If you see a great set of glutes, you can almost pretty much guarantee the owner of those glutes squats. When it comes to firm, toned legs, it’s hard to find a better exercise than squats.
However, if you really want to get the most out of your squats, there’s one piece of advice we offer. It’s the critical piece of the puzzle when you’re trying to get great glutes.
Great Glute Tip – Squat LOW
When you perform squats, go as low as you possibly can without pain and/or rounding your lower back. An ideal squat would end when your hip joint is below your knee joint. That guarantees your glutes will be stimulated. Why? From a bio-mechanical perspective, the lower you go, the more the glutes become involved during the squat. If you constantly stop your squat short (essentially performing half squats so that your femur never breaks parallel), your quadriceps on the front of your legs perform the majority of the work.
It’s actually better to go light and deeper than it is to go heavier with less range of motion if you’re interested in developing a great set of glutes. Now get squatting!
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