Doing lunges,squats,leg lifts, but still have a saggy butt!?
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I have been doing lunges and squats with weights. Also have ankle weights for when I do donkey kicks and other various leg lifts. I do it at least 3 times a week for at least 10 minutes. I have a pretty big butt for my body and it's gotten a little bigger and a little firmer, but it still sags? What can I do to get those "sag lines" underneath my butt to go away?
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donkey kicks dont do anything. jane jonda did tons of those back in the 80's and like sir mixx a lot noted "fonda aint got a motor in the back of her honda"
what's your form like on your lunges and squats? for squats to work your butt you need to get your hips parallel to the ground or below. lunges can't be half ones either, once again hips parallel or below.0 -
Tushies aren't built in a day.
Give it time.0 -
Lift heavier.0
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Define "weight".0
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Beachbody DVDs - Brazil Butt Lift, Les Mills Combat. Worked for me. Also checkout Oxygen magazine, there are butt workouts in there every month.0
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more than likely what you need to do is lose fat, which exercise doesn't do.0
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dead lifts with heavy weight0
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I was listening to a podcast of a fitness professional who is also trying to build a better *kitten*. She is working with a trainer and even though she can see a vast improvement, she thinks it will probably take at least a year before her *kitten* is where she wants it to be. Be patient, it'll get there.0
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What sort of weights and how heavy are you going when you squat and do lunges? Are you progressively loading - i.e. Adding more weight each workout?0
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Thanks, I'll try to pay attention more to my legs.Usually I just worry about keeping my back straight.0
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If you don't mind post a pick. Also what does your diet and sleep look like. There are a number of factors that could account for this. Diet, excess stress, Also how does your mid section look. I know this might sound a bit invasive but I am trying to get a pic of some possible contributing factors to being to narrow down recommendations.0
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donkey kicks dont do anything. jane jonda did tons of those back in the 80's and like sir mixx a lot noted "fonda aint got a motor in the back of her honda"
what's your form like on your lunges and squats? for squats to work your butt you need to get your hips parallel to the ground or below. lunges can't be half ones either, once again hips parallel or below.
and push through the heels and squeeze your butt on the way up on squats.0 -
I started with 10 lbs and am now up to 30 lbs. My legs muscles look awsome and my butt looks great in clothes but I'm trying to get ready for bikini season and my butt is just horrible0
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only ten minutes???? my leg routine was yesterday and it lasted about 1hr 15 mins…squats and sumo DL's were about 40 minutes of that…just saying..
I would say ..eat in a deficit, and develop a better overall strength routine..
starting strength and new rules of lifting for woman are great resources….0 -
oh yeah i forgot to add
bret contreras, look that guy up. he has an excellent book called strong curves, all about building a nice butt0 -
Well...my diet good be better. I have a sweet tooth so that may be part of the problem? I'm a very petite girl and have a small stomach and waist and a big butt. Witch I wouldn't mind if it was easier to get in shape.0
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continue to lose weight, start lifting heavy and give it time0
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only ten minutes???? my leg routine was yesterday and it lasted about 1hr 15 mins…squats and sumo DL's were about 40 minutes of that…just saying..
I would say ..eat in a deficit, and develop a better overall strength routine..
starting strength and new rules of lifting for woman are great resources….
beat me to it. ten minutes is nothing. girl i know with a flat *kitten* has been working hard for a year, doing legs twice a week for about an hour each time. she's got a great looking booty now.0 -
It's a good start, you will get there eventually. Just slowely increse the time and weight and you will achieve your goals. I'm basically in the same situation.0
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It's hard to get what you mean by "sag lines". If you have recently lost a ton of weight really quickly then you may be cutting too fast and your skin can't adjust in time to keep up. Remember the skin is an organ - if you give it a few weeks - months it will eventually shrink to fit.
If this is not the case, then your sag lines will be excess fat. In this case, you need to cut the fat by going on a calorie deficit for a few weeks. In this time continue with your exercises and maybe do some cardio. I would recommend sprints, cycling and swimming over jogging.
If you are trying to get a bigger bum / legs you will need to lift heavier weights. Realistically you can get away with just doing squats and deadlifts. Those two exercises alone will cover everything you need. If you still want to do isolation exercises. forget donkey kicks and look instead at exercises for the gluteus medius which will will give more shape to your hips and bum. Don't forget to work your core - this will help with squats and deadlifts!
Hope this helps0
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