Don’t be mislead by the SQUAT hype promoted on websites and social media sites such as Pinterest and Twitter. The Squat is not the ultimate butt building exercise. Yes, you heard correctly. Even though the primary muscle groups targeted when performing squats are the quadriceps, better known as the leg muscles and the glutes, also known as the butt muscles, most will never stimulate the glutes properly during this exercise. Form is everything when doing squats properly.
In most cases squats are being executed incorrectly. Incorrect form will pretty much leave your glutes untouched and your quads doing most of the work. This would leave you with big quads and no butt. Not exactly what we’re aiming for. Don’t believe me? Have you ever been to the gym and seen a guy squatting three or four plates on each side and notice his huge quads, but wonder why he has no ass? I have seen many! It’s because he is not doing the squats correctly to build glute muscles. So let us first note some of the most common mistakes and then explain how to do squats properly.
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