Asstastic Workout!

scottsilver81
scottsilver81 Posts: 42
edited January 2 in Fitness and Exercise
HI guys i was asked to put together a workout to scult a better butt and would like your opinion it....

Best butt workout!
1. Squat with Kick-Back
Do it:
• Stand with your legs shoulder-width apart.
• Sit back to a squat, bringing your fists close to your chin.
• Then bring your left leg straight behind you while extending your arms forward.
• Return to the squat position, then repeat on the other side.
• Continue alternating sides for one minute.
• As you squat, remember to keep your weight back on your heels.
• When extending the leg behind you, keep your hips square -- don't twist them toward the side.

2. Hip-Lift Progression
This is an awesome way to relieve tension in your lower back and work your butt at the same time.
Do it:
• Lie on your back with your arms at your sides with your knees bent and your feet on the floor.
• Lift your hips toward the ceiling. Hold for 1 count, and then lower back down.
• Repeat the lifts for 60 seconds, squeezing your glutes and hamstrings at the top of the range of motion. Be careful not to overarch your spine.
• To make this exercise more difficult, extend one leg at the top of the lift. Keep your thighs parallel and hold the lifted position for about 5 seconds.
• Keeping your hips up, place your foot back on the floor and then lower your hips.
• Repeat this exercise for 30 seconds; switch sides and do the move for another 30 seconds on the other leg.

3. Toe Taps
The, um, lower part of my butt takes a beating from this move.
Do it:
• Lie on the floor with your arms on your sides.
• Lift your feet, bending both knees to 90 degrees so your thighs are perpendicular to the floor.
• Now slowly and quietly tap your left toes to the floor, then your right.
• Alternate tapping feet for one minute.
• If you feel any lower back pain, don't bring your toes all the way down.
4. Single-Leg Squat with Towel
This targets the area between the very back of your bum and the lower part of your hips.
Do it:
• Stand with your feet together and place your right foot on top of a folded towel.
• Shifting your weight to your left leg, slide the towel out slowly to your right.
• Then slowly return to the start position.
• Work this side for 30 seconds, keeping your elbows bent and your fists together near your chin.
• When you squat, your left knee should bend between 45 and 90 degrees.
• After 30 seconds, switch legs and do the squats and slides for another 30 seconds.
5.Plie
Do it:
• Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your toes pointing out.
• Bring your arms out straight in front of you and lower into a squat.
• Come back up and repeat. Go as low into the squat as you can without letting your knees move past your toes.
• Be sure to tuck your tailbone under and contract your glutes. Keep your torso tall, and don't let your knees creep past your toes.
• Do for 20 reps last rep hold for 10 secs on the bottom.


6. Bridge ups
• Sit on the floor with your shoulder resting against the sofa and your knees bent and your feet about shoulder width apart.
• Bridge up onto the sofa so that your back is braced and raise your butt up till your horizontal (feet still on the floor)
• Hold at the top for 2 secs.
• Lower down till your butt touches the floor and start again.
• do for 20 reps.

Start by completing all 6 exercises if you find it too easy increase the number of sets (times you do it)

looking forward to hearing what you think..
thanks
Scott
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Replies

  • Antlady69
    Antlady69 Posts: 204 Member
    They sound awesome and very effective, thanks for sharing. I dare say that #3 also works your lower abs quite well.

    Will try these out tomorrow or Friday. If I can't walk anymore this weekend, I'll curse you :D
  • HelenDootson
    HelenDootson Posts: 443 Member
    Printed out ready for later :)
  • svgarcia
    svgarcia Posts: 592 Member
    Bump to print later
  • Awesome thanks will look forward to hearing how you get on!
  • nothing1994
    nothing1994 Posts: 1,936 Member
    Bump


    Great workout! Thank you for sharing x
  • PamelaKuz
    PamelaKuz Posts: 191 Member
    Thanks!
  • cool feel free to tell me how it goes.. i'm interested in feed back.. do i need to increase the number of exercises? or are you feeling the burn at this point? i've tried to make it a short butt (sorry about the pun) effective workout! :D
  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
    Looks ok I guess although a regular full body lifting routine that includes regular squats and deadlifts with the glute bridge\hip lift (whatever exactly they are called) added would do pretty well.
  • Yeah squats and deadlifts are awesome but i was kinda thinking a program that ould be done regularly and without a gym.. think a program anyone can do... for free
  • Antlady69
    Antlady69 Posts: 204 Member
    I tried #1 during my lunch jog (well, when I paused, obviously). I didn't really feel anything, i.e. it wasn't a challenge. Now, it could be that my butt muscles are already relatively strong - I do a lot to strengthen them -; or I was doing it wrong. Or not enough repeats. I'll try it again today at lunch, this time with more repeats and along with #4 and #5 (minus the towel).
  • berry83sweet
    berry83sweet Posts: 44 Member
    Could you make a tutorial video?
  • embracingmycurves
    embracingmycurves Posts: 59 Member
    bumping for later
  • sure berry83sweet here are links to the exercises on video;)

    first let me appoligise for the standard of the videos these are the best i could find that are approaching the technique

