Im trying to get a more shapely and firm butt but no matter how many lunges or squats i do, i NEVER feel it in my butt. Ive tried doing treadmills at a realllly high incline and the stair climber but the next day, my thighs feels sore but never my butt. How can i strengthen my glutes without my other muscles taking the load?
Have you tried "dead lifts"?
You bend over (basically in half touching your toes, and lift a weight from that position but you do this Not using your legs, that’s why it’s called a dead lift)
Another thing you can try is knee lifts. I have walking videos where you lift your knee in time with the walking (to a beat of a song) and I feel that in my butt.
You have to remember that it is hard to target only 1 certain area of the body and everything you do with your glutes will effect your quads and hamstrings too.
Have you tried "dead lifts"?
You bend over (basically in half touching your toes, and lift a weight from that position but you do this Not using your legs, that’s why it’s called a dead lift)
Another thing you can try is knee lifts. I have walking videos where you lift your knee in time with the walking (to a beat of a song) and I feel that in my butt.
You have to remember that it is hard to target only 1 certain area of the body and everything you do with your glutes will effect your quads and hamstrings too.
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