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Firm your butt without adding bulk to your thighs |
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Written by Rocco Castellano
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Thursday, 11 January 2007 |
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 Q: I’m a 33-year-old woman, 5 feet 2 inches tall, and I weigh 107 pounds. I am more muscular in my thighs naturally than your average petite girl. Is there any exercise I can do that will firm my butt without adding more muscle to my thighs? I don’t want them to get out of proportion.
Jeanna, Fort Collins
A: Well, kudos to you on your thighs being more muscular than the average petite girl.
Most short women, especially here in the Midwest, will ask me a question related to their really fat, sausage-like thighs, so thanks for the pleasant surprise.
Is there an exercise that will firm the butt and keep the thighs from growing?
Hmm... I don’t think I have to go very far into my bag of tricks to find this one. Oops... here it is, my favorite exercise for women and everybody who wants to firm their butt. It’s called a mountain climber.
Perform this exercise by first positioning yourself on all fours with your arms almost locked. Begin with the left knee up to your chest and your right leg straight, then alternate them back and forth for 60 seconds. If you don’t like just doing one exercise, then I suggest doing a set of mountain climbers, then jumping jacks, another set of mountain climbers, then another set of jumping jacks.
And if you can perform mountain climbers for 60 seconds straight without breathing hard, then bump it up to 90 seconds. When you feel frisky, try your hand at doing them for two minutes.
Once you hit the two-minute pinnacle, you should be getting some very nice compliments from girls and guys.
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Rocco Castellano is the co-founder of askROCCO Media, which provides boot camps, seminars, media content and online fitness services at askROCCO.com. He is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and has written “askROCCO Uncensored v1” available at bookstores. Ask your personal
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