Every time I do butt workouts at the gym I can’t help but sing “I like big butts and I cannot lie” in my head. Just me? I was obsessed with Charlie’s Angels (the one with with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu) when I was younger, and the scene with that song has to be one of the best in the movie. You know, the one where Cameron Diaz gets up on the Soul Train stage and shakes her butt for an unimpressed audience that eventually comes around to her old school “white girl” dancing. It’s a classic! But, I digress. With summer creeping up on our heels, having a toned beach bum just might be your ultimate goal, and there are certain exercises that will help you reach that goal just in time for bathing suit season!
Squats and lunges will only get you so far, and if you’re like me, you’re probably sick of your go-to squat routine. The thing is, squats and lunges really only use one of your three glute muscles – the gluteus maximus. So although you may feel sore after a squat-heavy workout, it’s also essential to work in other exercises that target all the muscles in your glutes. This way, you’ll get a fully sculpted back side, and toned legs to go along with it!
From workouts that use dumbbells and ankle weights, to equipment-free exercises you can do at home, these butt workouts are GOLD! Jump in!
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1. Butt Workout 2: Booty Booster by BeFit
As part of BeFit’s 30 Day Butt Lift, this workout is the ultimate booty booster. With a series of tush-toning exercises using dumbbells, the muscle-building combo burns fat, tones the glutes and legs and totally sculpts the lower body. It’s also a great cardio sequence and benefits everything from your core to your arms and legs – and of course your backside!
2. Home Butt Workout by womensworkoutchannel
For a rounder and more lifted butt, incorporate this 15-minute workout into your routine 2 or 3 times a week. It’s a cardio and strength workout that will make your thighs tremble and your tush burn – but hey, that’s how you know it’s working! It works both your butt and your legs for a sexy lower body. Plus, you can do it right in your living room. All you need is a couch or chair and a workout matt.
3. Butt & Leg Sculpting Workout by PsycheTruth
There are many yoga poses that really work and strengthen your backside. This video takes you through a 20-minute beginner yoga sequence that will help you tone your thighs and your butt. From pulses to leg lifts you will definitely feel the amazing affects as you’re working through the sequence.
4. 34 Best Butt Exercises Ever by Lean Secrets
With 34 awesome butt exercises in her arsenal, Brenda from Lean Secrets demonstrates some of the best ways to go about getting a firm tush! She uses a lot of gym equipment so these can’t be done at home (unless you have a home gym, of course). Take note, bring those notes with you to your next gym sesh and work your way to an amazing butt!
5. Bubble butt workout for women by Vitality Advocate
If you’ve always wanted a bubble butt (urban dictionary definition: bubble butts are round like a globe, usually complement a slender/slim body, they are very tight and firm), this workout is perfect for ya! Not only does it show you how to build a bubble butt with specific exercises, it also explains how each exercise builds your muscles, which is just as important!
6. Natural Brazilian Butt Lift Home Workout by BikiniModelFitness
You’ll need ankle weights for this at-home workout, but that’s pretty much it – along with a hefty dose of motivation. You’ll learn the correct form for various butt-toning exercises and will also shape your thighs along the way. The workout only takes about 10 minutes, and she also brings you through a great warm-up that will tone your entire bod!
7. The Beyonce Butt Workout by XHIT Daily
How can you not love the sound of this workout? Beyonce has one of the best bods in the music industry, not to mention a rockin’ tush! This intesnse workout targets your backside, making it round, lifted and firm. Plus, you can definitely brag about doing a Beyonce butt workout to your friends – or better yet, grab a group of besties and do it together.
8. 10 Minute Butt and Thigh Workouts at Home by FitnessBlender
In this video you’ll be taken through a series of glute and thigh workouts that will contribute to your beach bum goals! From leg raises and lunges to a twist on bridge pose, these exercises allow you to change things up and reap amazing results. The instructor walks you through the workout so it’s really easy to understand and you don’t need any weights or equipment!
9. 15 min Advanced Total Butt Workout by GymRa
This workout is the most advanced of them all, and it’s sure to pay off for you in terms of a sculpted butt! The instructor is amazing. She’s very knowledgeable and fit, so you can tell these butt exercises definitely work. She takes you through an intensive fast-paced sequence, but also makes sure you are well stretched throughout. It’s sure to make you sweat and make you work hard, with the benefit of an amazing butt!
Add these workouts to your repertoire for your best bikini butt ever! Your tush will be toned and lifted, while your legs will look athletic and sculpted. So, what are you waiting for?
