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Mozzer85
Mozzer85 Posts: 8
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So we would all love a bigger booty, but squats, do they actually work??

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  • shoeloveramber
    shoeloveramber Posts: 291 Member
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    YES!!! Well they tone and lift and make it look better.

    Do a variety of them so you hit all the different muscles and make sure you have good form.
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,520 Member
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    My butt isn't bigger; in fact, I fit into smaller pants...BUT, my butt is 6 inches higher and a better shape.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
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    Kinda. Not the best exercise for glutes. Barbell hip thrusts and bulgarian split squats will serve you better for that.
  • shmerek
    shmerek Posts: 963 Member
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    Hip thrusters best exercise for the butt.
    Check out the assman
    http://bretcontreras.com
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
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    So we would all love a bigger booty

    We would?
    but squats, do they actually work??

    Work.... I assume you mean to give a bigger booty?

    It depends.

    Are you eating at a caloric surplus and gaining weight? If not, nothing will be getting much bigger.

    Are you doing air squats or body weight squats? If yes, you're wasting time.

    Heavy, weighted squats, deadlifts, and hip thrusts can work some magic if you're eating at a surplus or at maintenance. If you are eating at a deficit, you'll see improved perkiness and shape, but no significant size increases.
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
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    So we would all love a bigger booty

    Disagree.
  • nitrospop
    nitrospop Posts: 122 Member
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    squats are an awesome compound movement when done free and not on a machine. Form is the most important aspect. Be sure to go full parallel....*kitten* to Grass!
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
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    squats are an awesome compound movement when done free and not on a machine. Form is the most important aspect. Be sure to go full parallel....*kitten* to Grass!

    these are not the same thing
  • pleasepleaseno
    pleasepleaseno Posts: 166 Member
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    wth, not everyone wants a bigger booty..
    I want a small tight booty.
  • pleasepleaseno
    pleasepleaseno Posts: 166 Member
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    squats are an awesome compound movement when done free and not on a machine. Form is the most important aspect. Be sure to go full parallel....*kitten* to Grass!

    these are not the same thing

    I think they mean your *kitten* parallel to the grass.
    Like your booty is perfectly horizontal.
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
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    squats are an awesome compound movement when done free and not on a machine. Form is the most important aspect. Be sure to go full parallel....*kitten* to Grass!

    these are not the same thing

    I think they mean your *kitten* parallel to the grass.
    Like your booty is perfectly horizontal.

    If it were perfectly horizontal, it would not be low enough to break parallel.

    Full parallel means the hip break line is below the top of the knee. This is the minimum required for full ROM on a squat.

    *kitten* to grass means calves against hamstrings.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
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    So we would all love a bigger booty, but squats, do they actually work??
    If done with progressively increasing weight, yes.
  • mayfrayy
    mayfrayy Posts: 198 Member
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    atg is butt to the ground (pretty much)
    parallel is hip to knee level

    and its the most beneficial exercise for anyone.
  • _benjammin
    _benjammin Posts: 1,224 Member
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    Hip thrusters best exercise for the butt.
    Check out the assman
    http://bretcontreras.com
    This
  • tracydr
    tracydr Posts: 528 Member
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    So, I tried a couple of body weight squats today to see how my knees would feel. So far, not so great. Having a lot of pain going up and down small steps. I hope it's just from deconditioning! I had two major knee surgeries last fall and I was pretty debilitated pre-surgery, from being in a wheelchair for 6 months.
    Will keep trying a tiny bit at a time, since I really do need to get those muscles stronger.
    Haven't tried lunges yet, they sort of scare me but I really want to.
  • Titanuim
    Titanuim Posts: 337 Member
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    Hip thrusters best exercise for the butt.
    Check out the assman
    http://bretcontreras.com
    This

    Another vote for Bret Contreras, squats and hip thrusts. Lunges are pretty helpful as well.
  • SkimFlatWhite68
    SkimFlatWhite68 Posts: 1,254 Member
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    Hip thrusters best exercise for the butt.
    Check out the assman
    http://bretcontreras.com
    This

    Another vote for Bret Contreras, squats and hip thrusts. Lunges are pretty helpful as well.

    Yes I vote for this too.
    Make sure you concentrate on your form. Always.
  • shmerek
    shmerek Posts: 963 Member
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    Nothing burns the glutes like hip thrusters. Nothing.
  • Mozzer85
    Mozzer85 Posts: 8
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    Kinfa meant 'we all would' in a loose term. :-)

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