You want
a sexier, more toned butt, right? Of
course you do, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading
this.
Well,
there are a few things you need to know when it comes
to getting that sexy, toned butt.
First you
must make sure you’re working your butt muscles with
every exercise you do that’s targeted to your
butt.
I know
that sounds stupid and elementary, but it is very
common for women to not even work their butt muscles
when they’re doing an exercise that’s supposed to be
working their butt.
Take the
squat for example.
If you don’t
actively flex, or “squeeze” your butt muscles as you
stand up, your butt will not get worked to its full
potential, thus making the workout pretty much worthless
when it comes to losing butt
fat or building a
firm and sexy
butt.
Also, if
you don’t keep your heels on the floor and start the
movement from your hips rather from your knees, you
put way too much pressure on your knees and back,
taking all the focus off the butt which is where it
should be.
We can
also throw the hip extension, or “butt raise”
exercise in there as well.
This
exercise is performed while lying on your back, with
your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. You then
flex or "squeeze" your butt muscles and
hamstrings to raise your hips off the floor as high
as possible, before slowly lowering back to the
floor.
If this
isn’t done properly, your low back will do a lot of
the work. Or, if you go too fast, and let gravity do
all the work, your butt muscles will hardly be
worked.
Those two tips can
be used with lunges as well. If you don’t actively flex,
or squeeze the butt muscles as you stand up, you won’t
work those muscles as hard, which means you
won’t lose butt
fat and you definitely won’t get
that firm and sexy
butt you’re
after.
When it
comes to doing cardio, you can do a couple things to
really hone in on the booty
muscles.
If you’re
using the treadmill, or running outside, you should
increase the incline or run up a hill. Doing so
forces your butt muscles to work that much
harder.
Or, if
you’re using an elliptical machine or stationary
bike, you can increase the resistance used to
increase the tension on the butt
muscles.
Every
woman I have ever trained or designed programs for
has wanted a firm and sexy butt and I
always start them off with those "4 tips to a
sexy butt". Incorporate them into your workout and
I’d be shocked if you didn’t see results within
weeks.
By: Ed
Scow, NSCA-CPT, LMT
author,
Fat Loss To Go - 10 Minute Fat Loss Workout Program
Designed For Busy Moms and Dads
www.fatlosstogo.com