Great Glutes: 10 Mini Band Moves To Build Your Butt

Great Glutes: 10 Mini Band Moves To Build Your Butt

The glutes

It is a muscle group that many of us want to work on for…well…aesthetic reasons. Whether we want to make it bigger or smaller, rounder or firmer, most of us want to change it.

It is also a muscle group that most of us SHOULD be giving more attention and love to because it isn’t firing as efficiently or effectively as it should be!

When our glutes are underactive, we may not be getting the full benefit of all of those squats and deadlifts and lunges we are doing!

Ever noticed your quads seem to grow but your glutes don’t change?

Or maybe you’ve noticed that you all too often only feel your lower back and hamstrings working NOT your glutes?

When our glutes aren’t firing efficiently, we recruit other muscles to carry the load. Not only does this mean we aren’t actually WORKING our glutes as well as we could be…so all of those moves we are TRYING to do to change them aren’t going to pay off, but we also increase our risk of injury because other muscles, that really can’t handle the load, take over.

That is why it is so important to get your glutes activated and firing BEFORE your lifting session, runs or rides!

Here are 10 Mini Band Moves to get your glutes activated and help you build a better, stronger!, butt. These moves will work your butt from every angle to get your glute maximus and glute medius working especially!

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Dynamic Warm Up – 15 Simple Moves To Warm Up Your Entire Body

Dynamic Warm Up – 15 Simple Moves To Warm Up Your Entire Body

To properly warm up for your workout you need to do more than just walk or jog on a treadmill for five minutes.

Warming up isn’t just about getting the blood flowing.

It is also about creating mobility and making sure the proper muscles are ready to do work.

A great warm up includes foam rolling, dynamic stretching and locomotion to make sure that you are loose and mobile in the muscles and joints that you are going to use for your workout that day.

For foam rolling moves, check out the Trigger Point video library.

Below is a full body Dynamic Warm Up in just 15 moves.

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