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    edited February 11 in Fitness and Exercise
    I always hear squats are great for your butt! So I've been doing squats like crazy but only my thighs are sore, am I doing them wrong?

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    • Posts: 2,389 Member
      Not necessarily, watch some form videos and check your form. Also, if you are focused on your booty, add in hip thrusts. And check out Bret a Contreras.
    • Posts: 1,061 Member
      Squats are great for your butt.. there are a few different types to do and variations... sumo, legs closed, back leg kicks with lift.. etc..
    • Posts: 64 Member
      Glute kickbacks are nice also!
    • Posts: 4,955 Member
      First thought is how deep are you going on your squats? If I don't crack parallel, I don't feel anything in my butt.

      Also great for it are deadlifts and glute bridges.
    • Posts: 98 Member
      Lunges really hit dem glutes hard to
    • Posts: 487
      The reason your thighs are sore is because when you squat you're working your hamstrings as well.
    • Posts: 3,027 Member
      Try static squats. Pile ones are great in the shower (hey you are not doing anything else when washing right? Your legs are just there doing nothing make good use of the time) and while doing a pile (without moving up and down) raise your heels off the floor to get your calf muscles working as well. It's utterly fantastic.

      Static squats are brilliant cause then rather than thinking you are targeting your *kitten* you know you are cause you can feel it. Just hold it till you start to shake. Then hold it longer.
    • Posts: 258 Member
      Females tend to be quad dominant naturally. It took me a while to really focus on my glutes & hamstrings.
      Focus on pushing from your heels and when squating stick your butt out like if you were to sit on a little chair.
    • Posts: 143 Member
      Squats are a full body exercise, so they will work many other muscles, not just your butt! focus on the correct form, and make sure you concentrate on squeezing and activating those glute muscles!
    • Posts: 3,028 Member
      Echoing the suggestion to drive from the heels, also, try to squat in "low-profile" shoes or even barefoot, if you workout at home or your gym allows it. I lift in Converse.
    • Posts: 3,069 Member
      Go '*kitten* to the grass' on the squats so you're not mainly hitting your quads and lunges are great too (and glute bridges and hip raises)
    • Posts: 2,747 Member
      If done correctly, squats will work your entire lower body.
    • Posts: 7,166 Member
      Are you going past parallel?

      Are you using weights?
    • Posts: 1,791 Member
      I need to do my squats "*kitten* to grass" low to really get the benefits. I love squats. Probably the single best exercise I've done for my lower body.
    • Posts: 28 Member
      It's hard to say without seeing your form. I would say make sure you go as low as you can, drive up from the heel, and squeeze your glutes as you push up!
    • Posts: 170 Member
      I've been trying squats and lunges more and my quads stay sore for two days after only a few! I think it's a matter of those muscles not being worked in that way very often. Mine are very weak! You'll get there!
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