Toning your butt

redmohca89

Hey there, I am looking for more experienced people than me who can give me some advice or suggestions on how to tone my butt and hips/handles , I dont go to a gym, and i dont have equiptment in my house, I have stairs all around my apartment, in and outside, and I have 3lb dumb bells, so , see not much , and also no experiencce in toning or what to do or not to do .

Any advice woud be greatly appreicated,

Thanks in advance for all the help !!

amullett3

Have you ever tried Brazil Butt Lift? Its a 60 day program and has a mix of leg work and cardio. I completed 60 days of it and lost about 10 inches off my thighs, waist and hips. They are challenging workouts but only 30-45 minutes a day 6 days a week.

lilRicki

Squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, side lunges, planks, side planks,

BigGuy47

Lunges and glute bridges.

scraver2003

Squats. Lunges. Deadlifts. (Though, you would need heavier weights for deadlifts.

ItsCasey

Diet. Barbell hip thrusts. Done.

Lleldiranne

Yes to the squats, lunges, side lunges, planks, deadlifts, hip thrusts, etc.

Start unweighted to get the form down.

Then you can easily add weight by holding a couple of water-filled milk jugs (8 lbs per gallon), filling a backpack with books (I swear mine weighed a ton in college), etc. I sometimes do hip thrusts with my kid on me (he's only 30 pounds, so it's not that great, but you can find other stuff around the house, too).

Eventually I would recommend finding a gym. It gives you much more in the way of options. There are several gyms that have basic memberships for $10/month.

Dyann_Alvarez

Squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, side lunges, planks, side planks,

That'll do it!

1HappyRedhead

Diet. Barbell hip thrusts. Done.

Oohh... what's a barbell hip thrust?

WonderCort

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Inkratlet

Diet. Barbell hip thrusts. Done.

Oohh... what's a barbell hip thrust?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8nFGuY77CE

I suggest padding the area where the bar makes contact with the body, because I've had bruises across my pubic area from this. You'll be surprised by how much weight you can lift. .

jkwolly

SQUATS!!!!!!!!!!!

JoRocka

Diet. Barbell hip thrusts. Done.

Oohh... what's a barbell hip thrust?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8nFGuY77CE

I suggest padding the area where the bar makes contact with the body, because I've had bruises across my pubic area from this. You'll be surprised by how much weight you can lift. .

200 lbs sitting on those bones is painful- definitely get a yoga mat. I use one from the gym and I want to say I tri fold it- so it's at least 3 times the thickness- or 4. either or- needs padding.

ModernNerd

Step 1: squat

Step 2: squat moar

Lather, rinse, repeat :bigsmile:

yogaga1

Diet. Barbell hip thrusts. Done.

Oohh... what's a barbell hip thrust?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8nFGuY77CE

I suggest padding the area where the bar makes contact with the body, because I've had bruises across my pubic area from this. You'll be surprised by how much weight you can lift. .

200 lbs sitting on those bones is painful- definitely get a yoga mat. I use one from the gym and I want to say I tri fold it- so it's at least 3 times the thickness- or 4. either or- needs padding.

I use an old vinyl foam pool float that I cut in half and then I fold that in half!

ItsCasey

I use a Hampton extra thick bar pad for hip thrusts. Works fine for me. I think an Airex pad would work well, but they're expensive.

JoRocka

I use a Hampton extra thick bar pad for hip thrusts. Works fine for me. I think an Airex pad would work well, but they're expensive.

how long is it?

I find the bar pads typically designed for squatting are way to narrow for me for where I"m comfortable with my feet.

lilRicki

Diet. Barbell hip thrusts. Done.

Oohh... what's a barbell hip thrust?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8nFGuY77CE

I suggest padding the area where the bar makes contact with the body, because I've had bruises across my pubic area from this. You'll be surprised by how much weight you can lift. .

That looks deadly lol, but I'm definitely going to try it.

purplishblue

Squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, side lunges, planks, side planks,

Should one do only regular squats or only bulgarian split squats in a day, or should both be done in the same work out?

tmm_0127

Check out Cassey Ho's Blogilates videos on youtube! Completely free and completely at-home.

dalh

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Galatea_Stone

Diet. Barbell hip thrusts. Done.

Yep. Surplus to build your glutes, deficit to take the fat off.

You can add in a few other glute iso exercises, but this is the main one. The difference between the results from doing these and squats is pretty significant, and I love doing squats.

LianaG1115

Squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, side lunges, planks, side planks,

yep this!! also Mountain climbers, in/outs, leap frogs, scissors...

Kkonowal

Check out Jillian micheals killer buns and thighs its 9 bucks at Walmart all you need is a set of hand weights and a chair and the workouts are fun!

crosstraindylan

Squats, squats, and more squats, lunges, yoga, knee lift-Leg kick combos,

SoDamnHungry

Squats, lunges, deadlifts, and running up stairs two at a time.

Galatea_Stone

I use a Hampton extra thick bar pad for hip thrusts. Works fine for me. I think an Airex pad would work well, but they're expensive.

how long is it?

I find the bar pads typically designed for squatting are way to narrow for me for where I"m comfortable with my feet.

I use the bar pad and then wrap a yoga mat around it. It's thick, but no bruises. I'm pushing 215 and moving up steadily. This exercise really pounds the glutes.

lilRicki

Squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, side lunges, planks, side planks,

Should one do only regular squats or only bulgarian split squats in a day, or should both be done in the same work out?

I do BSS and lunges in one routine, and squats and lunges in another routine. I don't squat and BSS in the same day. I find that my legs are jello after BSS so i lunge without weights first, kind of like a warmup, and then do 3 sets of 10 BSS. I use dumbbells for my squats though.

rml_16

Hey there, I am looking for more experienced people than me who can give me some advice or suggestions on how to tone my butt and hips/handles , I dont go to a gym, and i dont have equiptment in my house, I have stairs all around my apartment, in and outside, and I have 3lb dumb bells, so , see not much , and also no experiencce in toning or what to do or not to do .

Any advice woud be greatly appreicated,

Thanks in advance for all the help !!

You can use pretty much anything as a weight, so milk jugs full of water or something would be great. Hold them and do some squats!

JoRocka

Squats, lunges, bulgarian split squats, side lunges, planks, side planks,

Should one do only regular squats or only bulgarian split squats in a day, or should both be done in the same work out?

I do BSS and lunges in one routine, and squats and lunges in another routine. I don't squat and BSS in the same day. I find that my legs are jello after BSS so i lunge without weights first, kind of like a warmup, and then do 3 sets of 10 BSS. I use dumbbells for my squats though.

do them whenever you want- just depends on time and what your over all plan is.

I often do squats then Split squats and something else same day.
I typically do a main lift- and then 2 accessories for each main lift.

I have a laundry list of leg stuff I like to do- so I rotate my accessories- the goal isn't to add weight but to improve flexiblity- explosiveness and target different areas. I feel it makes me legs more well rounded- plus doing squats, lunges and BB bridge lifts gets old- nice when you have a long list to rotate in and out of for accessory work.