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12 Butt Workouts For Your Best Booty

Butt workouts are key for any healthy lifestyle! You need a booty that won’t let you down when your busy conquering your best life. So we gathered 12 butt workouts for your best booty so you can get started!

1. Barbell hip thrust

Sit on the floor with your back on the ground, feet planted in front of you with the barbell in your lap. Keeping your knees stable begin to raise the barbell by extending your hips, making sure to push forward. Raise until your body is in a straight line from your shoulders to your knees. Finally, start to raise back down to starting position. Do about 3-4 sets of 6-20 reps.

2. Lunges

Stand tall with feet hip-width apart. Take a step forward with the right leg and start to shift weight forward so the heel hits the floor first. Next lower your body until your right thigh is parallel to the floor and the right shin is vertical. Press into your right heel to get back up to starting position. Begin again on the left side.

3. Lunge jumps

Start with standing tall, and with your left foot slightly in front of the right. Keeping your knees bent push off the bottom of both feet into a jump switching the arrangement of your feet in the air. Land in a basic lunge with the right leg in the front. Don’t rest and keep going for 10 reps!

4. Barbell Squats

These butt workouts just get harder with some barbell squats. To start this simply make sure the barbell is supported first not the traps. Your chest should be up, head facing forward, and hips a width apart. Flex the knees and with the barbell begin moving down into a squat, then reverse the motion back up to starting position. Repeat as liked.

5. Inclined rear end extensions

Starting with a standing position, move your hips forward, and place your hands on the ground. Finding an upper body balance extend your right leg up and back. Making sure to reach your heel toward the sky while squeezing your butt muscles. Slowly release, and begin again for another 10 reps for each side.

6. Jumping squats

Stand with your feet apart, into a regular squat before jumping up. When landing lower your body back into a squat potion for one rep.

7. Bridges

Lie face up on the floor, with knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Lift your hips off the ground until your knees, hips, and shoulders form a straight line. Squeeze your butt and keep your abs sucked in. Hold for a couple of seconds before releasing back down.

8. The step up

Stand straight with one foot already on the bench. Holding the dumbbells by your side begin to push off the top foot and step fully onto the bench. Step down onto one foot, keeping the other not the bench. Repeat for a total of 10-12 reps.

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9. Squatting

Stand with feet directly underneath your hips. Begin to bend your knees while keeping your upper body straight as if you were sitting in a chair. Then begin to raise back to starting position. Add a few weights to add some resistance.

10. Mountain climbers

With these butt workouts you have to start in a plank position. Bring your right knee forward under your chest, with the toes just above the ground. Return to a plank position, and switch legs. Keep switching to do as many desired reps.

11. Planking with alternate leg lifts

Getting into a plank position, with forearms on the ground, and legs extended behind you. Your body should be a straight line before you begin lifting with your glute muscle to raise leg. Hold your leg in the air for a few seconds before returning to the start position. Alternate for 10 reps.

12. Resistance bands

Resistance bands are best when trying to add some restraint to your workouts! Plus you booty will look fabulous after.

We hope these 12 butt workouts for your best booty inspired you! Let us know how your journey goes in the comments below!
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Jaylyn Galloway

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