There's another one important point, which is most often forgotten in the pursuit of “roundness” or “pretty”. What is unpleasant to look at is not thinness or fatness, but flabbiness. Our perception of appearance is determined by life values. Nobody likes lazy people without initiative, sluggish whiners and narrow-minded gluttons. On the contrary, everyone loves people who are cheerful, active and cheerful, easy-going and hardworking. And such people are usually not fat and flabby. And even if there is a little bit, they are not perceived that way. A cheerful, cheerful fat woman will always be visually more attractive than an angry, dry roach. Or, conversely, a lethargic and whiny fat woman will seem more repulsive than a lively and actively enjoying life thin woman.
Here, training will help in the best possible way - to burn excess fat, develop and increase endurance... And even if the butt is far from ideal (in your opinion) - few will notice it.
1a. You can “expand” your butt with training.
Variant of the previous myth. As already mentioned, the butt is formed by the gluteus maximus muscle, and it does not in any way affect the width, which is determined only by the width of the pelvic bones. The gluteus medius muscle protrudes slightly to the side, but it is small in size and will not be able to significantly expand the butt. However, you can try. This muscle is responsible for lateral hip abduction, so it can be developed with side-lying leg raises and other abduction exercises.
2. can make your figure pumped up and masculine.
It has already been said and written thousands of times that the general profile of the figure, as well as the shape and size of the muscles, are determined by genetics, and not by training, so no exercises by themselves will give hypertrophied relief. This is influenced by the general constitution and hormonal levels. The main hormone that grows muscles is. If you are a woman and your beard is not growing, but is noticeably growing... well, everything that women should grow, then no weights will give you pumped up legs, arms, etc. Sometimes you have to read in some blogs that they say, “if you squat with a barbell, you will be like this” - and a photo of some bodybuilder. The authors of such blogs are typical blondes who don’t know that bodybuilders who show off their powerful muscular thighs and arms eat tons... excuse me, they consume hormonal drugs. And you definitely won’t face such horror, even if you spend all your free time with a barbell.
Another question is that there are people with well-developed and voluminous leg muscles. And they don't want to increase them even more. But here you have to look individually. You can try placing more emphasis on the gluteal muscles, replacing squats with other exercises - only your trainer can give specific advice. I will just note that there is a certain relationship between the volume of the gluteal muscles and the volume of the thigh muscles. And pumping up your butt without swinging your legs is almost impossible. But here we move on to the next myth.
3. You can pump up your butt without swinging your legs.
It's unlikely. Since isolation exercises specifically target gluteal muscles very little. I would still recommend taking a closer look at your figure. With all the shortcomings of our appearance, each individual body is structured very harmoniously, and even if someone has thin buttocks and powerful thighs, perhaps the body needs this for some reason. Perhaps this is how he maintains some kind of his own balance, which can be dangerous to disturb. Or maybe, with additional development of the buttocks, the hips will not increase much - this also happens. We are, of course, talking about muscles. We are not talking now about those cases when a large volume of any part of the body is determined a large number subcutaneous fat. We also leave aside the situation in which a girl thinks that her thighs are too thick, while her friends think that they are completely normal.
In some cases, you can try to strengthen your buttocks while minimizing the impact on your hips. But success, to put it mildly, is not guaranteed.
4. Cardio is not enough to get rid of butt fat.
Often one has to read that only strength training effectively burn fat, while cardio... just cardio and nothing else. Any thought taken to an extreme, as a rule, becomes absurd. And strength training shows greater effectiveness in burning fat, provided that it is properly organized taking into account specific conditions and circumstances. Another question is that strength training also increases the volume of trained muscles, while cardio is not effective enough in this regard. It should also be taken into account that fat during training is consumed throughout the body, and not locally. Although the rate of decrease in the thickness of the fat layer in different parts the body may not be the same, since fat is also deposited unevenly.
If your goal is just to lose a little fat, then a rationally organized diet and well-organized cardio training will be enough. But if you also want to increase the volume of some muscles (for example, the gluteal muscles), then take dumbbells and add them to the program strength exercises(eg squats and lunges).
4a. To get a beautiful butt, cardio is enough.
Variant of the previous one. The same extreme, only in reverse. True, the subtlety is in the word “do”. How to “make”? Reset overweight? Gain muscle mass? Both, and can it be done without bread? I repeat once again: cardio training burns fat well (on the whole body - including the butt, although if the butt is very powerful and beefy, then this may be unnoticeable at first), and also strengthens some muscles (actively involved in them). And to increase the volume of necessary muscle groups(buttocks, for example), strength training (with weights) is great own body, especially at first, and later with additional weights).
