Squats are a girl's best friend

casinoangel
casinoangel Posts: 29 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm a 47 yr old woman, tiny (5"1) and 48kilos I have noticed my once perky bottom going a little south and appearing non existent in a pair of jeans so I thought, damn time to do something about it
Did some research, read some awesome success stories & saw some really motivational pics
After 2 months of squats (with a light barbell (10k) X 100 per day, 4 days a week, I have seen MASSIVE changes & I couldn't be happier :) seeing results is all the motivation I need
Believe me, work your body hard & it will repay you ..you won't get the butt you want by sitting on it!
Good luck everyone, stay focused x
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  • casinoangel
    casinoangel Posts: 29 Member
    edited September 2016
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    Just imagine the results if you progressively added weight and did a established program :)
    Well I'm hooked so that's the plan :) adding the squats to my general workout was a game changer, I'm aiming to gradually go up to 20K within the next few weeks I'm just loving it at the moment, don't think I've ever loved working out haha
  • casinoangel
    casinoangel Posts: 29 Member
    edited September 2016
    :)
  • bketchum1981
    bketchum1981 Posts: 130 Member
    I don't have a regimen that I follow but my workout studio incorporates a lot of squats. Not only can I SEE a difference I can FEEL the difference. TMI maybe but "squat a lot" is one of my mantras!!
  • SkinnyFatBGone
    SkinnyFatBGone Posts: 59 Member
    I can't do squats for the life of me. Everytime I attempt them, I end up with some type of injury.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Squats are the best!
  • casinoangel
    casinoangel Posts: 29 Member
    Definitely feeling some padding!
    Feel like someone's snuck up behind me sometimes .. But it's just my bum haha
  • ouryve
    ouryve Posts: 572 Member
    SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »
    I can't do squats for the life of me. Everytime I attempt them, I end up with some type of injury.

    Same here. Left hip is too sore, these days and my right knee creaks and cracks like old floorboards! I'm too broken!
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    ouryve wrote: »
    SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »
    I can't do squats for the life of me. Everytime I attempt them, I end up with some type of injury.

    Same here. Left hip is too sore, these days and my right knee creaks and cracks like old floorboards! I'm too broken!

    You probably need to work on hip mobility. I had the same problem, everytime i tried to up the weight Id cause damage to an extremely tight hip flexor. I've since then rolled it out pre workout everyday and got into band exercises.
  • chapiano
    chapiano Posts: 331 Member
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    I would rather deadlift. :)

    I thoroughly enjoy both
  • KiyaK
    KiyaK Posts: 519 Member
    Hip thrusts for the win!
  • Dano74
    Dano74 Posts: 503 Member
    Congrats!
  • gracimusic
    gracimusic Posts: 5 Member
    Squats are great, but for those with knee/quads problems, diagonal butt kicks (changing knee angles and squeezing your butt) are great too :-)
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Squats...sure. Add in barbell hip thrusts and glute bridges, cable kick backs, cable pull throughs, deadlifts, good mornings, split squats...then you really got some butt going.

    OP you should to Strong Curves!
    *nods furiously*

  • megemrj
    megemrj Posts: 547 Member
    I do Sumo squats and find it doesn't hurt my knee or cause it to swell from my old injury. Back squats do it every time. With Sumo, I can even get at or past parallel which I thought would never happen!
  • malioumba
    malioumba Posts: 132 Member
    bketchum1981 wrote: »
    I don't have a regimen that I follow but my workout studio incorporates a lot of squats. Not only can I SEE a difference I can FEEL the difference. TMI maybe but "squat a lot" is one of my mantras!!

    Me too. Anytime someone (at the gym) intervenes and says, "let me show you", they end up saying something like, "Uh, I guess that's good enough" after 30 minute attempts to do as directed. Maybe some people just can't...squat?
  • MoonKat7
    MoonKat7 Posts: 358 Member
    Add to that glute bridge and progress to hip thrusts with weights ;)
  • MoonKat7
    MoonKat7 Posts: 358 Member
    For those who can't squat. Practice and time will get you there

    Also, is it smith machine squat? Bec that hurt my knees when I first started
    Is it stability ball wall squat? Hmmm nope

    Start with body weight and progress slowly.
  • casinoangel
    casinoangel Posts: 29 Member
    I started with body weight squats to get the technique down
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  • casinoangel
    casinoangel Posts: 29 Member
    Yeah, killers! I mix them in when I have time for a longer workout
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    chapiano wrote: »
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    I would rather deadlift. :)

    I thoroughly enjoy both

    Deadlifts are my favorite lift, but I feel like squats are the most productive, as far as what it does for my body.
  • zoemay101
    zoemay101 Posts: 24 Member
    Loving squats too and deadlifts and presses. 2 months? That's amazing OP
  • Kimo159
    Kimo159 Posts: 508 Member
    Squats + Deadlifts + Hip thrusts + Cable kickbacks = my go tos! I love how much my bum has changed in the last year and a half. So does my boyfriend. >:) But seriously, as arditarose said, you should look into strong curves! Such a great program!
  • casinoangel
    casinoangel Posts: 29 Member
    I've got to up my game!
  • Bmoremama
    Bmoremama Posts: 84 Member
    Same! I do StrongLifts 5x5 and squats are my best lift out of the 5. The other day I finally got up to 130lbs.

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