Ummm.... Since when is the elliptical "not good"???..

Lissette_Brooks
Lissette_Brooks Posts: 173 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I came across a few comments on women saying if you want to tone your rump stay off the elliptical... I'm confused now... Thought the ellpitical was a good machine for toning the back door?... :indifferent:
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  • TennisQtpye
    TennisQtpye Posts: 110 Member
    I thought the stairs and donkey kicks were the best
  • Lissette_Brooks
    Lissette_Brooks Posts: 173 Member
    I know there are better exercises for the bum, but why would the elliptical not only not work, but supposably be bad for your bum?..
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    It toned mine just fine. Don't believe everything you see on these boards. Some people are just nuts!!
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    The elliptical is fine. I use it all the time. Great calorie burn in less time than most machines. It's a very low impact exercise and not back for your back side!
  • hotjacki85
    hotjacki85 Posts: 287 Member
    I have been using the elliptical for about a year and my toosh looks great! But i also focus on my butt when im on it... every stride i squeeze my glute muscles.... but i think for a more effective rump work out...squats, donkey kicks, stairs would probably be better.
  • AlayshaJ
    AlayshaJ Posts: 703 Member
    I don't like the elliptical because it isn't a 'natural' movement. It doesn't help you climb stairs, jump, run faster, whatever. It just makes you better at the elliptical.


    *Back door is NOT your butt... its the hole. Just so you know. That gave me a great laugh. ''Tone your back door"

    BAHGAHAHHA
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    It burns calories and helps you create a caloric deficit. The calorie deficit helps you to lose weight and this will help you "tone".

    Add in squats if you want the end result to look bootytastic.
  • Phrak
    Phrak Posts: 353 Member
    It burns calories and helps you create a caloric deficit. The calorie deficit helps you to lose weight and this will help you "tone".

    Add in squats if you want the end result to look bootytastic.

    Agreed, if you aint squatting. You are doing your booty a disservice.
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    Back door... LMAO

    I can't stand the elliptical, but only because my stride seems to be much longer than the elliptical and my feet go numb.
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Elliptical is better than sitting on the couch.
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    Elliptical is better than sitting on the couch.

    That too
  • _TWLOHA_
    _TWLOHA_ Posts: 26
    I had a nice bum when I used the elliptical daily. To each there own. I love the elliptical.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Elliptical is better than sitting on the couch.

    However, if you go from sitting on the couch, with your chest forward, feet flat on the floor and head up to standing, then seated again, dozens of times a day, that is even butter for your rump.
  • MeMyCatsandI
    MeMyCatsandI Posts: 704 Member
    *Back door is NOT your butt... its the hole. Just so you know. That gave me a great laugh. ''Tone your back door"
    ^THIS
    Back door! Crack me up!
  • 2012asv
    2012asv Posts: 702 Member
    Elliptical is better than sitting on the couch.

    For real.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    The worst thing for your butt is listening to advice on these boards and believing all of it....

    People on here are throwing out way too much inaccurate info. I do the elliptical a lot and ALWAYS can feel it working my butt!!
  • sarahkittymeow
    sarahkittymeow Posts: 146
    Elliptical is better than sitting on the couch.

    However, if you go from sitting on the couch, with your chest forward, feet flat on the floor and head up to standing, then seated again, dozens of times a day, that is even butter for your rump.

    Nice, haha. Yes squats are booty shaping magic
  • gtamomof2
    gtamomof2 Posts: 27
    It burns calories and helps you create a caloric deficit. The calorie deficit helps you to lose weight and this will help you "tone".

    Add in squats if you want the end result to look bootytastic.

    Agreed, if you aint squatting. You are doing your booty a disservice.

    Any suggestions for those of us who want to get rid of the booty, but are not able to physically do squats? (not medically cleared due to osteoarthritis in my knee)

    And I had no idea that an elliptical would be "bad" in any way... I gotta get me one I think!
  • jamanning28
    jamanning28 Posts: 15
    Back door... LMAO

    I can't stand the elliptical, but only because my stride seems to be much longer than the elliptical and my feet go numb.

    I thought maybe my body was just weird, but my feet go numb about 20 minutes into the elliptical time too.... wonder what that's about.
  • Vonnie2006
    Vonnie2006 Posts: 246 Member
    I get great toning and burn on the elliptical. It's joint friendly so I'm not in agony days later. I have 30 different workout programs on it for resistance and incline and I usually alternate going front to back. I've found here that EVERYONE has an opinion, what works "best" for some does not for others. Doesn't make your way wrong, just YOUR way! It's your weight loss journey, your lifestyle change, figure out what works best for you and do it.
  • JoyousRen
    JoyousRen Posts: 3,823 Member
    It's not bad just boring as %*$#.
  • dawnagetsfit
    dawnagetsfit Posts: 81
    I'm afraid you're going about it all wrong if you want to tone your back door.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    Cardio alone isn't going to really give you the results you're looking for, regardless of what you're doing. Personally, I don't like the elliptical because it's an awkward motion for me (I much prefer running and the dreaded stairmaster), but if you're burning calories and you enjoy it, it's a great form of cardiovascular exercise. Beats doing nothing!
  • builtforlife
    builtforlife Posts: 259
    Lets keep it simple. The elliptical is a cardio exercise, just like being on the treadmill. Cardio burns calories. Burning calories is good for getting fat off you, if you're eating correctly and enough food. So, elliptical is good for weightloss which will make your butt more visible. Elliptical is not bad. I personally just walk on the treadmill at an incline instead of the elliptical because I can not stand the elliptical.

    Doing squats, lunges, and *kitten* exercises build muscle in the butt and will give that booty looking like it should, HOT! :)

    So....you need both cardio AND weights.
  • amivox
    amivox Posts: 441 Member
    Anything that works you out and utilizes your legs will eventually help to tone it up... but maybe those people are saying its bad because they think the results aren't fast enough? Squats, lunges, donkey kicks, stairs... all those do it faster, but to each their own. There is nothing wrong with the elliptical.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    It's not that they're "not good". Just that other things may be better. If you're looking for definition in your glutes the elliptical isn't the best way to go. But an elliptical sure beats doing nothing.
  • Lissette_Brooks
    Lissette_Brooks Posts: 173 Member
    lol I really try not to believe everything I read in here. That's why I posted this because to me it seemed a little absurd. And thanks for all the responses. I now feel confident about staying with the elliptical. I do squats to but usually on other days. Should I do squats during the same workout?..
  • akiss4u2tam
    akiss4u2tam Posts: 50
    Well.........my buns look great.... at least that's what my husband and trainer says... and I work them out on the elliptical!!!! The stair climber is good as well.........
  • akiss4u2tam
    akiss4u2tam Posts: 50
    Mix up your routine... keep the muscles guessing....
  • lauralizzy829
    lauralizzy829 Posts: 215 Member
    Elliptical is the best for me on my off running days. I still get the cardio, but no impact. I don't have a pool available otherwise I'd be in there 24/7. There's a machine similar to an elliptical at my gym...can't think of the name, but its not an arc trainer. It has a "Glute Kicker" program you can choose. It works pretty well.

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