Getting A Bigger Butt!

I've been doing a lot of research on this because this is what I'm trying to achieve. Apparently when you're sick and you lose muscle, you also lose your butt. I'm still searching for mine because at this point, it's almost nonexistent! So, I've been on a scavenger hunt all over the internet to pull together a small post to help you achieve a bigger butt (if that's what you want).

Your butt has 3 major muscles that are responsible for how it looks: the gluteus maximum, the gluteus medius, and the gluteus minimus.

When setting your goals, BE REALISTIC! If everyone in your family is sporting heart-shaped pancake butts, you can't expect to look like J.Lo or Beyonce. Set your goals based on your genetics, body type, and how you'd like to look that's realistic for YOU. Focus on building those three muscles by doing things like weighted squats, donkey kicks, plie squats, deadlifts, and lunges. Don't forget about CARDIO! In order to see any kick of definition of any muscle, you have to melt the fat that covering it. 

For the longest time, I thought that I needed to each a ton of protein in order to build muscle. When I asked my doctor, he told me that only exercise can BUILD muscle, protein just feeds them! Although this is true, you still need to feed your body the right foods in order to loss weight and gain muscle mass. Leans meats, beans, fruits and veggies are a few examples of those. It's best to stay away from processed carbs. I remember when I went to this acting school a few years ago, my agent told me when referring to my diet: "If it's white, it ain't right!" So cut out those white potatoes, white rice, flour, sugars, and all that bad stuff. Your butt will truly thank you!

Gaining a bigger butt is going to take major consistency. You can't do it for a week and expect long term results. It's something that has to be worked on and adjusted when necessary. I feel like I'm on the right track so far. I just hope I get the results that I'm aiming for!

xoxo,

Superwoman

A milestone has been hit!

Omg, I am SO bad about blogging! It's been about a month since I've done it. I guess I didn't have much to talk about fitness related because I wasn't doing as much as I should have been doing. The past two days have been a doozy; I spent Tuesday night in the hospital and pretty much slept all day on Wednesday because I felt like complete death. It was a NIGHTMARE!!

But today, I felt better for the most part, but my joints were killing me and my right calf kept cramping for some odd reason. I don't understand why it's cramping because I haven't worked out all week (due to having my port taken out of my chest so I had to wait for 3 days for the hole to close). But anyway, I forced myself to get on the treadmill after an hour of procrastinating and pep talk. I told all of my fitness friends that I was "attempting" to do one mile. I said attempt because I honestly didn't believe I was going to be able to do it. Every time I got on my treadmill (since December), I hadn't been able to stay on it for longer than 20 minutes. I felt that unless I could do a mile in 20 minutes, it may not happen.

So, I turned on the music (new obsess song of the week: Out on the Town by Fun.) and started walking. Half of the time, I wasn't even paying attention to the treadmill screen because I was too busy being lost in my loonish daydreams and thoughts. I was started to feel tired after awhile, so I glanced at the screen to see where I was. I was thinking that I wasn't even at 0.4 miles, but I looked at saw this:

I couldn't believe it! I was halfway! I kind of got into my feelings a bit when I saw how long it took me to get halfway, but I got over than quickly because the fact of the matter was that I was way closer than what I expected to be. 

In the end, it was a great workout and huge accomplishment for me. I've learned that I definitely have to stop doubting myself. The only thing holding me back from breaking barriers is my mind. It was like I tried to convince myself that I couldn't do it and I almost hadn't. I'm just happy and proud that I did. Oh yeah, I got myself a Polar F4 for my birthday and I think I'm officially obsessed. I burned 508 calories during those 43 minutes! Can you believe that! I'm sure the calorie burn with drop drastically when I lose more weight, but it's great to finally have a more accurate number to go by.

My first mile took me 43 minutes. I hope to shave off a bunch of time in the future. For now, I'll take this. This is the furthest I've walked since getting out of my wheelchair. I definitely feel accomplished!

xoxo,

Superwoman <3