4b. Running makes your butt beautiful.
Doesn't. (and others track and field events sports) can only make the butt thinner and more sinewy. If this is exactly the meaning you put into the concept of “beautiful,” then yes, run. Looking at female track and field athletes with beautiful booty, keep in mind that they not only run, but also jump, and even squat with a barbell. It is from this (and not from running) that their butts are beautiful. Well, genetics, of course, should not be discounted.
5. To develop your butt you need special exercises.
It is known that in order to increase their authority (and, accordingly, cash flow from enchanted clients), some fitness trainers say that they have a secret special exercises, which will make your buttocks worthy of the title “Best butt in the universe forever.” However, this is nothing more than a marketing ploy. Yes, a competent coach can help your butt make significant progress towards gaining recognition from others. But this will not happen due to special secret techniques, and due to the persistent methodical (and competent) application of the well-known exercises “squats”, “lunges”, “swings”, etc. Even if this coach calls them differently (“The flexible branches of cherry blossoms lightly touch the surface of the lake at sunset”).
6. Doing many repetitions can make your buttocks smaller.
You can only make your buttocks smaller. That is, reduce their volume by reducing the thickness of subcutaneous fat. No amount of exercise on its own can make your buttocks smaller, you can only make them bigger. Another question is that by performing multi-repetition approaches, we strengthen the muscles, make them more resilient, but do not increase their volume. This training method is suitable for those who want to make their buttocks denser and firmer, but not increase their size. You can strengthen your butt without making it bigger using multi-repetition approaches. Reduce - never.
At the beginning, we mentioned some things, the lack of understanding of which gives rise to the already discussed myths and many others, the names of which are legion. What things were we talking about? What do you need to understand so as not to succumb to wild gossip and not invent myths yourself? Well, firstly, you need to understand that the basis of the structure and functions human body, and therefore health lies in genetics. Which cannot be changed. But this has already been discussed above. On the other hand, we must remember that genetics are only the basis. Therefore, both the body and the state of health can be corrected. Within reasonable limits. Therefore, any girl should not adjust herself to some abstract standards, but work on creating her own, deeply individual version of beauty. If it so happens that you have, then work, of course, pump up your gluteal and other muscles, but accept yourself for who you are. Take it as a fact that you will not have a butt like Jennifer Lopez or Kim Kardashian. So what? After all, not all men like such powerful forms. Moreover, a man’s attitude towards a particular girl is almost never determined by aesthetic ideals, but is formed under the influence of live communication. What do you like more – the greedy looks of others on the street or the sympathy of those people who are close to you?
Secondly, there is one more thing. Yes, there is genetics that you can’t argue with. Eat proper nutrition, which is also a powerful support for health and normal life. But there is also life itself - activity, work and entertainment, life position, etc. Sitting on the couch, drinking kefir and talking about genetics, it is impossible to lose weight. And if it succeeds, the view will be so-so. It is a rich life, full of activity (including physical activity), and, in particular, training (if natural activity is not enough) that makes a person strong and resilient, and, therefore, beautiful. This applies to girls exactly the same as to men. It is a positive attitude - the desire to move and enjoy everything - that is the most powerful factor that shapes our appearance and its perception by others.
So run, jump, squat with dumbbells (or a barbell), play volleyball and tennis, and alpine skiing Finally, just walk around the cities looking for attractions - everything will count. Especially if you do it together with friends (loved one), having fun along the way. And don’t indulge in beer with chips and muffins (well, maybe only occasionally, once or twice a month). And if you are the mother of a wonderful baby (two, three, and so on, the more the better), then take them all along with your always busy dad and go on a bike ride (ski ride, to the pool, to the fitness room, at the end after all, just the whole family). And so - every weekend. May the Force be with you! And coffee!
If you train hard, eat right, but still can’t achieve an increase in buttock volume, you don’t need to give up on your goal. Use these recommendations.
It often happens that a person trains hard, follows all the rules and recommendations on how to pump up his butt, but still cannot achieve the ideal rear view. If you see that your thighs have become more toned, your abdominal muscles have become stronger, but there are no changes in your buttocks, then you are in one of these problematic situations.