    1) squat with kick back ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RYha5B17tU

    2) hip lift progression... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7s5u7kbwCU

    3)Toe Taps ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlnfZBQwPaA

    4) Single-Leg Squat with Towel ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFhpjJbWnAs

    5) Plie...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCVANw41B8c

    6) bridge ups ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoMYVSPjsME ... if this is too hard you can do a bridge up with shoulders resting on the couch or bench to start with or even on the floor....

    does that make the exercises clearer? and thank you all for your in put!!!
  • bump to print later
  • has anyone tried it yet lol ?
    What, level would you put t?
    beginner intermediate or advanced?
  • Nikiki
    Nikiki Posts: 993
    couple questions for clarification before I start:
    1. Squat with Kick-Back
    Do it:
    • Stand with your legs shoulder-width apart.
    • Sit back to a squat, bringing your fists close to your chin.
    • Then bring your left leg straight behind you while extending your arms forward.
    • Return to the squat position, then repeat on the other side.
    • Continue alternating sides for one minute.
    • As you squat, remember to keep your weight back on your heels.
    • When extending the leg behind you, keep your hips square -- don't twist them toward the side.
    do I bring my leg back while in the squatting position or wait until I'm standing all the way back up again?
    4. Single-Leg Squat with Towel
    This targets the area between the very back of your bum and the lower part of your hips.
    Do it:
    • Stand with your feet together and place your right foot on top of a folded towel.
    • Shifting your weight to your left leg, slide the towel out slowly to your right.
    • Then slowly return to the start position.
    • Work this side for 30 seconds, keeping your elbows bent and your fists together near your chin.
    • When you squat, your left knee should bend between 45 and 90 degrees.
    • After 30 seconds, switch legs and do the squats and slides for another 30 seconds.

    do I move my towel leg out before squating, while I'm sitting back into the squat position or after I'm all the way down?

    I'll give it a shot today and if I have trouble walking up and down stairs tomorrow you'll hear about it!
  • yes you're right squat down first then do the kickback while still squatting


    where is the single leg squat with how old do you need to swap down and slide your move out at the same time

    does this all make sense?
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    sounds intense...can't wait to try it!!!
  • awesome thanks
  • Nikiki
    Nikiki Posts: 993
    yes you're right squat down first then do the kickback while still squatting


    where is the single leg squat with how old do you need to swap down and slide your move out at the same time

    does this all make sense?

    I think your autocorrect had a little fun with your response... but I think I'm getting "slide non-weight bearing leg out at same time as squating with weight bearing leg" out of that nonsense ;) right?

    thanks for the workout, I'll be back in a few with my thoughts after completing :)
  • Lol, yes that will teach me not to text and drive !
  • Nikiki
    Nikiki Posts: 993
    ok I went through just one set of each (I'm still recovering from my Saturday's leg/butt day, today is supposed to be cardio only so I kept it light in hopes that I'll be able to get off the toilet unassisted tomorrow) I gotta say I like it!
    #1 will take some work on my part to perfect the form, I felt a little off balance so I'm sure I didn't get the full benefit of it. hopefully after a few times through the workout I'll be able to do it correctly!
    #2 I'm not quite to single leg stage on this one but I did add a 5 count pulse at the top of every 5th lift
    #3 I really had to focus on squeezing my glutes at each tap to feel like I was isolating my butt
    #4 I felt this one all over my legs and butt, I was able get the form right and I felt every rep. I really like this one! First time I've attempted any single legged squats
    #5 this is one I've done before, I added the 5 count pulse at the bottom of every 5th
    #6 this one was brand new to me and by this point my muscles were trembling. I did the 20 but the last 5 I definitely did not hold a full two seconds on.

    Tomorrow is a rest day but Wednesday I'll try this full routine and probably repeat it three times as my leg workout. looks like it'll be a good one!

    Thanks :)
  • awesome thank you for the feedback !!!
    glad you like the workout!

    I am thinking I might have to take the toe taps out and replace them with a better exercise
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,997 Member
    Bump because I want to be asstastic. Thanks!
  • ok to make this routine harder i'm going to swap out the toe taps... for stairs... at two levels....

    level 1 climb your stairs one step at a time and jog back down
    level 2 climb 2 steps at a time.. and job back down
    level 3 do 2 stairs at a time but sprint up the stairs...
    level 4 do 3 steps at a time sprinting....

    hopefully this will add be a better workout than the toe taps as they seem to be not as effective...
    again all feedback will lead us to being asstastic!! :D
  • i've also had the suggestions of bulgarian split squats (also know as the one leg dumbell squat)... so if any of these exercises are too easy they could be substituted for it...

