Are Squat Butts Real??
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The other thing is that these beauty standards are so arbitrary. When I was 20, I was supposed look waif-like. Then it was broad shoulders/narrow hips. Now I'm supposed to have a flat stomach and a round butt? How about just getting fit and letting your body take its own optimal shape, instead of trying to look like someone else?
/Rant
I clicked ALL the like buttons on this.5 -
StephAStephan wrote: »On this thought... How can I tone up the booty without knee-intensive activities?
This is my issue too. I can't do squats because of my knees.0 -
Kettlebell kettlebell kettlebell. I am 48. Even though I have been unable to work out for 3 years from having neuro Lyme Disease...my butt is my best asset lol. It is still lifted luscious and round. I am including this link for youtube with varied people doing exercises. I have Lisa Balash Kettlebell bombshell dvd and love it as well as numerous others but hers is great because it is a slow workout with method as opposed to work out like a class. Capiche? If you have any questions at all let me know. I was a personal trainer and group fitness instructor before I got sick and plan on getting back to it. The kettlebell is my second boyfriend.0
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NikkiiBaby68 wrote: »Kettlebell kettlebell kettlebell. I am 48. Even though I have been unable to work out for 3 years from having neuro Lyme Disease...my butt is my best asset lol. It is still lifted luscious and round. I am including this link for youtube with varied people doing exercises. I have Lisa Balash Kettlebell bombshell dvd and love it as well as numerous others but hers is great because it is a slow workout with method as opposed to work out like a class. Capiche? If you have any questions at all let me know. I was a personal trainer and group fitness instructor before I got sick and plan on getting back to it. The kettlebell is my second boyfriend.
just commenting to say, as someone who also suffers from lyme disease, you are amazing! it took me years to manage the pain, but i am back to working out all the time now so i know you will be soon too!1 -
also, squat butts are not real, obviously. BUTT if you want the name of my surgeon, get at me! he works wonders
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In all those pics that chick has a sway back.
Yes! I see this on IG all the time! Why is that? I always wondered....is their booty so big, it just makes them LOOK like that back is seriously curved? But that can't be good for you. They also all have massive boobs and an itty bitty waist. I think except for the few genetically blessed hourglass figures out there, that's not going to happen naturally either.
Always makes me think of Sir Mix-A-Lot. 36-24-36....only if she's 5'3"! Bwahaha. I'd love to see an actual person with those measurements naturally. I smell a new thread...
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The best butt at the Gym I go to belongs to a young woman, (under 30 I would estimate) who kills it on her "leg day" after her warm up she goes straight for a barbell and a bench to do hip thrusts with some 315 lbs... 3 sets of 15... then the smith machine for lunges ... then it's off to the squat machine and then leg curls, she spends at least 2 hours "working it" what is her diet like? I couldn't say... I do know she takes her workouts a serious as any.
of course it takes time and dedication to work yourself up to weights exceeding 300 lbs... and this young lady has obviously taken the time and dedicated herself to herself... sure there are smoke and mirrors to enhance fitness models... but if you spend anytime at a co-ed gym... you will find women of all ages putting in the effort... just like dudes. Bro's and Brah's ... so, spend less time cruising social media... and become a participant in your life and YOU won't be asking questions like this.1 -
The other thing is that these beauty standards are so arbitrary. When I was 20, I was supposed look waif-like. Then it was broad shoulders/narrow hips. Now I'm supposed to have a flat stomach and a round butt? How about just getting fit and letting your body take its own optimal shape, instead of trying to look like someone else?
/Rant
Eh, it's something for me to work towards. And it'll fill in my future loose skin!
... hopefully.1 -
Anyone who tells you women can't gain muscle is full of *kitten*. What people are trying to tell you is that you will not accidentally turn into a bodybuilder.
I'm due for some updated pictures but my butt Jan 2015 vs April 2016 -2 -
intangiblemango wrote: »Anyone who tells you women can't gain muscle is full of *kitten*. What people are trying to tell you is that you will not accidentally turn into a bodybuilder.
I'm due for some updated pictures but my butt Jan 2015 vs April 2016 -
I can't see this, but I'd love to.0 -
The other thing is that these beauty standards are so arbitrary. When I was 20, I was supposed look waif-like. Then it was broad shoulders/narrow hips. Now I'm supposed to have a flat stomach and a round butt? How about just getting fit and letting your body take its own optimal shape, instead of trying to look like someone else?
/Rant
Yep, it's just another body shape fashion trend. Give it a few years.0 -
SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »First... excuse the ignorance.