Sleeping butt syndrome
The funny name hides a real problem; it is quite common among modern people. A sedentary lifestyle, sedentary work, rare walks, the habit of resting in a lying or sitting position act as factors for the development of sleeping buttock syndrome. Getting used to this lifestyle, the body tends to transfer the load from the buttocks to other muscle groups; when performing squats, it forces the knees to fall inward or pulls the pelvis to the side, as a result, the necessary muscles do not receive enough load.
Sleeping butt syndrome is easier to prevent, but getting rid of it is also quite possible. It is necessary to concentrate training around isolated exercises involving hip joint, for example, circular movements legs, abductions and adductions. The exercises should be performed first in a lying position, then on all fours, and later switch to training in a standing position. Start by doing static exercises, keeping the muscles tense for several seconds, then switch to dynamic ones, connect weights.
The main task is to concentrate on your feelings and feel that the load is on.
Insufficient load on the muscles
Perhaps you feel sorry for yourself or have not yet learned how to distribute loads correctly, but the result is the same - the muscles do not work the way they should. If you feel like your knees and hips are too tired when doing squats, then you're not squatting correctly. A burning sensation and moderate pain should appear in the area being trained; if the knees and hips hurt, it means that the load is on them.
When doing exercises such as deadlift, squats and lunges receive load from many muscle groups, in such a situation it is quite difficult to understand which muscles work in at the moment. But this is not a reason to refuse basic exercises in favor of isolated ones, in training program both must be present. After training, a burning sensation should be felt specifically in the gluteal muscles; it will indicate that the session was not in vain.
Monotony of training
At the very beginning of training, 50 squats a day will be a sufficient load, under its influence the muscles will tighten up a little. But if you constantly train according to the same program, your progress will stop. All muscles have the ability to adapt to loads, especially such large and strong muscles, like the gluteals. To increase the load, change the number of repetitions and approaches, and connect power equipment for weighting.
It is important to modify the basic exercises, instead of regular lunges, use dynamic lunges with steps, change the barbell to a kettlebell, make changes to the work mode - conduct training more slowly or quickly, include static and dynamic exercises.
Poor nutrition
The human body is one, therefore, to improve one part of the body, balance is necessary in the entire biological system. Typically, poor nutrition is two extremes, when a person rewards himself for training with unhealthy high-calorie foods and cannot see his muscles under a layer of fat, or when a strict diet is used and the muscles do not receive the necessary amount of nutrients for growth. Not only body weight, but also skin elasticity depends on nutrition; the predominance of processed foods and preservatives in the menu affects the hips, the condition of the skin worsens, and cellulite appears in women.
Improper exercise
Any exercise will only work if it is performed with the correct technique. Even an incorrect range of motion or irregular breathing can prevent muscles from growing. Incorrect position body helps to remove the load from the right muscles. In order to put correct technique, you need to conduct several classes with a professional trainer.
Hello! Today there will be an article on sports theme. How to quickly pump up your buttocks? How long does it take to pump up your buttocks? Which are the most effective exercises to shape the gluteal muscles? Today I will look at many of these questions and more, giving you many PRACTICAL advice on this topic.
The anatomy of the buttocks is very important question, because we need to know how muscles work in order to pump them up as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Buttock muscles- refers to muscles back surface hips and are involved in straightening the torso, as well as moving the legs back and to the side.
As can be seen from the picture, almost the entire volume of the buttocks is occupied by the LARGE GUTTEUS MUSCLE (lat. gluteus maximus). Therefore, its appearance will largely depend on its shape.
Functions of the gluteus maximus muscle:
- Straighten your torso.
- Move your leg BACK.
MEDIUM (lat. gluteus medius) + SMALL (lat. gluteus minimus) gluteal muscles are located in the upper part of the buttocks and are almost completely covered by the gluteus maximus muscle.
Functions of the gluteus medius and minimus muscles:
- Move your leg TO THE SIDE.
That's all anatomy, friends. As you can see, everything is simple. Now let's talk about how long it takes to pump up your gluteal muscles.
And the process of developing the gluteal muscles is not very different from pumping up the muscles of the rest of the body and is subject to the same rules of growth as all muscles, namely:
- LOAD PROGRESSION(training volume must increase). Perhaps the main rule, because THERE IS NO SENSE FOR MUSCLES TO INCREASE IF THE LOAD DOES NOT INCREASE. (need to learn that you want to develop).
- NECESSARY RESTORATION (fractional meals 6-12 times a day + sleep 8-10 hours).
That's it. The more scrupulously you follow these rules, the faster you can pump up your buttocks. It's not as difficult as it seems.
