Growing a bigger booty and thighs
jessica_lynn5691
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hello everyone, I am hoping I can get some advice on growing a bigger booty and thighs without becoming fat and keeping my tummy flat. I usually do squats but I find that my thighs become large and not my butt. Any food and exercise suggestions. I am hoping to take in more protein and bulk one I deliver my daughter in 2 months. Thanks!
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There is no food that can grow a certain part of your body (I wish there was :P )
You can target your glutes with some exercises. However, you should exercise all body parts to keep your posture and grow the muscles accordingly.0 -
Did you mean you delivered your daughter 2 months ago???
But really, your thighs are where you store fat for nursing so that might be why they are getting bigger and I can attest to the fact that while we may start out with a nice firm round butt, pregnancy can cause it drop like it's hot! That does not mean you can't get it back and even get a little bigger one - but I would offer that at this point in time for you, maybe this is not what you should be focusing on. Give yourself about 4-5 weeks postpartum and then start back to working on this.0 -
Check out The Glute Guy:
http://bretcontreras.com/0 -
Maybe you should wait until you had your baby?? :huh:0
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I'm confused...so your looking for advice for after you deliver?
I would think you'd want to wait to bulk until you've gotten back down to your pre-pregnancy weight if that was a bulk-appropriate weight/body fat. You could still do a glute geared program like Strong Curves while lose the baby weight. It won't make you grow but will help in retaining muscle and appearance.0 -
Right now I'm 135 my pre pregnancy weight is 118 which I drop down to in a matter of days, in that aspect very lucky. I shed the weight very fast with my son but I felt so skinny. I'm currently doing squats now and trying to eat more protein based foods0
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I noticed that my butt has actually grown with this pregnancy so I guess that's why I'm so excited in keeping it lol but yes waiting after she is born is probably best0
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I would do a lot of "floor work" which in my terms means isometric excercises and resistance training (no weight lifting). Donkey kicks, leg holds that rely on your glutes, and squats should make your booty grow. However, I would modify and put pillows or something soft in order to protect your baby. What type of squats are you doing? Different squats target different muscles. If you do strength training I would hold off incorporating when you're so close to delivering.
: Yay, for you for still taking care of yourself while pregnant. I had a friend that worked out all the way up til delivery and she says that it was a lot easier to deliver in her shape vs before she worked out. 0 -
Read Strong Curves! It is great. I would bulk with SC, then after you give birth cut, get the fat off.0
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Rollerblade 3-4 times a week. You'll be surprised how it changes the muscles in your body. Almost as many calories burned as running and far more fun. Also extremely low impact on joints comparable to walking.0
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you can't spot increase and not add fat anywhere else, so that is not going to happen.
if you want to gain weight then you need to eat in a 250 calorie surplus per day, and get on some kind of progressive lifting program like strong curves or something similar. You will gain fat, there is no way around it.0 -
Ok, well if the loss after the pregnancy will be that quick and isn't an issue, then you'd need to do a bulk if you'd really like it see some size gain. Recommendations by njd above. You're other option is recomp (thread in the maintenance form). It'll be a longer process than a bulk/cut though to see results. A recomp would be for more subtle long term refining/improvement.0
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Rollerblade 3-4 times a week. You'll be surprised how it changes the muscles in your body. Almost as many calories burned as running and far more fun. Also extremely low impact on joints comparable to walking.
I don't understand how rollerblading 3-4 times a week is applicable to someone trying to run a bulk....all that is going to do is cause OP's calorie burn to increase, which means she will have to eat more to sustain a surplus. OP only needs about 20-30 minutes a week of moderate cardio when bulking, if that.0 -
yep, I roller blade every day, its wonderful.0
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Rollerblade 3-4 times a week. You'll be surprised how it changes the muscles in your body. Almost as many calories burned as running and far more fun. Also extremely low impact on joints comparable to walking.
I don't understand how rollerblading 3-4 times a week is applicable to someone trying to run a bulk....all that is going to do is cause OP's calorie burn to increase, which means she will have to eat more to sustain a surplus. OP only needs about 20-30 minutes a week of moderate cardio when bulking, if that.
