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Looking for a good exercise.....

texan_sunrise Posts: 38 Joined: 2007/09/28	2007/10/26, 06:18 PM For my butt. I got the whole squat thing down, and it is slimming my glutes, but I want to build up some mass..... basically, I want a butt guys are going to stare at. I figure its something nice to aim for. Should I just keep at the squats, or should I do another exercise with them?
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/10/26, 06:19 PM Add some lunges. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Fat loss isn?t under the control of the magic fat loss fairies. - Alwyn Cosgrove
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/10/26, 07:04 PM Squats and lunges will do the trick. I only wish they didn't work so well. Then I could fit things in my pockets. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/10/26, 07:20 PM I hate lunges. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Fat loss isn?t under the control of the magic fat loss fairies. - Alwyn Cosgrove
texan_sunrise Posts: 38 Joined: 2007/09/28	2007/10/26, 08:46 PM Not being able to fit things in your pockets is a bad thing? I beg to differ. Maybe that is just my opinion though. Thanks. Are lunges bad on your knees though? I think I heard that somewhere.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/10/27, 12:05 AM Lunges are actually very good for your knees. In fact, they are one of the first exercises we do in a rehab setting. However, they are one of the first exercises that people that don't know what they are talking about like to attack. And while you might not mind not being able to put things in your pockets, this is because you are female, and get to carry a purse to put things in. I think a purse would look worse on me than my "well developed glutes". -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
	2007/10/27, 09:38 AM Oh, come now, wrestler125! There are some very nice man purses out there that might really accentuate that shapely physique of yours ;) I would add about the lunges, though, that they're great for your knees IF you're executing them correctly. I personally hate how much they burn my legs/glutes but love how quickly they have an effect. And lunges definitely strengthen the knee. I had patellar femoral syndrome three years ago from hiking with a very heavy pack, and lunges defintely helped to eliminate the problem. Yeah, you want a great butt and legs? Lunges and squats are the way to go. -------------- \"We must be the change we wish to see in the world\" - Ghandi
yessicarathsak Posts: 249 Joined: 2007/09/20	2007/10/27, 09:49 AM I am glad that lunges are acutally good for your knees! Are squats the same? I have bad knees, and when I saw my doctor he told me to quit doing squats and lunges for now because of the stress they put on the knees. I didn't quit them though because I couldn't give them up. :laugh: I'm glad that it really is okay for me to do them though!
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/10/27, 11:38 AM Squats done correctly and to a proper depth (to or past parallel) are fine for your knees. The problem occurs when people add too much weight and stop short, at "90 degrees". We perform the drawer test for instability at 90 degrees because it is the most unstable angle, so it only makes sense that we wouldn't want to change momentum at this angle. Squats are often used as a rehab and assessment tool. When someone comes complaining of a leg problem, one of the most common things I have them do is an overhead squat test with a broomstick. In short, as long as you have proper hip and ankle mobility, and are doing them right, then you shouldn't have a problem. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
texan_sunrise Posts: 38 Joined: 2007/09/28	2007/10/27, 02:26 PM So with a squat, you should drop past 90 degrees? How far should you go for lunges? Should you touch your knee to the floor or what?
yessicarathsak Posts: 249 Joined: 2007/09/20	2007/10/27, 02:50 PM Thanks wrestler! I've been going to PT now, and they have been letting me squat, but mostly without added weight, and they also don't want me doing jump squats for now. I always thought you were only supposed to go to 90 degrees. Should you go lower for wall sits too?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/10/27, 04:54 PM I don't recommend wall sits at all, because of the high degree of patellofemoral pressure. As a general rule you should go past 90 degrees, until the top of your thigh is even with the ground. However, this is a GENERAL rule, and without seeing you move and doing a movement analysis on you, I can't tell if this applies. Also, the deeper you squat, the more you recruit your hamstrings and glutes. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
yessicarathsak Posts: 249 Joined: 2007/09/20	2007/10/27, 05:33 PM Oh.. okay that makes sense, thanks!
texan_sunrise Posts: 38 Joined: 2007/09/28	2007/10/28, 06:40 PM So, if I do my sets of squats where I slowly 'drop it like its hot', that would be better for my hamstrings and glutes, rather than just acting like I am sitting in a chair?
texan_sunrise Posts: 38 Joined: 2007/09/28	2007/10/28, 07:12 PM Another question..... would lunges take the place of wide stance squats for the inner thigh muscles, or are the wide stance squats better at toning those?