Squats and running

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  • ljk0615
    ljk0615 Posts: 160 Member
    Also, any exercise you do for your glutes will be in vain if you haven't figured out how to really get your glutes firing. Google flute activation, search for flute activation videos on YouTube and make sure your flutes are really working before you start your workout. My favorite is from a video Bret contreras put on YouTube called (I think) BC's Band Glute Circuit. Total game changer. I have really. Web able to add some size to my glutes once I figured out how to properly activate. Wish I'd known two years ago!
  • lilac_bunny
    lilac_bunny Posts: 137 Member
    I really had to work on my squat and had lots of problems with glute activation. Some great advice here. My two main things I concentrate on is keeping my shoulders squeezed back and really conciously squeezing my glutes in both the down and up. My trainer has been trying to correct my knees as I would tend to pull them in as I came up and engage my quads more than my glutes (using a band helped with this). Also my physiotherapist said I had very tight quads because they were over compensating for my weak glutes. I do a lot of hip and quad stetches working up from 30 seconds hold each stretch now to 2 min hold. There is a really good blog on here for the top 5 hip stetches in yoga. It took a good 6 months for me to achieve a full 90 degree depth and that was squatting x4 a week.
  • rickiimarieee
    rickiimarieee Posts: 2,212 Member
    megan_elizabeth8 wrote: »
    Some great points in the previous replies!
    Have you tried squatting with a resistance band around your knees? I find that that can really make a difference in activating my glutes.
    Also, C25K is great, I’d definitely recommend it!

    Actually I haven't that sounds good! I will try it thank you!!

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