How many squats should I do a day to tighten up my rear end?
A lot of our readers have asked about this so we put this together about squats.
How many? What kind? All answered for you here.
You Have Options as to What Kind of Squats You Start With.
You can do:
- Body Weight Squats —>Great to start out with in the beginning.
- Door Squats —> Good for those with balance problems
- Smith Machine Squats —-> For serious results without the need for spotters
- Barbell Squats —> The king of leg and butt builders. Your goal should be these.
Body Weight Squats: These will get you ready for the barbell with less soreness.
Look for barbell and door squats below in this post.
THE PERFECT BODY WEIGHT SQUAT
1. Stand with feet 1-2 foot widths wider than shoulders
2. Feet should be pointing straight forward or turned a little out to the sides
3. Arms in front for balance
4. Inhale as you go down
5. Drive through your heels and exhale as you stand up
6. Do not lock knees out completely
Do up to 3 sets of as many as you can do comfortably. Start with 3 sets 15 or 20, then move up to 30 per set, then 50 when you feel you can perform easily. Both men and women athletes can perform hundreds.
**You will see your best progress though by using a barbell in my opinion but these are great to start with.
Squats are “whole body” exercise, and you should ultimately perform them with some added weight. There is a lot to keep track of while doing squats and it is extremely helpful to do them in front of a mirror to make sure your form is good.
Video thanks to the very good people at Crossfit.
Filed Under: Weight Training
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You should do anywhere from 2-3 sets of 12 repetitions, at least 4 times a week…in about 2-3 weeks, you should start to feel tighter!
*Also, my favorite fitness expert, Denise Austin has an EXCELLENT, squat routine, to view it, go here:
well, just to let you know you can’t spot reduce, which means if you need to work on losing weight in a certain area it doesn’t work to just work that area to lose weight. You just have to burn the calories. but you can tone up and tighten,and about those squats, they might not add anything, but they will tighten you up, and you should do them until you can’t do them no more, but still keep track. do like sets of 10, and just count the sets. it is easier to keep up with.
You don’t REALLY HAVE TO do squats to make your butt tighter. If you like doing them, to make them easier, keep your feet straight out in front of you. I don’t do squats.
This is the routine I like to do:
1: get into plank position which is a push up position, but on your elbows with your lower arms making an upside-down V. You hold in your abs so your butt doesn’t sag down.
2:Then raise your right foot 10 inches off the floor. Hold for 3 seconds. return to plank position.
Do 10 reps, then switch legs and do 10 more. You will feel it VERY quickly!
~And this not only will tone up your butt, it also tones your abs, arms, and quads, too!~
We have a post on this site all about squats and how to do them for a bubble butt etc.