Hope I'm Not Butting in, Butt...
March 10th 2007 16:34
I don't know what it says about humanity. Many people worry about their butts! I recently read a despairing comment in a newsgroup from a woman whose plea was that her pear shape was a curse. No matter how much she worked out and dieted she ended up with a wide rear end and a small upper body. I suspect she is speaking for a number of women. A "new and revolutionary" method to shrink hind ends could be a ticket to Oprah/Bill Gates/ Warren Buffett type wealth. Help shr
ink derrieres and you will truly be serving humanity.
I can't say that I have such a method ready to give you today. What I would like to do is give a little information on how the gym and its assets can give you a little less of an asset in the rear and maybe a little more self esteem. Let's face the truth though: genetic predisposition being what it is, you have a flat or bubble or big or tiny etc. posterior and that can be perfected but not changed.
Fitness equipment manufacturers and gym owner are as aware as anyone that the butt is an issue. Most gyms have a butt machine of some type. The one is my gym is modestly named the Butt Blaster. If your gym has anything that purports to be a butt "whatever", use it religiou
sly for awhile and every time you use it check the next day or two whether you are sore in the appropriate place or not. If you are, set yourself a regimen of use at least 3 times a week and try to work up to more than 3 times. If you've got a body part that is big, one of the ways to reduce it is to systematically call on it to do more than it can-i.e. over train it. It will inevitably shrink.Hit that blaster(or whatever) every time you go to the gym. Two results are likely. Your problem area will begin to shrink and it will become firmer... much firmer.
I think that people often run,because they have a big rear and would like to tone and shrink it. I'm not sure, however, that running targets the backside as much as might be thought. My opinion is that using the legs to move the torso up and down has a greater effect on the gluteus maximus muscle(hind end) than running. That means that squats and leg presses are extremely useful for really tightening the area. Professional bodybuilders have shown us that the butt can be as "cut' as any other body part. They rely on squats and squat proxies to "rip" the area. A simple rule for squats( or squat machines) is that the farther down you go the more your rear will be activated in getting you back up again. Half squats do not build your posterior.
Serious hamstring training like leg curls and stiff legged deadlifts is a kind of secret weapon in the war against the backside. It is impossible to work the hams without impacting the glutes. With concentration you should be able to more fully involve them. I personally am convinced that stiff legged deadlifts are a marvelous butt blaster.
The hyperextension bench and the Roman chair will help directly target the hiney and when you use them you should be conscious at all times to stay out over the bench enough to make your butt do the work, not your lower back. I like to grab a curling bar or dumbbell and hold it as I lower myself on these machines. I also concentrate on bringing my torso as far up as I can at the top of the movement. You will be pleased if you do this .
Finally, your butt is a big muscle. It can take a volume of work. I would set up a plan that includes all of the I've talked about above. I would add some butt blasting to my leg routines or, if you are not a leg person, I would devote the last half of my workout three days a week to butt. It will pay off the next time you crack an egg on your fanny! Your servant, as always.
butt blaster
I can't say that I have such a method ready to give you today. What I would like to do is give a little information on how the gym and its assets can give you a little less of an asset in the rear and maybe a little more self esteem. Let's face the truth though: genetic predisposition being what it is, you have a flat or bubble or big or tiny etc. posterior and that can be perfected but not changed.
Fitness equipment manufacturers and gym owner are as aware as anyone that the butt is an issue. Most gyms have a butt machine of some type. The one is my gym is modestly named the Butt Blaster. If your gym has anything that purports to be a butt "whatever", use it religiou
leg press machine
I think that people often run,because they have a big rear and would like to tone and shrink it. I'm not sure, however, that running targets the backside as much as might be thought. My opinion is that using the legs to move the torso up and down has a greater effect on the gluteus maximus muscle(hind end) than running. That means that squats and leg presses are extremely useful for really tightening the area. Professional bodybuilders have shown us that the butt can be as "cut' as any other body part. They rely on squats and squat proxies to "rip" the area. A simple rule for squats( or squat machines) is that the farther down you go the more your rear will be activated in getting you back up again. Half squats do not build your posterior.
Serious hamstring training like leg curls and stiff legged deadlifts is a kind of secret weapon in the war against the backside. It is impossible to work the hams without impacting the glutes. With concentration you should be able to more fully involve them. I personally am convinced that stiff legged deadlifts are a marvelous butt blaster.
The hyperextension bench and the Roman chair will help directly target the hiney and when you use them you should be conscious at all times to stay out over the bench enough to make your butt do the work, not your lower back. I like to grab a curling bar or dumbbell and hold it as I lower myself on these machines. I also concentrate on bringing my torso as far up as I can at the top of the movement. You will be pleased if you do this .
Roman chair www.Jumpusa.com
Finally, your butt is a big muscle. It can take a volume of work. I would set up a plan that includes all of the I've talked about above. I would add some butt blasting to my leg routines or, if you are not a leg person, I would devote the last half of my workout three days a week to butt. It will pay off the next time you crack an egg on your fanny! Your servant, as always.
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