Butt Exercises: Isolation Vs. Compound

blonde71
blonde71 Posts: 955 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I've heard conflicting things about what are the best exercises to obtain your best butt. Some say that isolation exercises like glute bridges and hip thrusts are best and target the glutes more. Then I've heard that compound exercises like squats and deadlifts are better than the isolation ones because they don't cause your glutes to get too small. Some much conflicting information about how to go about targeting the glutes. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks.

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  • blonde71
    blonde71 Posts: 955 Member
    bump
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    liftbigeatbig.com. look at the girls then tell me if you want to do squats
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Squats and deadlifts produced these results:

    SideProgress.jpg
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    Thanks to squats and lunges I actually have a defined butt now instead of a butt/thigh combo.

    I need to take a picture and post it at some point..
  • Sp1nGoddess
    Sp1nGoddess Posts: 1,134 Member
    I do hip thrusts, squats & dead lifts... a work in progress!

    http://bretcontreras.com/2010/04/glute-secrets/
  • GiddyupTim
    GiddyupTim Posts: 2,819 Member
    I'll bet the compound exercises will get faster results.
    Lots of people worry about women getting big muscles. Most women really do not get big. Look at Jamie Eason and some of the famous CrossFit women. They work out a lot; their muscles are developed, but not big. Only some women can get big, and they have to work at it, very hard and with conscious intent.
  • blonde71
    blonde71 Posts: 955 Member
    liftbigeatbig.com. look at the girls then tell me if you want to do squats

    Yeah, I actually do all of the abovementioned exercises and have improved my butt tenfold, lol. I just posed the question because I was curious to see what type of exercises targeted the glutes better as there seems to be two different schools of thought on it. Thanks.
  • cheddle
    cheddle Posts: 102 Member
    liftbigeatbig.com. look at the girls then tell me if you want to do squats

    +1

    if you want an *kitten* you best friends are deadlifts and squats
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    there's hip thrust involved in squats and deadlifts

    i dont think there's any such thing as an isolating butt exercise really
  • deninevi
    deninevi Posts: 934 Member
    I do them all and notice a big difference. If I'm pressed for time, I'll do the big lifts only, if have time , I do the glute bridges or hip thrusts.
  • littlelol
    littlelol Posts: 539
    i must do this!
  • Jenlwb
    Jenlwb Posts: 682 Member
    Lunges, squats and deadlifts work for me, my glutes have never been so sore and fabulous!
  • blonde71
    blonde71 Posts: 955 Member
    I do them all and notice a big difference. If I'm pressed for time, I'll do the big lifts only, if have time , I do the glute bridges or hip thrusts.

    Good to know as sometimes I'm pressed for time. Thanks for the tip. :smile:
  • stacie48
    stacie48 Posts: 63 Member
    Bump
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Just to clarify, there are no strength training exercises that can actually make a muscle smaller. Muscles only get smaller through a combination of malnutrition and atrophy.
  • lesita75
    lesita75 Posts: 379 Member
    There is some great info here. Thanks OP for asking the question. We've all got a lesson on increasing our bottom line!!!
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