The gluteal muscles respond quite quickly to the load, because... contain quite a lot large number mixed muscle fibers, which means growth will occur in almost any repetition range.
How to quickly pump up your buttocks
You can quickly pump up juicy buttocks only if you give the load necessary for growth, load the BUTTOCKS, and not the legs or back, and also recover well (eat 6-12 times a day + sleep 8-10 hours).
We need the shortest + the most effective way, so the training will be aimed EXACTLY at GYM, because it's logical.
You can endlessly kick your legs in aerobics, or go to the pool, but you will get the MOST BEAUTIFUL AND JUICIEST BUTTHOLES only from bodybuilding and fitness classes. Because this sport is aimed at this - CHANGE THE SHAPE OF MUSCLES!
It's logical. After all, if a person wants to learn how to run fast, then he goes to athletics, because it is aimed at this, and not at throwing the shot. So I don’t understand why people want to make themselves beautiful buttocks, but go to aerobics, which does not provide the load necessary for growth? Rave.
Now let's look at the MOST EFFECTIVE EXERCISES for developing your buttocks.
DEEP squats
Deep squats with a barbell on your shoulders– THIS IS THE BEST EXERCISE IN BODYBUILDING and the number one exercise for developing sexy buttocks.
What is needed is deep squats, i.e. so that your calves press into your hamstrings. You need to squat not to parallel with the floor, but BELOW!
Technique:
- Starting position– place your feet a LITTLE WIDER than your shoulders, turn your feet slightly outward, your back is completely straight, your torso is tense, your head is slightly raised;
- Squat as VERY DEEP as you can;
- ALWAYS STRAIGHT BACK (use a weightlifting belt);
- Movement back, up DO NOT START BY INERTIA (“bouncing” upward), but pause a little at the bottom point;
- Increase the weight on the bar only when you HAVE THE CORRECT TECHNIQUE, not before;
First, it’s better to squat with an empty bar in front of the mirror. Evaluate the depth of the squat with different leg positions and choose the most optimal option for yourself.
“Deadlift” (deadlift on straight legs)
Apply the knowledge you have gained, friends. With this information, pumping up your buttocks will be much easier.
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For the sake of a perfect rear view, you are ready to sweat for hours in the gym, do squats instead of a lunch break, and memorize all the video workouts that have the word butt in the title. You see the result in the mirror: your stomach has tightened, your hips have become stronger - but that same butt seems to ignore your efforts.
1. You have sleeping butt syndrome
This is the scourge of many modern people who dream of firm buttocks. Sedentary work, inactive lifestyle, rare walking lead to the fact that the gluteal muscles atrophy. The body gets used to transferring the load to other parts of the body. In people with sleeping butt syndrome, when performing squats or lunges, the knee often falls inward or the pelvis begins to “walk” left and right. The exercise is performed incorrectly, the ligaments and joints suffer, the buttocks do not respond to the load - all efforts are in vain. This feature is easier to prevent than to fix. But with the right approach, “awakening” the muscles is quite possible. Mind-body connection will help - when, when performing exercises, attention is focused on the sensations in the buttocks - and advice from a trainer.
Polina Syrovatskaya
- At the initial stage, I recommend paying more attention isolated exercises, in which one joint (hip) is involved in different planes (abduction, adduction, circular). The load needs to be complicated gradually: first perform the exercises in a lying position, then on all fours, then standing. It is better to start working in a static mode (hold the muscles in a tense position for five or more seconds, until a burning sensation or tremor), then in a static-dynamic mode (slow pace, low amplitude, with a delay in the peak phase). Gradually you can move on to dynamic loads with weights.
2. You're not exercising your muscles enough.
Self-pity or improper load distribution (with the same “sleeping” muscles) lead to the fact that the buttocks do not work properly. full force. For example, when doing a squat, you feel that your knees and hips are tired, and you stop training. But the buttocks did not receive the proper load. Experts say that the result of a quality session should be a feeling of tone (not pain!) in the trained area. If you don't feel tension in your muscles, it means you haven't worked hard.
Polina Syrovatskaya
personal trainer, CCM in sports aerobics, official trainer of PUMA RussiaWhen we talk about exercises like squats, deadlifts and lunges (compound exercises) or functional exercises Where there is a lot of balance, stretching and complex coordination, it is very difficult to feel a specific area - many muscles are involved in these exercises. You can't ignore any type of exercise. Both basic and isolated are needed. Optimal load: do basic - 10-16 repetitions with heavy weight (select so that you feel the work on the last 2-3 repetitions) and isolated - 20-40 times with light weight. At least three approaches, and preferably eight (especially in basic exercises).
