I don't know if I'm doing them wrong, or it's because my butt is already a bit big to start, and that's why it makes it smaller. But how tf do girls get nice butts from nothing, like when they start out with Taylor Swift and then go to JLo shape? Is it fake? I don't like squats lol Even more reason for me to continue being lazy and stop working out. And then leg day leaves me sore af. I hate it. UGGGHHHHH
Does anyone else experience this?
I don't believe most "before and after" squat challenges. If anything, my butt looks like the after, and after I'm done with the squat challenge, I look like the before. I think I'm better off sticking to my masa and grasa, the good old fashion Mexican way of getting a booty lol
(Sorry for such a shallow question, but this has been bugging me!)
Yes, what are we doing wrong?
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That's not me in the pic (obviously, I'm not white lol)
Also, if you vote B, tell me what I'm doing wrong please!
Thanks in advance.
Do squats make my butt shrink? Am I the only one this happens to?
Haha the old fashioned Mexican way Hahaha I love that
The thing is many of those women like J-Lo have genetics to be that way and work out to tone.
But you can build your body with hard work and consistency. You'll lose some size as you harden up your body with muscle tone and lose fat, but you can gain quality size too.
If you want to maintain the size of your butt through weight loss, or even make it bigger, that means building muscle. And building muscle can't happen when in a calorie deficit. It also can't happen though light or moderate intensity exercise which is what a lot of these challenges are. You need to be using weight that is heavy enough to fatigue the muscles in fewer than 12 reps.
Those people you've mentioned are professional athletes who have, at some point in their careers, competed professionally as bodybuilders and went through a period where they used steroids for a rather lengthy period. No matter what, you, especially as a woman, will NEVER reach a level that is anything close to that. It's not physically possible, ESPECIALLY when you're not training solely for size. What a lot of women who are afraid of getting too big fail to realize is that:
A) Adding substantial muscle size requires following specialized training and diet programs that are designed SOLELY with that goal in mind. You won't get it if you don't follow a specialized bodybuilding plan, period.
B) Takes YEARS. It won't happen overnight. It won't happen over the course of a few weeks, or even a few months. It takes years of specialized training to reach that point, and you'll be able to stop at any point well before it.
C) Requires more testosterone than the female body produces.
Don't trust squats. 😂 I have this same problem with them. 🙋😂 Lungages actually did something for me, maybe they will for you too. :-? I don't know why they are lying that squats are a girl's best friend. 😑
@Asker I don't know, like I'm skinny and squats did nothing, no bigger, no smaller (since I don't have any ass 😂). But I can imagine if I had some fat on it I would have just lost it by squatting. @.@
Yeah asker. You have to be skinny first, and all it does it pack muscle on your legs and butt. If your butt is already big then it's probably a lot of fat. Obviously if you work out the fat is lost.
@Joc4Position I was skinny even before starting and it didn't make any difference, unless the shape. But that's it. 0 difference in size. How do you explain this then?
@Joc4Position Food? If you are asking if I eat fast food and drink soda, nope, I don't, just very rarely. But I'm not going to lie, I won't give up on chocolate (not every day, but at least 2 a week something because it's life).
Well you're not getting muscle growth so that tells me either you're not working hard enough, you haven't been at it long enough, or you're not getting the right nutrients for muscle growth.
Because obviously the butt is a muscle (or a group of muscles). When a girl who lacks muscle and fat on your butt squats the goal is to gain muscle on it and thus it looks bigger.
maybe ur butt was more fat than muscle so ur losing booty fat before u gained muscle whereas the other girls have nothing so they gain butt muscle I don't know im not a butt expert
You have to eat a lot of calories to continue in that bulking phase
Eat a lot of food you'll gain muscle and fat. If you eat little, you'll burn fat which will shrink your booty. Sometimes it can look worse if you lose the booty fat and it gets all toned up lol
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"Sometimes it can look worse if you lose the booty fat and it gets all toned up lol"
That's me completely lol I look like the "after" before I do squats, and then like the "before" after trying the squat challenges :/ That shit doesn't work if you have a butt to start off with lol
It could be that you are not isolating your buttocks enough.
It could also be you are not going heavy enough. You don't wanna do too many reps either. Then it becomes very endurance/cardio like
It can be nutrition, again you have to start packing yourself with food lol to fatten up that booty but also build the foundation (muscle from squats) that the fat can rest on. It's 30% lifting and 70% diet. The real work is the nutrition. Squats are very demanding and you'll put your body into hyper drive for burning calories.
then finally its genetics that determines where fat leaves first and last. It's an overall percentage but certain areas are more effected than others.
