Butt and gut concern!

lm310x
lm310x Posts: 4 Member
edited November 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi guys,

I've been a member of myfitnesspal for about 2 years and after finally achieving a goal weight and maintaining and toning my curves, I'm ready to continue to shape my body even better! I was around 160 two years ago and now I'm 138. I'm 5'2 and curvy; most of my weight goes to my thighs and stomach. Over the past year I've been able to slim down but I still have a little back fat and a little stomach and oblique fat I would like to get rid off.

While I understand that diet and caloric intake control fat loss, I would like to know some of the best exercises to blast the fat while not losing my nice thighs and legs. (I don't want legs and thighs that are too slim.) Also, what are some of the best exercises to lift the sides of the butt and which ones curve the butt. I have an issue filling out my jeans because I have 38-40 inch hips, 26/7 inch waist, and "bigger thighs" but my butt fails to fill my jeans well. My butt looks like a hook from the side, I just want it to lift a bit more because it's nice and full when viewed from the back.

I'm working on this goal for the next couple months while I'm home from school. Another challenge is that I refuse to buy a $30/mo gym membership for a gym that's miles away just to use the squat rack. I have resistance bands and mid ranged dumbbells at home to use, and a gym at my college that I can use once September comes along.

So overall, what the best exercises to blast oblique fat along with a good clean diet and what are the best bodyweight, lighter weight exercises for the glutes that will shape the sides so I will no longer look like a wall when i turn to the side.

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  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    Exercise doesn't blast fat, you can't spot reduce. Check youtube for some workout videos, there are quite a few that use dumbbells and resistance bands. Try fitness blender, gymra, jillian michaels, etc.
  • lauradenslinger
    lauradenslinger Posts: 6 Member
    Sorry, you need that squat rack. Heavy squats is your answer.
  • azyn
    azyn Posts: 3 Member
    try kettlebell swings where you've had someone teach/show you how to do them correctly, those should lift them up. you'll feel like hell for a couple days after your first time doing them though. you can also do other things with kettlebells which work your sides and core like the one where you have it by your left foot, twist down and pick it up and twist back pulling it to your right shoulder, and repeat with it by your right foot to your left shoulder (sort of like a woodchop?), those burn your sides and core like crazy.

    also side planks, hip raises, and ofc squats. the deadlift hammer machine also makes my butt muscles burn for days afterwards, it's not like a normal deadlift because the handles are to your sides and you're inside the hammer machine thing so it's closer to a squat muscles wise but safer on your back.
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    edited May 2015
    Master the squat exercise. Then start adding weight with your squats. Even if its 10-20 lbs. If you want to incorporate dumbbells or kettle bells, there are lots of exercise articles out there with exercises for beginners using them. I would also recommend an abdominal exercise you can do with out without weights. Theres so many exercise articles even in the form of only pictures, just google it! :)
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I would recommend Strong Curves by Bret Contreras. He has a bodyweight program and you could add dumbells or resistance bands to the exercises. Once September comes along you can start the full program.
  • lm310x
    lm310x Posts: 4 Member
    Thanks for the tips everyone! I have decided to join a gym, and chose Blink fitness! Hopefully I'll be able to post great progress pictures soon! :)
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