Can you be a runner and still have a rear ?

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lizzelspark
lizzelspark Posts: 178 Member
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Everyone tells me I need to do more cardio but I don't want a flat one
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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    That's going to have more to do with genetics and what strength work you do in addition to running.

    Strengthening glutes helps running/injury prevention when running, so there's that.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    Running made my rear smaller, not flatter.
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 596 Member
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    Running made my rear bigger. I didn't have one at all before I started running; my back just slid down into my thighs. Lifting weights has given me a very nice butt indeed.
  • lizzelspark
    lizzelspark Posts: 178 Member
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    Great so I have to pick one or the other
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
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    lizzelspark wrote: »
    Everyone tells me I need to do more cardio but I don't want a flat one

    Genetics mostly.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    lizzelspark wrote: »
    Everyone tells me I need to do more cardio but I don't want a flat one

    Genetics mostly.

    Yep. I have a very ample rear and I run.
  • lizzelspark
    lizzelspark Posts: 178 Member
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    VioletRojo wrote: »
    Running made my rear bigger. I didn't have one at all before I started running; my back just slid down into my thighs. Lifting weights has given me a very nice butt indeed.

    Did you do long distance running ?
  • gnarlykickflip
    gnarlykickflip Posts: 49 Member
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    If you run and also do squats you should have a bangin booty tbh
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    lizzelspark wrote: »
    Great so I have to pick one or the other

    Where do you get this?
  • lizzelspark
    lizzelspark Posts: 178 Member
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    When I look at the girls on the treadmill all I see are flat rears
  • VioletRojo
    VioletRojo Posts: 596 Member
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    lizzelspark wrote: »
    VioletRojo wrote: »
    Running made my rear bigger. I didn't have one at all before I started running; my back just slid down into my thighs. Lifting weights has given me a very nice butt indeed.

    Did you do long distance running ?

    Yes. The shortest distance I run regularly is 6 miles. My area is very hilly though, so my gluts are really working hard.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    They probably don't strength train. I don't get why you can't do both. Strength training is extremely beneficial for running.
  • lizzelspark
    lizzelspark Posts: 178 Member
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    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    lizzelspark wrote: »
    Great so I have to pick one or the other

    Where do you get this?

    I'm thinking my genetics isn't good because as soon as I start doing lots of running it starts to flatten
  • lizzelspark
    lizzelspark Posts: 178 Member
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    VioletRojo wrote: »
    lizzelspark wrote: »
    VioletRojo wrote: »
    Running made my rear bigger. I didn't have one at all before I started running; my back just slid down into my thighs. Lifting weights has given me a very nice butt indeed.

    Did you do long distance running ?

    Yes. The shortest distance I run regularly is 6 miles. My area is very hilly though, so my gluts are really working hard.

    I'll try to hit the hills then
  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
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    I do a lot of cardio, and I do a lot of lifting. Bodyweight and goblet squats are great for making that booty pop.
  • lizzelspark
    lizzelspark Posts: 178 Member
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    Maybe I need to give it more of a chance
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
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    gnarlykickflip wrote: »
    If you run and also do squats you should have a bangin booty tbh

    *Nods sagely*

    Add some compound leg exercises (squats, dead lifts, lunges) in with your running program and you should be able to maximize your potential.
  • xXxWhitneyxXx
    xXxWhitneyxXx Posts: 119 Member
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    I'm naturally kinda gifted in the bum department. I'm a natural pear shape, bigger lower stomach, butt and thighs. Running didn't make me lose much of my butt at all, it did reduce the size of my thighs and stomach. But if its something you stress about maybe start some muscle building bum exercises (squats, dead lifts, hip thrusts/bridges, fire hydrants etc)?
  • lizzelspark
    lizzelspark Posts: 178 Member
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    janejellyroll wrote: »
    lizzelspark wrote: »
    When I look at the girls on the treadmill all I see are flat rears

    So pay less attention to the bodies of women on treadmills and pay more attention to your own routine, which should include resistance training for the muscles in your rear.

    It's hard to not notice that's what scares me away from the treadmills and straight to the squat rack

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