally able to work the glutes following Kettlebell swings workout one day and the next my butt was sore..this week I've finally learnt to activate them when walking and today my butt muscles hurt (a good hurt)...did others struggle at first to activate their glutes?

Just curious.:-)

XavierNusum

Yes, most people do whether they know it or not. Western culture of 90 degree chairs are proven to turn off the glutes, shorten hamstrings and hip flexors and weaken core muscles.

Activating my glutes and regaining healthy mobility in hips and ankles is highest priority for me right now. This is after being at a "sit down" job for 10+ years.

Christine_72

How do you activate your glutes while walking?

I'm walking as I'm typing this and tensing my butt, but it makes me look like I have some kind of physical disability

FrankWhite27330

christinev297 wrote: »

How do you activate your glutes while walking?

I'm walking as I'm typing this and tensing my butt, but it makes me look like I have some kind of physical disability

duck walk

Christine_72

FrankWhite27330 wrote: »

christinev297 wrote: »

How do you activate your glutes while walking?

I'm walking as I'm typing this and tensing my butt, but it makes me look like I have some kind of physical disability

duck walk

YES @FrankWhite27330 , that explains it perfectly I thought I might have been doing it wrong, which is why I asked.

FrankWhite27330

I walk like that after LEG DAY

arditarose

Bret Contreras would be so...happy? I dunno.

DopeItUp

I still haven't figured it out myself. Probably why my squat is so terrible.

kmab1985

I kind have to stick my hips out a little to really work my bum, I've managed to do it without anyone really noticing which is good haha, at first I looked like a robot, I can walk quite "normally" now...

angelexperiment

christinev297 wrote: »

How do you activate your glutes while walking?

I'm walking as I'm typing this and tensing my butt, but it makes me look like I have some kind of physical disability

You are so funny!

angelexperiment

Someone said to squeeze your bottom like you are trying to hold a quarter. But if I walk long enough I feel it in my bum is that different?

7lenny7

If you don't have a quarter you can use two dimes and a nickel. That's what I do because I save my quarters for the laundromat.

Christine_72

angelexperiment wrote: »

Someone said to squeeze your bottom like you are trying to hold a quarter. But if I walk long enough I feel it in my bum is that different?

I felt the burn more in my thighs the next day... But yeah, walking like I was trying to hold a coin in there is how I did it.

I'm on a mission with this lol I'm gonna get it if I have to walk like a duck 24/7

cafeaulait7

Try this activation technique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9VnIhiby6w

Angelexp., for this, your bum and your bottom should be the same thing

spacelump

7lenny7 wrote: »

If you don't have a quarter you can use two dimes and a nickel. That's what I do because I save my quarters for the laundromat.

You, sir.

icemaiden37

Am I supposed to walk like this all the time?

kmab1985

You see u dont walk like youvr got a nickel between your but..you gotta kinda swing the butt cheeks from side to side so u can really feel the muscle working...if u walk round holding a nickel un between ur butt its gonna look like youve pooped urself...you really gotta think about it too...beat in mind its taken me months to figure this or be able to activate them...