I like big butts and I can not lie

Curvycurly223
Curvycurly223 Posts: 44 Member
edited December 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello everyone,
I've recently started pushing myself to get to the gym everyday and have been loving it. I'm mainly on the treadmill at a fast walking pace and run every couple min for as long as I can. It's working out and I seem to be increasing my speed. Now on to the butt.... So I have a big butt (genetics) I always have even at my lowest weight..Well today at the gym in the ladies restroom a women commented on my butt and told me to be careful not to do too much walking/running because the treadmill will make me lose it. She said I should focus on just weight training and squats. I know squats are known for being the butt exercise and I probably should incorporate them into my routine but is there any truth to everything else she said? I hate to sound vain but I really love my butt and don't want to lose it. I also still have a good amount of weight to lose and want to keep up with my exercise. Any opinions?

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  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    don't listen to anything anyone tells you at the gym. do what you enjoy doing you wont lose your butt unless you lose a massive amt of weight.
  • lemmie177
    lemmie177 Posts: 479 Member
    Funny that some lady in the bathroom would start talking about your butt.

    For good or ill, you can't spot reduce. If you're losing weight, your body decides where that comes from, regardless of activity type. If you had a generous behind at your lowest weight, its likely not going anywhere unless you drop weight further than that. In my experience, my butt was the 2nd to last place on my body to actually get smaller from fat loss.
  • Panda_Poptarts
    Panda_Poptarts Posts: 971 Member
    My butt has gotten a little larger (higher, rounder) with regular treadmill and elliptical workouts. Your booty isn't going anywhere.
  • sarochka85
    sarochka85 Posts: 103 Member
    I think she was probably envious!
  • Adc7225
    Adc7225 Posts: 1,318 Member
    I would say that like all things results are as individual as each person. I personally found that running did cause me to lose some of my curves in that area. Not my ideal result either, now I do walking incline intervals or just walking on the treadmill and I do Runtastic Butt Trainer workouts. I would suggest do what you like but also pay attention to what is changing
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I have a big butt from genetics as well. When I was younger, it wasn't cool to have a big butt and I tried EVERYTHING to get rid of it. I ran, A LOT, i didn't do any weight training, I would do exercises that were suppose to spot reduce fat (I know you can't spot reduce now, back then i didn't know) absolutely nothing works to get rid of the butt

    Now that I'm older and big butts are cool to have, I'm so glad I could never get rid of it.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    The only person a listen to in the gym is my trainer...and his wife who is also a trainer...everyone else is just full of whatever woo they read this month in their fitness magazine.
  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    I've had a big butt at a size 16 and a big butt an a now size 4. I'm built that way. Now this size 4 butt is the best its ever been bc I squat and deadlift. Its higher rounder and tighter. Most women lose from their hips thighs butts and tummy last so I wouldn't worry about losing it.
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    LOL. OP, if your large butt is a genetic one (still there even when you are at a healthy weight) then you have nothing to worry about. Your body is predispositioned to store fat in your butt first. So that would be the very LAST place you would lose...meaning...you need not worry about it.
  • kylegeldmaker
    kylegeldmaker Posts: 21 Member
    Genetics play a large role, however, there are plenty of studies that show a correlation between large amounts of treadmill exercise and a decrease in glute/hamstring size and strength.

    The explanation seems that your hamstrings and glutes are responsible for the backward movement of your leg and since the treadmill does that for you, those muscles can suffer a bit. It should be noted that if you walk on an incline, do squats or deadlifts, and have booty genetics you probably don't have anything to worry about.
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