I’m 22 years old and active; by active I mean working out between 2 and 5 days a week. I am long and lean, weighing between 136 and 141lbs. Not bad, I admit. I have a great upper body look but my bum seems to be lacking no matter how many squats/lunges I do (and I usually do 10 sets of 10…so a good hundred). My bum gets a little more ample, but not significantly. I find the muscles on my lower back/upper glutes get worked more than anything and that’s not what I want! What I need is to work my lower bum region, right in the area that should be ROUND, not flat…I understand that my body type is longer and leaner and I shouldn’t expect to have a ‘badonka donk’ but is there anything else I could do? Am I not focusing on the right muscle group while I’m doing it? If anyone has any tips, it would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and just for further info, I’m a big stair master fan and, occasionally go for long distance run. I don’t want an upside down triangle bum. Help!
Use more heavy weights to develop muscle. The glutes are a large muscle group and can handle heavy weight and work volume. I recommend doing stiff leg deadlifts with as much weight as you can handle for 4 sets of 20. Use a weight that makes it difficult to perform the entire 20 reps. You should not be able to perform more than 20 reps with the weight you select:
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/BBStrBackStiffLegDeadlift.html
Use more heavy weights to develop muscle. The glutes are a large muscle group and can handle heavy weight and work volume. I recommend doing stiff leg deadlifts with as much weight as you can handle for 4 sets of 20. Use a weight that makes it difficult to perform the entire 20 reps. You should not be able to perform more than 20 reps with the weight you select:
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/BBStrBackStiffLegDeadlift.html
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