Aside from these books, a more general recommendation from me would be to workout every second day or so, to allow for your muscles to recover. If you’re training to build muscle mass, in general you want to be doing low reps with heavier weights. Recent butt-trends (yes, I recently discovered this is a thing) have been all about getting a bigger booty/peach, but it may be possible that since 2018 the big butt trend is starting to lose steam.

The V shape is more commonly seen in older women as lower estrogen levels result in the shift of fat storage from the butt to the midsection. This can result in an inverted shape where the base of the butt is less full than the top of the butt. Perhaps because of this, this butt shape is also associated with sagging. Not keen on sweating it out over weeks or months to try and build up your butt, and after an instant fix instead? No problem, there are products out there for you! Sorry guys, but the area of men’s butt shapes seems to be very much behind (no pun intended) when compared to how much information there is on women’s butts. I’m really glad you’ve joined the challenge to shape your butt through exercise – here’s a warm welcome aboard 🙂Commonly referred to as bubble butts due to their round appearance, a round butt shape is characterized by a fat distribution around the cheeks of the butt – including the upper portion of the cheeks, which causes a rounded effect when viewed from behind. This shape often sits high when viewed from the side, and is usually quite perky and full. This round and bubbly butt could almost be an O-shape, but I think the waist tapers into the butt more like an A-shape, giving that classic heart shape: Many people forget about the butt when it comes to exercise. Since it is so often underworked (as a muscle group), it’s extremely surprising what some good butt-targeting exercises can do to your behind. I mean that in a good way!

Hi Zoe! Great stuff with the barbell and dumbell work, in my opinion these are a must for building glorious glutes! Ayala has some of the densest lower bodies in the professional circuit. Her latest win came at the 2022 Boston Pro, where she dealt an upset to the 2021 Wellness Olympiarunner-up Angela Borges. How We Decided Another H-shaped butt, again due to a wider pelvis which means the waist doesn’t taper towards the butt as smoothly: I’m still one to advocate having a nice juicy booty, so if you are wanting to boost your butt then here are some options: Hey there, some days you just need to have a good vent hey? I used to talk this way about my body too, so I totally get it. But reading your comment made me realize how much I’ve changed from that toxic place (and I hope that you can too!). I’ll tell you what helped me – not that my body changed, but my perception changed. Some things you can’t change – but the one thing you have complete control over is the way you think about things. I know this is probably going to sound like a cop-out, but it’s actually easier said than done, so I challenge you to try it. What you focus on, you magnify. So instead of focusing on how your legs and butt maybe don’t look the way you think they should, try appreciating them for doing what they do. I bet they benefit you in way more ways than you think – walking, moving, running. Don’t take these functions for granted! I bet a person who hasn’t got the ability to do these things would absolutely kill to have your legs and functioning body. Try to focus on that rather than the things you don’t like, and little by little I hope you’ll find your perception and feelings will change for the better. Of course that’s not to say you can’t try blasting your ass with some killer butt exercises in the mean time too!! Lots of love, Jolie xxFat storage around the butt and thighs in women is caused primarily by the hormone Estrogen. Unfortunately, Estrogen levels can decrease as we females age, which can lead to fat being stored around the abdomen and midsection instead of the butt. Even though we are all for body positivity and plus-sized models, we narrowed our search to female fitness models for the best bums on the internet list. Every model on this list preaches eating healthy, working out, and staying in shape. Females and males obviously have very different butt shapes, but this article will focus mainly on the different types of female butt shapes. Where Do ‘Butt Shape’ Categories Come From Anyway? While I am more about butt-building exercise as a quality, natural and permanent solution for improving butt shape, I understand that it may not be for everyone (though I sure will try my hardest to convince you!).

This butt looks like a subtle V-shape to me, though it’s a bit hard to say because the hands are in the way:However, one thing is certain – you can always try your hardest to shape your butt with exercise and you will see some improvement for sure, even if that’s just a fuller butt and shedding any unwanted extra pounds. Classsic H-shape, due to a little bit of fat distribution in the ‘love handle’ area – with some hip dip: Knowing which butt shape you have can be important because you may not have the butt that you want right now. That’s not to say that there aren’t more types/categories, but these are the ones that seem to be most widely recognized.