Lots of you liked Caleb’s guest article last week and so here’s another guest post – this comes from Alain, which he wrote just for me – enjoy! (p.s. don’t forget to chime in with comments!)
Guest post by Alain Gonzalez of http://musclemonsters.com
- Do guys need to do exercises for their butt?
Since the beginning of men’s weight training, the question has rarely been approached. Do guys need to work on their butts? The answer to the question will be determined by your fitness goals. If your goals consist of any of the following, the answer is yes.
- Build muscle mass
- Fat burn
- Decrease risk of injury
- Better posture
- Increase testosterone levels
- Give women a little extra to… look at
If none of these are on your list of fitness goals, I would say no, completely ignore the butt. But honestly, if you don’t have at least one of these goals on your list, then why are you reading this blog ?! For those who do have one or more of these items on there list, let me go a little more in depth as to how working your butt can benefit you.
1.Build muscle mass Being stronger will allow you to lift heavier weights when training and also perform more strenuous workouts for other muscle groups. See, one key to building muscle mass is increasing weight to put more strain on certain muscle groups, This is so that the muscle feels obligated to grow in order to be able to perform those workouts without becoming strained the next time. Some great mass building butt exercises consist of (more…)
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