Okay! So lifting won't make women "bulky" because they don't have the testosterone to build large muscles. (Basically.)
But I'm cruising around Instagram and YouTube and so many girls have large bums which they claim are caused by their squats and bridge lifts. Lifting heavy.
So which is it? Can women build large muscles or can't they?
Personally... I'd love to have a nice large bum and small arms and calves. I'm hoping I'll get some good news in this thread.
When we're talking glutes, Yes you can build them. No, they won't make you have a giant rear. Those are usually fat covering muscle. Most of that is genetics and where your fat stores tend to go.
Squats are still great to do though, and really any muscle is good muscle. Just don't expect Squats or any glute work to give you more mass down there. Especially if you are lean.4 -
The other thing is that these beauty standards are so arbitrary. When I was 20, I was supposed look waif-like. Then it was broad shoulders/narrow hips. Now I'm supposed to have a flat stomach and a round butt? How about just getting fit and letting your body take its own optimal shape, instead of trying to look like someone else?
/Rant
Yep, it's just another body shape fashion trend. Give it a few years.
Not for my hubby. This has always been his type. He's in his glory now lol...Big butts everywhere!! lol2 -
NYCDutchess wrote: »The other thing is that these beauty standards are so arbitrary. When I was 20, I was supposed look waif-like. Then it was broad shoulders/narrow hips. Now I'm supposed to have a flat stomach and a round butt? How about just getting fit and letting your body take its own optimal shape, instead of trying to look like someone else?
/Rant
Yep, it's just another body shape fashion trend. Give it a few years.
Not for my hubby. This has always been his type. He's in his glory now lol...Big butts everywhere!! lol
Well, sure. Different people have always had their particular preferences.0 -
RavenLibra wrote: »The best butt at the Gym I go to belongs to a young woman, (under 30 I would estimate) who kills it on her "leg day" after her warm up she goes straight for a barbell and a bench to do hip thrusts with some 315 lbs... 3 sets of 15... then the smith machine for lunges ... then it's off to the squat machine and then leg curls, she spends at least 2 hours "working it" what is her diet like? I couldn't say... I do know she takes her workouts a serious as any.
of course it takes time and dedication to work yourself up to weights exceeding 300 lbs... and this young lady has obviously taken the time and dedicated herself to herself... sure there are smoke and mirrors to enhance fitness models... but if you spend anytime at a co-ed gym... you will find women of all ages putting in the effort... just like dudes. Bro's and Brah's ... so, spend less time cruising social media... and become a participant in your life and YOU won't be asking questions like this.
Though most of what you said is true, your last statement is judgy. Some of us aren't sitting on our *kitten* just reading social media... we are unable to be at the gym at the moment so we look for the best of advice and may have questions that we'd love to hear REAL answers to... So I think that you should stop judging and leave the best info you can...Which you DID, but you'll lose people by saying stuff like your last sentence.0 -
Structured training.
Lots of food.
Lots of time.
Genetics.
Failing that.
Adobe gainz.
Contorted posed pictures.
Surgery.7 -
IG/YouTube is full of people posting trying to be famous and/or selling a product. Much like one sees a model using a bowflex or aerobics DVD with muscular body, its just a form of marketing to sell products. Social media is full of bad information and followed by people that believe and follow them/it.
this..
stop cruising social media looking for your "ideal body" type....3 -
I think women can expect to gain .5-1 lb of muscle per month if eating over maintenance and training consistently. But, you can't just gain in your glutes.
You can target working your glutes if you have something to work with. Everyone has glutes, of course, but some glutes are very underdeveloped.
Bret Conteras' Strong Curves is good.
it is more like .25 muscle to .75 fat for every pond gained...2 -
Round butts are mostly fat and genetics. And the before/afters are mostly down to posing just right.1
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toned_thugs_n_harmony wrote: »NikkiiBaby68 wrote: »Kettlebell kettlebell kettlebell. I am 48. Even though I have been unable to work out for 3 years from having neuro Lyme Disease...my butt is my best asset lol. It is still lifted luscious and round. I am including this link for youtube with varied people doing exercises. I have Lisa Balash Kettlebell bombshell dvd and love it as well as numerous others but hers is great because it is a slow workout with method as opposed to work out like a class. Capiche? If you have any questions at all let me know. I was a personal trainer and group fitness instructor before I got sick and plan on getting back to it. The kettlebell is my second boyfriend.
just commenting to say, as someone who also suffers from lyme disease, you are amazing! it took me years to manage the pain, but i am back to working out all the time now so i know you will be soon too!
+2
I have RA and walked with a cane for many years.1
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