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    Exercises for legs and booty

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    edited February 23 in Fitness and Exercise
    Hi :)

    I'm eating healthy and working out to look toned all over. But need to work and legs and bum more. As my arms, face and shoulders have always been small. But legs and bum always bigger.

    Could do some harder exercises for legs and bum. If anyone could please help :)

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    • Posts: 963 Member
      Squats, deadlifts, Hip thrusters
    • Posts: 735 Member
      Squats, deadlifts, Hip thrusters

      I agree with the above.

      I have been doing them with free weights and have seen a great improvement in my legs and bottom. I also love doing Jillian's Killer Buns and Thighs DVD. It really works your legs and bottom by doing a variety of squats, lunges, etc.
      Good luck!! :smile:
    • Posts: 713 Member
      Squats, deadlifts, Hip thrusters

      These 3 are the most important, but also lunges and split squats.
    • Posts: 689 Member
      bumping for future awseome butts
    • Posts: 3,333 Member
      Squats, Deadlifts for life. :D
    • Posts: 17 Member
      squats and lunges
    • Posts: 403 Member
      show previous quotes

      These 3 are the most important, but also lunges and split squats.

      Yep
    • Posts: 3,731 Member
      Squats, squats and more squats!

      Also, deadlifts and lunges are nice.
    • Posts: 2
      Insanity has been a big help for me :)
    • Posts: 447 Member
      Brilliant. Thank you all for your replies. I'll get squatting :) I have been already but only being doing it like two weeks.
    • Posts: 3,639 Member
      You can't spot reduce. No matter where you focus on fat will come off of wherever it wants to. Furthermore you should be working your whole body regardless of where your trouble spots are.
    • Posts: 920 Member
      Squats, deadlifts, Hip thrusters
    • Posts: 963 Member
      Have a read here as well. http://bretcontreras.com/category/glute-training/ He is the glute guy
    • Posts: 447 Member
      You can't spot reduce. No matter where you focus on fat will come off of wherever it wants to. Furthermore you should be working your whole body regardless of where your trouble spots are.
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      Sorry I should have mentioned that part. I am working my whole body but just wanted to do a
      Bit extra on those areas. Thanks though :)
    • Posts: 447 Member
      Have a read here as well. http://bretcontreras.com/category/glute-training/ He is the glute guy

      Nice one :)
    • Posts: 2,757 Member
      Plie (sumo) squats, hip thrusters, bridge & running/walking/cycling serious hills. Regular squats didn't do squat for me. I have a pretty good butt now.
    • Posts: 370 Member
      Strong Curves from Bret Contreras is a great program. I just switched to that and am enjoying it.

      I am pear shaped as well, you will definitely want to work your upper body as it will give you better symmetry with a little muscle on top!
    • Posts: 5,778 Member
      Hi :)

      I'm eating healthy and working out to look toned all over. But need to work and legs and bum more. As my arms, face and shoulders have always been small. But legs and bum always bigger.

      Could do some harder exercises for legs and bum. If anyone could please help :)

      I think Candice Swanepool has good advice for legs and booty :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2649696/Squats-key-Even-10-make-feel-better-Victorias-Secret-Angel-Candice-Swanepoel-reveals-secrets-body.html
    • Posts: 465 Member
      You can't spot reduce. No matter where you focus on fat will come off of wherever it wants to. Furthermore you should be working your whole body regardless of where your trouble spots are.

      This. Pretty new to all this, but my limited understanding is that working your lower body or doing compound lifts like squats, etc will help you keep or gain muscle (if not in deficit) in those areas. It won't necessarily make you lose fat in them alone. It will help you lose fat, but your body will decide where.
    • Posts: 217 Member
      You cant spot reduce but I have noticed that after doing squats, lunges, step ups, hip thrusts, and cycling my legs have toned out a little more and my butt is lifting. Plus my core and back are strengthening with some of these too.
    • Posts: 2,037 Member
      Powerlifting stance for squats (wider feet, high bar, chin up) as opposed to Olympic stance (feet closer together).

      Straight legged deadlifts as opposed to standard deadlifts.

      And kegels.
    • Posts: 151 Member
      Strong Curves from Bret Contreras is a great program. I just switched to that and am enjoying it.

      I love this program. I tried on my swimsuit from last summer, and despite being 15 lbs down from when I wore it last, my butt fills it out way better. Last summer it was looser in the bottom and tighter across the middle.
    • Posts: 83 Member
      another vote for Bret Contreras and Strong Curves... once I incorporated exercises from the book into my lifting program, my booty and legs have really developed well... I need to find a good "before" side photo, but here are a couple of current ones...



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    • Posts: 447 Member
      Plie (sumo) squats, hip thrusters, bridge & running/walking/cycling serious hills. Regular squats didn't do squat for me. I have a pretty good butt now.

      Thanks will be trying them :)
    • Posts: 447 Member
      Strong Curves from Bret Contreras is a great program. I just switched to that and am enjoying it.

      I am pear shaped as well, you will definitely want to work your upper body as it will give you better symmetry with a little muscle on top!

      I do work on upper body but wanted to work a bit extra on lower and core :)
    • Posts: 447 Member
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      I think Candice Swanepool has good advice for legs and booty :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2649696/Squats-key-Even-10-make-feel-better-Victorias-Secret-Angel-Candice-Swanepoel-reveals-secrets-body.html

      That is a good article ???? ta :)
    • Posts: 447 Member
      show previous quotes

      This. Pretty new to all this, but my limited understanding is that working your lower body or doing compound lifts like squats, etc will help you keep or gain muscle (if not in deficit) in those areas. It won't necessarily make you lose fat in them alone. It will help you lose fat, but your body will decide where.

      ????:)
    • Posts: 447 Member
      You cant spot reduce but I have noticed that after doing squats, lunges, step ups, hip thrusts, and cycling my legs have toned out a little more and my butt is lifting. Plus my core and back are strengthening with some of these too.

      With just those exercises?
    • Posts: 36
      I like big butts and I cannot lie!
    • Posts: 447 Member
      Powerlifting stance for squats (wider feet, high bar, chin up) as opposed to Olympic stance (feet closer together).

      Straight legged deadlifts as opposed to standard deadlifts.

      And kegels.

      I can't keep my legs straight? Ha ha.
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