    Set up for the one leg dumbbell squat by choosing a pair of dumbbells and standing about 2 to 3 feet in front of a flat bench or some other elevated platform.
    You should be facing away from the bench with the dumbbells down at your sides.
    Now carefully extend your right leg behind you and place the top of your foot securely on the bench.
    Keeping your eyes facing forwards slowly lower your body down by bending at the left knee.
    Don't lean forward as you come down. Your buttocks should come out and drop straight down.
    Squat down until your left thigh is parallel with the floor, and then slowly raise your body back up by pushing through your heel.
    Do not lock the knee out when you stand up.
    Repeat for 15 reps and then repeat using your right leg.

    http://www.muscleandstrength.com/exercises/one-leg-dumbbell-squat-aka-bulgarian-squat.html
  • wimeezer
    wimeezer Posts: 404 Member
    Thanks for sharing!
  • Doberdawn
    Doberdawn Posts: 733 Member
    HI guys i was asked to put together a workout to scult a better butt and would like your opinion it....

    I'm gonna assume you mean that and be honest.I'll review each exercise individually below, but this is at best a beginner's level day, not an *kitten*-kicker.

    1. Squat with Kick-Back

    I felt nothing. Totally ineffective, but I should say that like the other reviewer who shared this opinion, I also workout doing a basic kettlebell workout with squats (now that's a workout I feel, btw)

    2. Hip-Lift Progression

    This one I could feel, but had to add the extended leg & hold the position

    3. Toe Taps

    Lower abs work, but I felt nada in the buttocks. Sorry.

    4. Oops deleted this one... The slide out squat

    I ditched the towel. Instead, I put a non-skid mat on the kitchen floor. I stood with the base squatting leg's foot on the mat. With a cloth under the foot to make it slide easier, I did them. I did feel these but same as if I just tried to balance on one leg in a squat. I'm not sure sliding the other leg really works the butt anymore though it probably helps the thighs.

    5.Plie

    I hold longer and it does affect the bum somewhat, but I've always found it more noticeable in the thighs personally

    6. Bridge ups

    I could feel this, but had to hold it really long like 30+ seconds to feel like an exercise
    Start by completing all 6 exercises if you find it too easy increase the number of sets (times you do it)

    looking forward to hearing what you think..
    thanks
    Scott

    Okay Scott, those are my thoughts. I'll be happy to test and review any others you come up with. Just message me if I don't catch the post.

    Dawn
  • rompers16
    rompers16 Posts: 5,404 Member
    bump...even though I feel like I may fall on my face trying ;)
  • Doberdawn
    Doberdawn Posts: 733 Member
    i've also had the suggestions of bulgarian split squats (also know as the one leg dumbell squat)... so if any of these exercises are too easy they could be substituted for it...

    Set up for the one leg dumbbell squat by choosing a pair of dumbbells and standing about 2 to 3 feet in front of a flat bench or some other elevated platform.
    You should be facing away from the bench with the dumbbells down at your sides.
    Now carefully extend your right leg behind you and place the top of your foot securely on the bench.
    Keeping your eyes facing forwards slowly lower your body down by bending at the left knee.
    Don't lean forward as you come down. Your buttocks should come out and drop straight down.
    Squat down until your left thigh is parallel with the floor, and then slowly raise your body back up by pushing through your heel.
    Do not lock the knee out when you stand up.
    Repeat for 15 reps and then repeat using your right leg.

    http://www.muscleandstrength.com/exercises/one-leg-dumbbell-squat-aka-bulgarian-squat.html

    I do these, but form is critical. If done right, you will feel it in the desired targeted muscles. If you don't, you'll blow out your knees & probably need orthopedic surgery.

    When lowering down, you go straight down. You do not lunge forward. There are two things to check. 1. Your knee should never pass the bridge of your foot & your toes should be visible in front of your knee at all times. 2. This is critical for ALL squats! Your weight must be in your heels, NOT in the ball of your foot nor in the toes. If the weight is forward, the glutes will not be doing the work - the quads & knees will be. This can strain and destroy knees. Of the weight is in your heels, your glutes & quads will do the work targeting what you want and protecting your knees. So, number 2 is to lift up & wiggle your toes frequently while doing this exercise to check and make sure your weight is on your heels.

    Good luck! Oh yeah, and if you don't own weights, fill empty milk jugs with water or sand or gravel or...
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