yappin abt weight lifting beef under the cut nothin fun
sooooooo i’m finding i rlly dislike questions like “what’s the best exercises for big glutes/how do i get xyz to look like yours” like most importantly i’m not an expert i’ve just been lifting weights for forever so my opinions amount to both jack n also shit, second most important is genetics bc i could merely think abt lifting n my musculoskeletal system will be like “we doin a bulk? we gettin beefy? on it boss 🫡” so maybe don’t try to model ur physique after what other phenotypes can accomplish
n then all the other answers to those questions are like a 7 layer chip dip of nuance that i feel matter so much more than the exercise selection someone makes like are u specifying ur training for hypertrophy (or power) n actually lifting the appropriate weights for that range of reps? how’s ur elasticity n do u work targeted mobility before lifting bc the more muscle fibres u can access in the joint’s range of motion n recruit into a contraction means the more potential for greater strength/power thru the lift n potentially more tissue growth. how many sets are u devoting to challenging unilateral stability bc u can lift heavier n recruit more fibres to the lift when ur body isn’t allocating energy during the Big Lift towards balance? how is ur awareness of the neuromuscular connection w ur targeted area n are u able to recognize when ur strength n mobility have improved to the point where u don’t feel as much glute engagement in a specific exercise as u do in a different one now? n maybe most importantly GIRL ARE U EATING ENOUGH CALORIES N SLEEPING ADEQUATELY. GO EAT SOME CARBS N KNOCK OUT CAUSE UR BODY DOESN’T WANNA BUILD SHIT FOR U WHEN IT IS EXHAUSTED. CAN WE KILL HEROIN CHIC AGAIN PLS FOR THE LOVE OF GOURD.
so anyways i find i always default to sounding like some functional fitness douchebag when talking to a stranger at the gym cause all 👆that is way too much n i’m like “i honestly don’t focus at all on physique i just get a feel for what planes of movement the joint has been sticky in the last 6 months or so n focus on lifts that help improve the biomechanics” 🧍
idk i just feel like if u want big glutes n u are picking exercises that work all of them, the best exercises are probably gonna be the ones that u enjoy doing every week n that keep u showing up long enough to see ur labour bear fruit. except bulgarian split squats idc if u hate those. everyone do bulgarians for the health of ur hips NOW.
