I started teaching a legs, bums and tums class almost two years ago now and and let me tell you- it takes aaaa llloot of work to make your butt bootilicious.
First off if you want to ADD muscle to the butt (not just lift or tone it), you need to add weights to your exercises. Otherwise most exercises with help sculpt the muscles and lose fat, which could result in losing bulk off the bum if you have weight to lose.
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In my case, I`m have a ballerina body: tall, long and lean, so I DID NOT want to lose any more off it, otherwise it would could literally just be an extension of my back lol. So I add 5 pound ankle weights to each leg for leg extension or leg lift exercises or bring a weight into each hand for standing exercises such exercises as squats and lunges.
Booty Bootcamp Exercises:
-50 Squats
-25 Lunges (each side) or 50 walking lunges
-25 Squats with kick back (each side)
-1 Minute Duck Walk (avoid if you have knee injury or pain)
-50 squats with alternating side kick (25 each side)
-20 Split jump lunges
-10 one legged cross squats
-30 Donkey kicks (both sides)
-30 Fire Hydrates (both sides)
-30 Side plank, leg extension knee to chest (each side)
-20 one-legged bridge raises (each side)
Of course, pick and choose ones you like and reduce or increase the quantities as necessary as you need.
**Please only try exercises with a skilled fitness professional to ensure you are doing correctly and to prevent injury. Always check with your physician before starting any fitness regimen to make sure it is safe for you.