Looking for Butt Exercises.

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I've been on the treadmill and such, and I try to really extend my leg fully so my rear end tightens up to work the muscle some. I do my butt lifts and squats with weights, but I don't think that's enough. I'm not sore there and that's where I really want to work.

Maybe I'll do a search today online.

Darn, I have not wanted to go to a gym, but it looks like I might have to!

By Familyman on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 03:06 pm:

Lunges should help work the muscles you want to. When I was telemark skiing every day in college I built butt muscle so effectively that my pants fit funny. Telemark skiing turns are just a series of lunges, one after another all the way down the hill. I was probably doing 300-500 lunges a day 7 days a week for 5 months. I had a very very solid •••.

By Eve on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 06:07 pm:

Seth,I can't stop laughing at your pants fitting funny comment. I am going through the same thing, but not for the same reason. LOL! I'll start lunges now. I'm just no good at them. Practice, pracitice, I guess! Thanks again for the help.

BTW-I was reading some posts. How on earth do you run 10 miles? I swear I can brisk walk at 3.7 miles per hour forever, but when I run I only do about 1/4 mile on a good day. (treadmill) I have tried running many times, but my flat feet hold me back. Even at my most fit and very active with cheerleading and aerobics in high school, I never could jog even. Running looks like fun, but I think I must not be built to be a runner.

By Debbie on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 06:24 pm:

Eve, lunges really work great. I hate them, but I do them because that is where all my weight goes...butt and thighs. I do them slowly and this helps me with my form.

By Familyman on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 07:48 am:

Eve, runnersworld.com has a great section on beginning running. The short exlplination is that you want to break it into 5 minute segments. Warm up walking for 5 minutes. Then run for 30 seconds or a minute ow whatever gets you winded but doesn't knock you down, then complete the rest of the time walking. So a typical session would be: 5 min walk, 1 min run, 4 min walk, 1 min run, 4 min walk, 1 min run, 4 min walk. That gives you 20 minutes of great excersize. Do that for 2 or 3 or 4 weeks, whatever it takes until that one minute of running feels easy. Then increase it to a minute and a half, then two and so on. I've read a ton of success stories from people that started like this and went on to finish marathons. When I started running in September I could barely run 15 minutes. On monday my scheduled run is two hours long.
The other thing that helps is the proper shoes for your foot. If you have an actual running store anywhere near you they should be able to help. Not a footlocker or anything like that either, but a store dedicated purely to running. They're hard to find though. A realy good option is road runner sports, you can find them on the web. They sell shoes for every foot type, even flat feet, that are proper running shoes and will help keep you from doing damage to yourself, especially as you start out.
And remeber, there's nothing wrong with just walking, if done quickly, it gets the heart rate up nearly as well as light running and it's much less wear and tear on the body. When I'm done being a runner (maybe in my 90's ) I'll keep walking. I started out walking, I'll finish walking, I'm just running in the mean time because I can.

By Eve on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 02:30 pm:

Thanks, Seth. I've never heard of running in those timed increments. I'll give that a try. Normally, I start out walking slowly for a mintue, then I speed up to 3.7 m/hr. for 40 mintues. Then, it seems I can run better when my legs are warmed up. That sounds easy to try though! Although, a minute feels like an eternity when your are out of breath! LOL!

By Katherine on Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 04:05 pm:

I Take Tae Kwon Do and the kicks that you have to learn to do are killer, but they also make you have a killer rear end!

This is the best description that I can come up with on how to do it.

You may have to stand in the doorway and hold on and it is very hard at first, but be persistent and I promise you....You will have the firmest bootie and hips(better than you ever imagined).

Lift your leg up (standing up) as if you are a dog going to pee on a fire hydrant. While you have your knee up, kick it forward and and back in to the "dog pee) position.

The other thing I have done is cut out all drinks except water. I drink at least 2 liters a day and I have lost 36 lb in about 3 months. I had to take some time off from my martial arts classes due to some surgery and have not been able to go back since April. I have not gained back an ounce. My muscles aren't as tight, but drinking the water and only water has kept the weight off and I have even lost 10 more lb since then.