Hips, Buns and Thighs

GreenLaura22
GreenLaura22 Posts: 110 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am on my second month of the 30 day shred and looking towards my next problem area, hips, buns and thighs. I would so appreciate any recommendations on how best to work these areas. Has anyone done Jillian Michael's killer buns and thighs? If so what did you think?

What other workout dvd's are out there that you may have experience with that focus on the lower half?

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  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    What do you mean "work on"? If you mean make smaller or lose fat, that's done through diet, your exercise, aimed at that area or not, will not affect where you lose fat from.
  • GreenLaura22
    GreenLaura22 Posts: 110 Member
    I am, and have been counting my calories and exercising for 50 days, I have lost 7-8 lbs and 10 inches from my body. I know I can't target fat loss, but I know that I can target tone muscles. If I can strengthen and develop these muscles in my "trouble zone" I feel that I can most effectively aid my body in reducing body fat percentage
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    You may see muscle gains at first, but if you're eating at a deficit, then that will level off. You can still see strength gains. For the bottom half, nothing, and I mean NOTHING, beats squats. My butt has never looked so good since I started squatting heavy. When I was having knee issues and stopped, then got that squared away and started back up again, you could tell a difference from the stopping to the starting again. Lunges and deadlifts (do some one legged deadlifts with a dumbbell in one hand, killer!) are also great. If you don't want to just get in to a good, heavy lifting program, I'd suggest checking out the 30 Day ButtLift program on the beFit channel on YouTube. They have some killer workouts, and I really like both of the women who do segments (Alicia Marie & Courtney Prather).
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    I am, and have been counting my calories and exercising for 50 days, I have lost 7-8 lbs and 10 inches from my body. I know I can't target fat loss, but I know that I can target tone muscles. If I can strengthen and develop these muscles in my "trouble zone" I feel that I can most effectively aid my body in reducing body fat percentage

    Stay on your deficit to lose weight, lift to retain muscle. Things like squats, deadlifts and lunges are great for those areas.
  • GreenLaura22
    GreenLaura22 Posts: 110 Member
    I appreciate all of the feedback! Hitting it hard everyday, I am dedication! : )
  • CMGoodie
    CMGoodie Posts: 93 Member
    My favs for those areas (my family is notorious for "saddlebags")...:
    Russian Dead Lifts (RDLS)....works the hammies and provides seperation between butt and thighs
    Squats/Pulse Squats

    Other tighteners:
    Lunges
    Side lunges
    Walking squats
    Hip raises

    And an odd one:
    Butt squeezes...can be done in the shower, in line, anywhere you choose to squeeze your butt. :tongue:
    Key: Hold every 5 squeezes for a count a 5.

    I went from cracking shelled peanuts to almost cracking unshelled (been working on this part for 2 years). :laugh:

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