Like I already said: now that I have buns of steel, I will enjoy buns of cinnamon as wellā¦and a chocolate pie.
Timeframe between the pics is a little over a year, the middle one taken closer to the 1st one and thatās where I plateaued. However, just recently, I started to get a lot of compliments about my round lifted bum, so I decided to do the comparison. (I also did the same pic style for my core and uppers, but still waiting for visual improvement worthy of posting.)
For progress, Iām giving credits to strength training. Iām doing minimal cardio and HIIT from the start; I just donāt enjoy it enough to be bothered with it. And since you can get your heart rate up with lifting weights, I donāt feel like Iām missing anything. Also, I am doing a lots of pilates. It's great not only for shaping your body, but also for improving your posture which in return makes your booty more prominent.
We also need to take our nutrition and genetics into account. And my genes say, Iām prone to growing lower body muscles fast, especially quads. So, from the 1st to 2nd pic, I was lifting heavy mainly for āglutesā exercises, whereas for the āquadsā, I would go with light weights or even bodyweight. Three reasons: my weak core, my bad knee and not wanting to bulk up.
2nd to 3rd pic, Iām lifting heavy (for me) no matter, because my problems are gone. I have strengthened my core; my knee is almost perfect since I stopped avoiding those exercises, and I learned (mostly reminded here on FB) that I wonāt bulk up. And as you can see, thereās not much of a difference in the size of my quads.
So, whatever your goal is -donāt give up! Changes take time so donāt be hard on yourself if the results aren't happening as fast as you want them to. Donāt be discouraged if you have one too many cheat meals on your nutrition plan either. Everything is a learning process, so learn how you can be better next week than you were this week.
Buns of Steel šŖš
Like I already said: now that I have buns of steel, I will enjoy buns of cinnamon as wellā¦and a chocolate pie.
Timeframe between the pics is a little over a year, the middle one taken closer to the 1st one and thatās where I plateaued. However, just recently, I started to get a lot of compliments about my round lifted bum, so I decided to do the comparison. (I also did the same pic style for my core and uppers, but still waiting for visual improvement worthy of posting.)
For progress, Iām giving credits to strength training. Iām doing minimal cardio and HIIT from the start; I just donāt enjoy it enough to be bothered with it. And since you can get your heart rate up with lifting weights, I donāt feel like Iām missing anything. Also, I am doing a lots of pilates. It's great not only for shaping your body, but also for improving your posture which in return makes your booty more prominent.
We also need to take our nutrition and genetics into account. And my genes say, Iām prone to growing lower body muscles fast, especially quads. So, from the 1st to 2nd pic, I was lifting heavy mainly for āglutesā exercises, whereas for the āquadsā, I would go with light weights or even bodyweight. Three reasons: my weak core, my bad knee and not wanting to bulk up.
2nd to 3rd pic, Iām lifting heavy (for me) no matter, because my problems are gone. I have strengthened my core; my knee is almost perfect since I stopped avoiding those exercises, and I learned (mostly reminded here on FB) that I wonāt bulk up. And as you can see, thereās not much of a difference in the size of my quads.
So, whatever your goal is -donāt give up! Changes take time so donāt be hard on yourself if the results aren't happening as fast as you want them to. Donāt be discouraged if you have one too many cheat meals on your nutrition plan either. Everything is a learning process, so learn how you can be better next week than you were this week.
Good luck and enjoy the journey!