All repetitions and sets must be performed technically correctly. Joint pain cannot be tolerated. After the approaches, you should feel tired in the buttocks - until tremors and burning appear in the muscles.
3. You do the same workouts
If from 50 squats a day your buttocks become a little stronger after a week, this does not mean that after a year of such training you will be taken on the Kardashian show. Repeating the same exercises or a combination of them will sooner or later stop progress. Muscles quickly adapt to the load and stop growing. One way to get your muscles to engage is to add weight. Increasing or decreasing it (as well as changing the number of repetitions) causes the muscles to work differently. Well, you can’t pump up the buttocks of your dreams with just a squat.
Polina Syrovatskaya
personal trainer, master of sports aerobics, official trainer of PUMA RussiaAdd variety to basic exercises. Do dynamic lunges (step back, forward, sideways) or Bulgarian. You can change the equipment - if instead of a barbell you take a plate and hold it above your head or weights in your hands, the muscles are more connected. Change the operating mode: statics, static dynamics (quickly down - very slowly up, very slowly down - quickly up), plyometrics, downward statics, up jump.
4. You're not eating right
Even a varied and properly executed workout will not produce results if after it you reward yourself with a double cheeseburger for hard work. Or - at the other extreme - when you are looking for a miracle product or a miracle diet that will help you build perfect buttocks. Organism - unified system, and it is impossible to locally improve the appearance of a certain part of the body. The only possible option is proper and balanced nutrition.
In the article, I will tell you how to lose weight and pump up your butt at the same time.. and is it possible to do this at all :)
Build up your BUTT and LOSE WEIGHT at the same time = impossible.
Yes, let’s get straight to the point)), your mood has probably deteriorated)), but, alas, dears, this is the true truth. The fact is that there are such concepts as - and .
To build up muscle tissue(muscles) on the buttocks will require a process (this is), and to burn fat (including on the buttocks, it’s impossible) processes will be required (this is destruction). Do you see what I'm getting at?
These are two completely opposite physiological processes.
They cannot be combined into one whole (they cannot occur simultaneously), because anabolism and catabolism imply completely different conditions on nutrition:
- Anabolism involves excess calories in the daily diet.
- Catabolism implies a lack of calories in the daily diet.
EXCESS CALORIES- this is when you eat more carbohydrates (energy) than you expend (expend)), and this is actually what causes an increase in body weight. What if they do? proper training= body weight will increase MAINLY due to MUSCLES (but there will also be fat, without this there is no way, just the ratio changes towards muscles). If there is no training at all, body weight will increase only due to fat.
If there is no excess calories, you will not be able to pump up your muscles (buttocks).
On DRYING (when the goal is to burn fat, reduce the % of fat in the body) there should be a LACK OF CALORIES. Because it is the lack of calories that CREATES AN ENERGY DEFICIT IN THE HUMAN BODY, which in turn will manifest itself in a decrease in body weight. Actually, due to this, weight loss occurs.
Well, do you understand, no? Combining EXCESS CALORIES and LACK OF CALORIES = impossible in principle. These are completely different processes. R-A-Z-N-Y-E, PERFECTLY, in terms of nutrition!
In other words, it’s unfortunately impossible to pump up a great butt and lose weight at the same time. You will have to choose, either this or that, both at the same time = impossible.
According to my observations, over the entire time, I came up with two schemes for the development of events:
1. First anabolism (i.e. hypertrophy (growth)), and then drying (getting rid of excess fat, with minimal loss of accumulated muscle mass at the stage of hypertrophy).
P.s. suitable for those who do not suffer overweight, in general, who does not need to get rid of fat; in general, for those who can immediately start gaining weight.
2. First, we lose weight (i.e., kcal deficiency (catabolism (destruction)), then anabolism (growth), and then drying again (getting rid of excess fat, with minimal weight loss).
P.s. as you may understand, this category of people will have to work much harder than those who immediately begin the process of hypertrophy (growth);
In general, this is for those who are overweight (fat), who are already fat, because where else to gain something if you are already “overweight”, let’s say, you will only most likely gain yourself into severe depression, you will not like the body in the reflection of the mirror, you will start to freak out, in general, this will not do any good.
Basically, I have nothing more to say. Think, analyze your situation, and make a decision.