Popsugar Health & Fitness Workouts Can Squats Make Your Butt Bigger? Squats Aren't Making Your Butt Bootylicious — Here's What Actually Works 26 June 2018 by Tamara Pridgett View On One Page Photo 5 of 13 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 5 Single Leg Squats Stand with your feet hip-distance apart and raise your right leg, flexing your right ankle and pushing your hips back. Lower your body while keeping your right leg raised (a squat with one leg). Keep your knees behind your toes and your heels firmly on the floor. Hold and then return to standing. This completes one rep. You can use a bench to squat/sit on to work your way toward doing the single-leg squat if needed. Previous Next Start Slideshow Trainer TipsBooty GainsFitness TipsButt WorkoutsLeg ExercisesButt ExercisesStrength TrainingWorkouts