Maybe even a combination of all those Good luck ☺️ Let us know how it turns out
I don't think you're doing anything wrong... and you know, many of these "before" and "after" pics have been taken 5 minutes apart, with some different lighting and outfit adjustments to create the right visual illusions 8)
I guess that it's normal to loose some when you work out, but it's probably also a question of the physical properties of some people... You see girls who can eat french fries and candy all day and who will stay skinny. Others can try what they want, they'll become athletic and still have volume :o So don't worry too much. But I would not stop working out, it's really good to do that! If you feel soar the next day you've been sporting too intensively. Best is, especially in the beginning, to exercise with a heart rate meter on. Make sure you keep it within the endurance zone, not the red! And when during an exercise when you have the feeling it's too intensive, take it easy. Your body needs time to get in shape :D
oh that's because you're burning all that fat that made your butt all flabby before.
So first the fat will disappear, and your butt will shrink. But what's left is a firm hard butt.
If you keep working it, the gluteus maximus (or simply just your butt) will get bigger, and you'll get a bigger butt. And this time it'll be a proper and firm one
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How long? Because I'm lazy and lose motivation quick if I don't see the results I want.
well. It won't happen overnight, but go to the gym twize a week, an hour and a half each time. And make use of them. You should notice it getting nice and firm in less than a month, and from then on it'll gradually get bigger. It's a gradual process, so you won't notice it too much, but the boys sure as hell will
If you're using tight pants, then those will be a good indicator :P
All that's happened is you've burned the fat from your bum but you haven't built the muscle to make up for it, so it has shrunk. Just keep squatting and eat more protein, eventually it will build.
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I think I'll stick to my flabulous self, thanks though. Those gym bodies take years of dedication and motivation and I ain't about that b life :/
You're doing nothing wrong, its just how molecules work.
Muscle fibers are about 18% more dense than fit, so if you're losing fat but gaining muscles (assuming you stay at the same weight) you will lose about a fifth of volume.
It's not fake, but when you start doing your squats, your losing some fat and from there you're glutes have to grow and develop - this won't happen overnight. Also, try to diversify your booty workouts... check out some youtube clips from Michelle Lewin, Gia Marie McCool, etc to get some ideas on different exercises
Squat deep, make sure form is good. Don't rely on just squats though, lunges, stairs and donkey kicks are good too. Yes you will lose fat, but the more you do it your butt will get healthier and gain size eventually. It will be firm.
I highly doubt squats are making your butt smaller lol. I think it's probably due to posture. Most people have anterior pelvic tilt, where your lower back has too much arch to it and your ass sticks out, like a duck posture. Working your glutes (and abs) reverses that said posture, so it possible that for that reason it looks smaller
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Na son, bootcamp forced me to have good posture lol
Either way, I don't think it'd make that much difference, like a significant amount.
Its just like any other muscle exercise if you lift less weight, but do more your muscle will get toned if you want a wider bigger ass you need to lift more and do less reps.
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Yeah, I feel like squats work my thighs more than my butt and then my butt just looks smaller in comparison.
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Thank you! This!
Lol I feel my legs are a bit thicker than I want them, and I was hoping to trim them. But nope. My butt gets trimmed and my legs get thicker. Blah :/
You're losing the fat on your legs and thighs. Don't do that. Just trim your waist and eat. It's really genetics though, because for some females when they eat it doesn't go straight to their thighs. In any case that's probably your best bet. Just keep your waist slim and eat booty fattening foods lol.
Well, I want to tone my legs too that's why. I don't mind my legs getting a bit slimmer. Because they are a bit too big. But my butt seems to be the only thing shrinking and my legs look bigger, and it's the opposite of what I wanted lol
I don't want my butt to grow, but I don't want it to shrink either.
Unfortunately that's not true. See if you're losing fat it's gonna come off wherever it is going to come off. You can't control where it comes off of. It doesn't matter whether you do exercises that target the area or not.
@WeaponZero It is true. That's like saying you're working your biceps only and wondering why your legs are getting bigger. They aren't. You're not working those out. Fat is similar. It depends on what you're doing.
I understand what you mean, but you're not actually right. Why do you think people do crunches? To lose the fat off their abdomen. Now if you're running then yeah the parts of the body in which fat is lost is more spread out, but you can refine it to certain parts if you want to.
No, spot burning is a myth. Muscles grow because they are stressed. But fat comes off of the whole body.
