How to Create a Lower-Body Workout For a Bigger Butt
Tighten, Sculpt, and Strengthen Your Glute Muscles With This 4-Move Strength Workout
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The second movement you should have is a squatting movement. You can do a barbell squat, a goblet squat, pistol squat, Bulgarian split squat — any squat variation is acceptable. Bret likes squats because at the bottom of the movement, when your knees are bent, your glutes are doing more of the work and getting the greatest stretch.
Another reason he likes the squat is because it's a functional movement that works your legs, not just the glutes. Although the muscle activation is higher for the quads than the glutes in a squat, the stretch under load (the weight you're lifting) is what's the most important in this movement. "Theoretically, you might be able to build the glutes more when you do both of them instead of one," he said. Another thing to note is that, "Deeper squats grow the glutes more than shallower squats," so get low!