New butt exercises that dont involve squatting?

You have some knee problems?

Hopefully you’re not trying to squat or lunge with bad form as your knees are especially vulnerable then.

You’re not supposed to “put weight on your knees like that” but to only use your muscles, which is possible with proper form.

And also, hopefully, you’re not trying to walk/jog if you weigh more than 130lbs.

Jogging is a high impact exercise and should be avoided if you’re heavy.

Just walk and protect your knees (and hips, and ankles joints).

Or bike (low impact as you’re sitting).

And swim (best low impact full body exercise).

There is nothing “new” about butt exercises that are not squatting or lunging (lunges are mostly for quads, not gluteus).

Those are just “other” exercises.

You’re talking about the gluteus (the muscles in the butt).

Maybe you’re squatting or lunging trying to follow wrong directions from nincompoops on YouTube and numerous other sites having bad form and no regards for the knee joints…like getting the knee ahead of the toes…ouch, even if you have no problem with your knees before…then you’ll have problems with your knees after.

You could try squatting and lunging with good form to protect your knee joints.

You HAVE to pay really close attention to good form when doing any calisthenics exercise or using small weights or gym weight machines…doing any weight/strength training.

Listen to your body…if you’re doing something wrong, it will let you know (like you get knee problems and cannot put weight on your knees).

Good form for lunges and squats = always keeping your lower leg perpendicular to the floor (your front supporting leg for lunges, both legs for squats).

I can lunge properly…lightly holding on to something sturdy for balance and safety (so I cannot tip over, just in case I would, because I’m asking my body to be in an unbalanced position for 5 seconds) + pulling my belly in and contracting my abs for support and stabilization (the abs are your body core and you always use them for any exercise to stabilize and support your body so do your regular and reverse crunches on a regular basis) + keeping my back straight (you might have to use a mirror to make sure your back is straight and vertical to the floor. My mirror is hanged to a wall so I bought another cheap one at Walmart, like 4 feet tall, that I can move around to check up my back position, weather it has to be perpendicular to the floor or parallel to the floor like when doing arm kickbacks on an exercise bench) + using one block rubber foam to make sure my back knee won’t touch the floor while doing lunges (I use a 3” and a half thick foam brick, like a $3 yoga brick and you can use anything that size but why bother finding a 3.5” phone book when you can just get a $3 light colorful cute foam brick that is more comfortable if you happen to hit it) + keeping the thigh of my front leg parallel to the ground + never, ever pushing my front knee forward over my toe as it should remain in line straight above my ankle, to protect my knee (you have to take a huge step forward to achieve that while lunging forward). You might want to take notes and use an index card for review before you do any exercise.

Then I push back up with my front leg while keeping my upper body erect.

My tempo is 2 seconds down, 2 seconds up, 1 seconds back to change leg and repeat 2 seconds down, 2 seconds up with the other leg and 1 second to change legs so it’s a 10 seconds rep. It’s okay to only be able to handle 8 reps when you’re out of shape (10 seconds x 8 = 1 minutes and 20 seconds and then 3 months later, when you’re in shape, you can handle 33 reps for the same physical effort…5.5 minutes and then you start wearing weight belt to avoid time consuming reps.

Lunges will mostly strengthen your quads (the muscle in the front of your thigh, so you get toner, stronger and thinner thighs).

Now squats not only work out the quads but also the hamstrings (the muscles in the back of your thighs) AND the gluteus (the muscle in your butt).

Again, you have to keep your lower leg perpendicular to the floor to not get pressure on your knees and ankles joints (vertical, at a 90 degree, your knee joints should be straight above your ankles and NOT above your toes or worse ahead your toes).

You should actually feel that your knee joints are absolutely NOT involved to support any weight…just rotating but not supporting any weight.

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I do door squats as the only way to do squats while keeping the lower leg perpendicular to the floor is to use your arms to hold on to something, otherwise you’d fall back, unless you have somebody behind you whom you trust enough to hold you (I don’t). By yourself, grab on to something and make sure that if you would ever accidentally let go, you would not fall back on anything that could hurt you. That’s the first rule of weight training…always assume the worst so you avoid it.