Seriously. This information is sort of required learning for anyone studying sports nutrition. Fat is burned by maintaining a calorie deficit. That's it.
@WeaponZero Who said anything about spot burning? I literally have done abdomen work outs and lost some fat from my abs. You sound like you don't know what you're talking about. Maybe I don't either, but I know for a fact that I lost some fat (what little I have) by targeting the abs.
Spot burning is just that. Targeted fat loss. And unfortunately it doesn't work that way. You can build muscle in an area that way but not target fat loss. Additionally only the larger muscle groups in the body (legs, butt, upper back) get the heart going enough to burn a significant amount of calories. The smaller muscle groups like the abs don't get the blood pumping enough.
@WeaponZero I didn't lose fat off my whole body by doing that.
I'm not studying sports nutrition. Yeah of course what you're eating matters, and the best way to lose weight is through cardio that's general and not really specific on one body part. Who the fucks denying that?
@WeaponZero Spot burning is targeting fat. Working a specific part of the body depending on the exercise can reduce fat and gain muscle. At least it did for me. Maybe everybody doesn't have those same genetics? I don't know. It just seems weird that I lose fat on my abs and gain nice muscle tone on them when I work them. Kinda strange to me given what you're trying to say.
I have ran and the fat loss wasn't targeted, so I understand that too.
@WeaponZero I want to make one more comment and say that if you'd read within my convo with the asker she said she wanted toner legs. Why not target them?
1. Regardless of your goals, it is extremely crucial, especially in the beginning, to train your whole body. This builds a strong base that allows you to continue with the intermediate to advanced level programs that allow you to REALLY focus on your aesthetics goals. Also, muscle imbalances lead to serious joint problems later on. Adding muscle to only part of the body while leaving the rest untrained leads to serious stress on the joints, even at rest.
2. "Tone" is a byproduct of having both low body fat and a decently high amount of muscle. From what it sounds like, the reason she's losing fat from these areas is because very little of it is muscle and it's all fat. If she doesn't focus on muscle building at some point, all that'll end up happening is she'll more or less lose all of the size/thickness she actually likes about her figure.
3. Most people have certain spots where they lose fat more quickly than others. But in the end it's not something you can manipulate/control.
@WeaponZero Muscle imbalance? Explain. Because I don't specifically work my glutes and have never been injured. Now if you're talking about limbs then yeah I understand that. Also, I understand that some exercises I've done for my legs have probably hit the glutes too.
The most common form of join pain in terms of working out I imagine comes from improper form more than anything. For example: Unless you're competing in power lifting you should never lock out.
2. The buttocks is mostly fat in women in general anyway. You're right, but I've already said this. If she tones her butt she'll lose fat. I didn't say she shouldn't still work out, but I didn't see the point if she has the body she desires. She said she wants more of a butt and slim legs. That to me means she should work on her legs. Is there a risk of her losing fat on her butt? Yep. I already said that. Though to be fair I think I said that somewhere else.
3. How can I then? If I want rock hard abs I can just
@WeaponZero do ab exercises. Are you sure genetics don't play a role here? Because I think it does. Obviously if you're obese or something you shouldn't just do ab workouts to get abs.. so it depends right?
The joint pain I'm referring to doesn't show up in workouts. It's a result of walking around with muscle imbalance over years. Hamstrings are supposed to be working opposed to the quadriceps but if you only build up quadriceps and not the hamstrings (which are directly tied to the glutes) over time forward pressure on the knees will weaken them and make them more prone to injury and pain. Women especially have to pay attention to this as they become high risks for osteoporosis in menopause and need the strongest bones they can get.
If you want rock hard abs sure you could do an exercises. But if you're not also training the chest and back and everything else in that general area guess what? Having disproportionately strong abs compared to everything else will create pressure on the spine as a result of the highly offset load it is now supporting 24/7 which, over a period of years, will lead to serious back problems.
The muscles of the human body work in concert with one another and in many cases work opposed to one another to support and stabilize. Training in a manner that creates imbalances in these muscles that are supposed to work in opposition of one another to stabilize and to support creates imbalances pressures on the bones and joints that take a toll over time. This is especially true in instances concerning hinge joints (knees and elbows) and in the spine.
@WeaponZero The chest and back thing doesn't really make much since to me. Sounds like you're saying a weak spine as opposed to just having a muscular back. I just don't see the relation here. Seems to me you're more likely to hurt your back and spine if you are fat and have a gut as opposed to having abs. Abs should help that.