When you rollerblade you are in a semi squat the whole time. And you are working all your muscles, even the obliques. Not so much your arms though. But from the muscles along the spine (can't remember what they are called) to your toes, every single one is being worked. To push off, maintain momentum, keep you upright, jumping over obstacles. When you jump you are in a full squat. My quads, calves, butt, hamstrings have all become larger and more defined and I'm not even trying for that. Although it's a nice side benefit. I'm almost 50 years old and my legs and rear have never looked better.
Inline skating is more than just cardio. That's my experience. YMMW.
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Not sure how anybody hasn't mentioned deadlifts.
Deadlifts are the king of glute exercises (and hammies too). Squats are actually better builders for your quads than your butt, but the media seems to have attached to the idea of squats = butt growth for some reason. They DO work your butt, just not nearly as much as deads.
Once you have your baby, I would start incorporating deadlifts into your leg routine.0 -
_Bropollo_ wrote: »Not sure how anybody hasn't mentioned deadlifts.
Deadlifts are the king of glute exercises (and hammies too). Squats are actually better builders for your quads than your butt, but the media seems to have attached to the idea of squats = butt growth for some reason. They DO work your butt, just not nearly as much as deads.
Once you have your baby, I would start incorporating deadlifts into your leg routine.
does strong curves incorporate deads??? I thought it did, which is why I suggested it for OP.0 -
_Bropollo_ wrote: »Not sure how anybody hasn't mentioned deadlifts.
Deadlifts are the king of glute exercises (and hammies too). Squats are actually better builders for your quads than your butt, but the media seems to have attached to the idea of squats = butt growth for some reason. They DO work your butt, just not nearly as much as deads.
Once you have your baby, I would start incorporating deadlifts into your leg routine.
does strong curves incorporate deads??? I thought it did, which is why I suggested it for OP.
Not sure. Just wanted to make sure she was aware of the magic of deadlifts
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_Bropollo_ wrote: »Not sure how anybody hasn't mentioned deadlifts.
Deadlifts are the king of glute exercises (and hammies too). Squats are actually better builders for your quads than your butt, but the media seems to have attached to the idea of squats = butt growth for some reason. They DO work your butt, just not nearly as much as deads.
Once you have your baby, I would start incorporating deadlifts into your leg routine.
does strong curves incorporate deads??? I thought it did, which is why I suggested it for OP.
Yea the focus is more on hip thrusts, but he does incorporate different DL variations (mostly Romanian/American and single-leg)0 -
Rollerblade 3-4 times a week. You'll be surprised how it changes the muscles in your body. Almost as many calories burned as running and far more fun. Also extremely low impact on joints comparable to walking.
I don't understand how rollerblading 3-4 times a week is applicable to someone trying to run a bulk....all that is going to do is cause OP's calorie burn to increase, which means she will have to eat more to sustain a surplus. OP only needs about 20-30 minutes a week of moderate cardio when bulking, if that.
When you rollerblade you are in a semi squat the whole time. And you are working all your muscles, even the obliques. Not so much your arms though. But from the muscles along the spine (can't remember what they are called) to your toes, every single one is being worked. To push off, maintain momentum, keep you upright, jumping over obstacles. When you jump you are in a full squat. My quads, calves, butt, hamstrings have all become larger and more defined and I'm not even trying for that. Although it's a nice side benefit. I'm almost 50 years old and my legs and rear have never looked better.
Inline skating is more than just cardio. That's my experience. YMMW.
Yea but you aren't providing progressive overload while roller blading. And more muscular endurance. And it would not be nearly as effective as squats, DL or lunge with weights. Dont get me wrong, while playing ice hockey and soccer i have strong legs but even when i did those, we lifted because you have a lot of limitations.
Also, doing cardio intensive exercise while bulking is only going to increase calorie expenditure which will cause the OP to significantly increase intake which is hard for a lot of people.
What i generally say, train smarter not harder.
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