Body-Weight Squats Won’t Build You the Butt of Your Dreams

You’re right—body-weight squats alone aren’t enough to build a strong, well-shaped glutes. While they can be useful for endurance and mobility, they don’t provide enough resistance to stimulate real muscle growth.

To truly develop your glutes, you need progressive overload—increasing resistance over time. Here’s what works better:

1. Add Weight

• Use dumbbells, barbells, or kettlebells for weighted squats.
• Try hip thrusts, Romanian deadlifts, and Bulgarian split squats—all excellent for glute activation.

2. Increase Intensity

• Time under tension: Slow down reps, focus on deep contraction.
• Mind-muscle connection: Actively squeeze your glutes at the top of each movement.

3. Incorporate Variety

• Glute bridges & hip thrusts: More direct glute activation than squats.
• Lunges & step-ups: Engage the glutes through a full range of motion.

Body-weight squats can be a warm-up or part of endurance training, but for real growth? You gotta lift! 🚀 🍑