The spine itself is not a muscle but a series of small bones around a nervous center. In and of itself it can't be weak or strong. When people refer to a weak spine they actually refer to the muscles around it, which as what stabilize it. Every single act of movement or or stabilization of the body is performed by flexor and extensor muscles working in opposition of one another. In many cases, these muscles are always working to some degree, even at rest, and applying a moderate amount of tension. If they, say, only the extensor are trained and not the opposing flexors (or vice versa) then years down the road what is supposed to be a moderate tension can grow to a bone crushing pressure because the muscles that are supposed to be stabilizing and balancing it aren't. The spine is no different from a joint in that regard since it is not a muscle but merely a bundle of nerves. It's stabilization is handled by all the muscles in the torso working in concert.
@WeaponZero And that has to do with having rock hard abs how exactly? You just explained that the spine is a bone structure that's basically a highway for the nervous system. Who doesn't know that? My issue is you said having solid abs would somehow injury your spine.. or at least the muscles around it. How? You've yet to explain such phenomenon.
One more thing. Having a flabby chest maybe I can understand because then possibly said person could be hunched over. This is why small females with big boobs have back problems. However, a female working out her chest when she already has big boobs how beneficial is that? And all of this to me is more posture than anything as well. You mentioned how you sit, stand, etc. is important. You can work out your entire body and still have back pain because of bad posture. Trust me. I know. And that can still contribute to back pain.
The issue wasn't having solid abs. The issue is working on the abs and nothing else. Every muscle in the body should be trained. No exception regardless of appearance goals especially as a beginner. Building up your abs but not your chest and your back creates a muscle balance that puts pressure on the spine because the muscles that work in opposition of it to stabilize it aren't equally developed. You have powerful muscles working on one side but nothing working on the other side to counterbalance it.
All of the muscles of the body need to be strengthened equally in order to ensure that the muscles that are physiologically designed to work in opposition to one another can do their job properly. When you start picking and choosing what muscles you do or don't want to strengthen for the sake of aesthetics, you see a tremendous imbalance forming, creating a load on the joints and on the spine (depending on the body part) that they won't be able to hold up against indefinitely.
If you strengthen the quadriceps but not the hamstrings, what ends up happening is the overly strong quadriceps start putting constant pressure on the knee even at rest which leads to knee problems later on. The same is true for the muscles in the upper body. If you want to train your abs, you have to train the whole trunk. Back, chest, abs, everything needs to be strengthened equally. If you decide for whatever reason you want to ignore certain muscle groups, you shorten the life of the joints/spine under.
@WeaponZero That doesn't make sense to me. I don't see how ab muscles will effect the spine to such of a degree that it provides injury unless the person has a a big gut or something.
Sure personally I choose to work on most muscle groups for my own body, but I don't see how the spine would be effected here. If we are talking legs or shoulders then yeah okay. I can understand something like that possibly effecting the spine, but working on your spine I don't, unless you are talking about the work outs themselves.
@WeaponZero Okay, but the quads and hams are both a part of the leg. I can understand there being imbalance there. I agree. I understand. Abs and spine though? What relation do they have besides both being muscles?
Is the abs considered the upper body though? When I think upper body I think chest and arms. Things like that.
I just don't understand how abs relate to the spine. I do understand that by not having strong back and shoulder muscles you could put strain on your spine. That makes sense, but abs shouldn't be a problem so long you don't have a giant gut that causes your posture to effect your spine. I'm still not convinced on your argument here.
You may not consider it part of the upper body because you look at the upper body as being from the waist up. Which is why in this context it's better to refer to it as the torso. Everything that isn't an extremity. The entire torso from the pelvis up through the rib cage, that main body that houses the spine. Every single muscle in it must be trained equally for the same purpose. It's just more complex than in the leg because so many more muscles/muscle groups. But it still follows the same basic rule of extensors and flexors working in opposition to one another to stabilize. When one overpowers the other, imbalanced pressure gets put on what is inside, which means the spine in this case.
Not great. I'm on and off vegetarian. I don't eat much red meat regardless. I don't like the taste. I never eat seafood because that shit's nasty. And I eat mostly carbs and starches. And fruits and veggies. But I love my bread, tortillas, oatmeal, etc.
The before one is on the right? Sorry but holy shit what an ass.
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Lol that's not my pic! And no, I meant that I'm not sure if these are genuine. I don't like doing squats because my before looks like what girls post as their "after" and my after looks like their "before", small and shapeless
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