The most common injury while weight training is broken toes (usually hairline fractures but nonetheless extremely painful if you move) by dumb people dropping a dumbbell on their pinky toe. They have to stop jogging for a few months and wear hiking boots even when sleeping to immobilize their toe and not get anything painfully touching it (they need to heal to start walking normally first, after getting cramps because of the limping).

You can prevent a common broken toe by avoiding working out around nincompoops in gyms (I don’t use my gym for weight training) who would drop their dumbbells on your feet (hopefully they don’t swing it and hit your head).

By yourself, like working out at home, you can make sure to put your dumbbells in a place where they cannot roll and fall on your feet or make sure you have good reflexes to see it fall and move your foot away in a fraction of a second (I could say I had 20 close encounters between my feet and fallen dumbbells). I can tell you, if you work out at home then do not put a dumbbell on your bed or it could roll down and break your pinky toe.

You can buy hexagonal dumbbells (they have 6 sides) that do not roll down so easily.

I have both hexagonal dumbbells and round ones. I make sure the round ones are nowhere near my toes.

If you live in an earthquake prone place (like LA in the US or Japan), make sure to put your dumbbells at the other side of the room, between exercises.

So…I do door squats, holding on to two towels looped around each door knobs on both side of a door.

More like a small towel cut in half.

You could use a rope if you want. The point is to not let go as you’d fall backward or hoping the door knobs will be able to sustain your body weight (make sure nothing could hurt you if you let go or the knobs break).

You can buy a cheap baby crib mattress so if you fall then you land on it and bounce and not get hurt.

I know how to fall (and roll gracefully, I have martial art training) so I just make sure to land on carpeted floor and nothing would be in my way like some furniture.

BUT, so far, I never fell or let go and the door knobs never broke…but knowing that I’m prepared for it adds to my confidence in performing door squats with good form…not involving the knee joints + holding on tightly to my two towels on each side on the door + having my arms fully extended in the starting position + keeping my head up + keeping my back straight (you might need your mirror) + keeping my feet hip-distance apart + concentrating on keeping my body weight on the heels of my feet + squatting until the top of my thighs are parallel to the floor (not lower) + not locking my legs at the top of the motion (when I go back up, but not completely), + pulling my belly in and contracting my abs the whole time + reviewing all this beforehand with an index card like pilots doing check-ups before a flight so I don’t forget anything.

My tempo is 3 seconds down, 3 seconds up for door squats.

You should aim to do 8 reps if you’re unfit.

Once you’re fit (in 2 to 3 months) you could do 25 reps while wearing a 10lbs belt, for the same physical effort.

If you really don’t like squats and lunges (those are enjoyable if you do them right), you can do butt/hip extensions, gently holding on to a stool or high chair for balance or anything that offer sturdy support.

You stand one leg on a wooden block (your whole foot being flat standing on it) with your knee lightly flexed (never lock your joints).

Bend forward 45 degree, keeping your toes pointing forward.

If you start feeling some back pain, then hold on with both hands.

If you’re knew to that exercise, do 10 reps with a 1.50lbs ankle weight.

You’re in shape when you can handle 12 reps with 6.50lbs ankle weight (takes a couple of months).

You can do pelvic lifts (not in public as it turns guys on and when you add weight, it turns you on and you get an orgasm).

And you can do back leg lifts too (for the gluteus and hamstrings), using ankle weights…start with 8 reps/no weights then when you’re in shape in a couple of months, you can manage 6.5lbs ankle weights and 12 reps.

I do squats, lunges, butt/hip extensions, back leg lifts…I stopped doing pelvic lifts as I get weak if I get an orgasm and just want a nap.

Just lay on your stomach and squeeze and release your butt. Oh and while you're there lift your legs up off the ground, that seems like it would work your butt. Just try it.

i don't know if this makes your butt bigger but tighten and tense up all your muscles for like 10 seconds every 10 minutes or so every day it tightens up all your muscles and also for when...if u become pregnant pushing out your baby wont hurt as much and wont take as long