This guy needs a butt

mswilliams1975
mswilliams1975 Posts: 19 Member
edited November 30 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok so I have been looking at ways to improve the old caboose and what I come across are women exercising to build the butt but not men.
So my question is can I do the same butt excersise that women do? I know the obvious is yes since muscles are muscles but still want to make sure. I don't need a bubble butt however I would like something back there to hold my pants up.

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  • liftzilla16
    liftzilla16 Posts: 59 Member
    Your thinking is correct: men and women can do the same exercises for butt, gender doesn't matter. Some popular exercises off the top of my head are squats, hamstring curls, lunges, and cable kickbacks, but I'm sure there are a lot on Google.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Yes, you sure can. Here's a bit from Bret Contreras: https://bretcontreras.com/glute-training-for-men/
  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    edited April 2016
    Football players (men) do heavy hip thrusts. That move can help build muscle and make you better at your sport.
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    My guy says that he never had a butt until he started doing Deadlifts.

    And yes of course, glutes are glutes, they are in the same place on men and women!
  • mswilliams1975
    mswilliams1975 Posts: 19 Member
    I felt a little silly asking since muscle growth is muscle growth. Thanks for the article jemhh.
  • SarahPeters3
    SarahPeters3 Posts: 100 Member
    Yes! Squats will do a butt good if you have any knee problems a leg press machine is much better because it take pressure of the joint but any glute exercises you look up will work stick with weighted exercises rather than just body weight if you really want to gain the muscle
  • vesteroid
    vesteroid Posts: 6 Member
    throw 40 lbs on your midsection and do glute bridges ....they are LOADS of fun weighted :)
  • wilsoncl6
    wilsoncl6 Posts: 1,280 Member
    I love barbell hip thrusts, heavy weight (150 lbs) with a pause and contraction at the top. Glutes will be on fire after 4 sets of 10. Do those, glute bridges and deadlifts will have them singing baby got back. However, some of it's genetics. You can build back there, but how much is dependent on your level of intensity and your genes.
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    vesteroid wrote: »
    throw 40 lbs on your midsection and do glute bridges ....they are LOADS of fun weighted :)

    Or just do them one leg at a time, pick one leg up and use the other to do a set, then switch.
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