Glute exercises

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  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
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    If all I worried about is how my butt looks, then perhaps I'd be interested in what the "Glute Guy" has to say. Hey, do you have a link for "Pecs guy" or maybe "achilles heel guy"?

    The original poster is worried about a specific muscle though.
  • notthatthis
    notthatthis Posts: 218
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    Deadlifts.
    Squats.
    Deadlifts.
    Lunges.
    Deadlifts.

    Did I mention deadlifts?

    maybe you should read what the Glute Guy has to say on the subject. Then you would not be so deadlift orientated for glute activation.

    If all I worried about is how my butt looks, then perhaps I'd be interested in what the "Glute Guy" has to say. Hey, do you have a link for "Pecs guy" or maybe "achilles heel guy"?

    LOL - yeah the topic was GLUTES and perhaps you should try to learn before you teach, incorrectly as it happens.
  • Goosiesnougs
    Goosiesnougs Posts: 420
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    Bulgarian split squats will have your buns pumped and sore for days! Utube it and use free weights in both hands. My bum has never looked better
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
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    Squats, go to or below parallel, use good form.
    Deadlifts
    Weighted Hip Thrusts
    Lateral band walks

    These
  • nguk123
    nguk123 Posts: 223
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    bretcontreras.com/category/glute-training/
  • jimmie65
    jimmie65 Posts: 655 Member
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    If all I worried about is how my butt looks, then perhaps I'd be interested in what the "Glute Guy" has to say. Hey, do you have a link for "Pecs guy" or maybe "achilles heel guy"?

    The original poster is worried about a specific muscle though.

    I still think deadlifts and squats are the best way to go.
  • notthatthis
    notthatthis Posts: 218
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    If all I worried about is how my butt looks, then perhaps I'd be interested in what the "Glute Guy" has to say. Hey, do you have a link for "Pecs guy" or maybe "achilles heel guy"?

    The original poster is worried about a specific muscle though.

    I still think deadlifts and squats are the best way to go.

    what you think and what is well researched FACT are two entirely different things.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
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    what you think and what is well researched FACT are two entirely different things.

    Yup, clearly only one way to do things...
  • jimmie65
    jimmie65 Posts: 655 Member
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    what you think and what is well researched FACT are two entirely different things.

    Yup, clearly only one way to do things...

    LOL. Yep, Bret's way or the highway.
  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
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    http://www.myomytv.com/the-glute-journey-glute-bridge-to-hip-thrust/
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
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    Squats, go to or below parallel, use good form.
    Deadlifts
    Weighted Hip Thrusts

    ^^^

    guess I should try the hip thrusts...havent done those yet
    but yepyepyep on squats and deadlifts
  • darkguardian419
    darkguardian419 Posts: 1,302 Member
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    hip thrusts are my favorite group exercise...

    but everyone else is right... deadlifts, lunges, squats...
  • notthatthis
    notthatthis Posts: 218
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    what you think and what is well researched FACT are two entirely different things.

    Yup, clearly only one way to do things...

    LOL. Yep, Bret's way or the highway.

    Oh dear. Let's continue. Yes, Brets way - seen as he has the fricking answers to the OP's question.
  • Dawnhasajeep
    Dawnhasajeep Posts: 180 Member
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    Squats and lunges. Walk flights of stairs.
    ^ THIS ^
  • jimmie65
    jimmie65 Posts: 655 Member
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    hip thrusts are my favorite group exercise...

    but everyone else is right... deadlifts, lunges, squats...

    :) Hip thrusts are a lot more fun, though. I prefer weighted hip thrusts myself.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
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    hip thrusts are my favorite group exercise...

    but everyone else is right... deadlifts, lunges, squats...

    :) Hip thrusts are a lot more fun, though. I prefer weighted hip thrusts myself.

    Bodyweight, preferably someone else's...but I digress
  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
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    I have been working hard lately to improve my glutes for performance reasons.

    I start my workout with glute activation exercises, these wake up the glutes and get them firing so they engage when doing other lifts. These include
    * bridges
    * donkey kicks
    * lateral squat walks with resistance band (This is an *kitten* kicker especially after bridges)

    I then move to bigger lifts
    * squats (get deep focus on pushing through your heals and clenching your butt at the top)
    * deadlifts (make sure you are lifting by pressing your hips forward and locking out, this engages more glutes and less back)
    * Kettle bell swings
    * Hip Thrust http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCm-70-9_XE


    Cardio days
    * cross ramp
    * incline treadmill
    * squat jumps / squat reaches
    * hill / stair running
    * steep hills with weighted pack
  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
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    hip thrusts are my favorite group exercise...

    but everyone else is right... deadlifts, lunges, squats...

    :) Hip thrusts are a lot more fun, though. I prefer weighted hip thrusts myself.


    Bodyweight, preferably someone else's...but I digress
    LMFAO never using barbels again!!

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