Why Do I need Strong Glutes and Legs?
I am all about glute and leg strength. Strong legs for balance, athletic ability, and let’s face it, everyone looks better with stronger legs. Did you know stronger legs and glutes also helps with blood pressure, and brain power? Don’t believe me, watch this Shawn Stevenson podcast.
Below is the full podcast or visit this link for a full transcript.
According to the research on the Shawn Stevenson podcast, to have full benefits men leg circumference measured under the glute, should be 21.25, women should be 20.8. Less than 20 for men or 19.6 for women, you are more likely to have elevated blood pressure.
How Do I Get Stronger Glutes and Thighs?
Here are some easy ways you can build leg strength:
- Barre Class – well you know I would recommend barre class. Everyone should be doing barre class not just to build glutes, but also for all those tiny inter connected muscles in your legs.
- 30 Squats a day. Everyone can do 30 squats a day. Break it up into 10 squats 3 times a day, after each meal. This will also greatly improve your heart.
- Jump! Jump rope, jump on a mini trampoline, jump a little on your carpet. Start with 30 seconds a day. It also improves your lymphatic nerve system. Here is a mini trampoline I recommend.
- Wall Sits. Start with 10 seconds a day, work your way up to a minute. There is something about that isometric hold.
- Eat More Omegas 3s. Take fish oil, eat more eggs, grass fed meat, salmon.
- Eat more protein. You need protein to build more muscle. People are not getting enough protein. Consider eating your protein first, and aim for 30 grams a meal. Check out this resource to see what 30 grams of protein looks like.
Tell Me the Advantages to Having Strong Glutes and Legs
Strong core strong body, and strong Glutes, or butt, strong body too. There are an advantages to having strong glutes. Here are 7 of them:
1. Having a big butt benefits your heart and your overall health. Abdominal fat is the one that produces higher glucose and triglyceride levels, while more junk in the trunk actually metabolizes glucose to prevent diabetes.
2. Having a big butt benefits your brain. More Omega-3 fats are stored in your behind, which catalyze brain development.
3. Having a big butt benefits your sex life. Having strong glutes is important for both your pelvic floor health and sex life. Your gluteus muscles counterbalance your pelvic floor, and if they are short and weak then often your pelvic floor muscles are also short and weak. Having strong glutes will help you have more stamina in the bedroom.
4. Having a big butt benefits your posture. Strong glutes and hamstrings help improve posture, alleviate lower back, hip and knee pain, enhance athletic performance, reduce bone density loss, and even burn fat (especially in the abdominal area).
5. Having a big butt may prevent injury. Developing strong glutes is not only essential for optimal performance, but also can decrease your risk for injury in the knees, lower back, hamstrings and groin. Weak glutes can cause an imbalance in the hip, which may lead to excessive medial rotation of the femur and lateral tracking of the patella, thus potentially causing knee pain.
6. Having a big butt will help your athletic endurance. Strong glutes are essential in almost every sport, as they are responsible for accelerating, decelerating, changing directions and creating explosive power in jumps. They are also responsible for effective hip extension.
7. Let’s face it big butts look fantastic!
Want that strong butt? Become a barre babe. That is the best way to build your behind, this I cannot deny.
Check out these articles
https://www.livestrong.com/article/13729264-benefits-of-big-butt-and-thighs/
https://poosh.com/can-a-stronger-butt-really-lead-to-better-sex/
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20151111/strong-legs-linked-to-strong-mind
https://www.livestrong.com/article/515885-the-advantages-of-strong-glutes/
Here is my latest Youtube video to strengthen your glutes.