elliptical for butt

ranz9
ranz9 Posts: 14 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
i read the elliptical will tone and firm your butt.i found an app that tells you what resitance to set and stuff.Will just regularly using the eliptical on a normal program tone my butt or do i need a special program?

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  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    What is the rest of your exercise regimen?
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Okay...describe tone.

    If you are asking if it will target your butt muscles and make them bigger and fuller and stronger....then yes....to a point and then it will stop and you will need to lift weights to get the continued stronger bumm (probably within 2 months once your body becomes used to using your butt on the elliptical).

    If you are asking will it shed excess fat specifically from your butt area to reveal the muscle that is being hidden from all the flabby fat...then maybe. That all depends on if your body is genetically prefers to use butt fuel verse say arm or neck fuel.
  • lebaker310
    lebaker310 Posts: 164 Member
    Do you prefer cardio? Cause I've used ellipticals for years and never even got a butt until I started doing squats and dead lifts. It takes less time to do and I don't sweat as much.
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    I know what you mean. I do that elliptical machine that lights up the parts of your glutes that it is targeting at the time on certain resistance settings for my cardio when I am at the gym. However, I do a great deal of squats and other weight training exercises as well.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    I think you'd probably be better off with some barbell squats, deadlifts and barbell hip thrusts.
  • lucan07
    lucan07 Posts: 509
    Try going backwards as well as forwards on the elliptical and you will feel the different muscles working!
  • PixieAdele
    PixieAdele Posts: 102 Member
    If you want DAT *kitten* you need DEM SQUATS! Get in the weight room and get good form squatting and show the bros what you're made of! Rather empowering and much quicker results.
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    Elliptical is good for your cardio portion of said *kitten* building goal. But without squats you are not getting full benefit.
  • Carol_L
    Carol_L Posts: 296 Member
    Take a look at the glutes on a marathon runner? If that's the look you want, then keep up with the elliptical. If you want definition and shape, then you need to do weighted squats, walking lunges, hip bridges, etc.
  • Jacqson84
    Jacqson84 Posts: 189 Member
    I'd say do it for cardio. Yes, it will probably "tone" your butt as there is resistance. However, if you want to see major changes, start lifting.
  • GiGiBeans
    GiGiBeans Posts: 1,062 Member
    I lost a lot of inches from my hips doing squat intervals on the elliptical, it burns like mad! But to get a firmer butt you need patience to add weight training.

    If you're interested, this was the elliptical workout -
    http://www.fitsugar.com/Get-Up-Your-Heart-Rate-Squat-Intervals-Elliptical-1819258
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    Repetitive movements for cardio work on muscle endurance and do little for better muscle firming. Resistance does help, but I'd say it have to be pretty high.

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