Who's the smartest of you all?

[rjamon]

Hi, recently started at the gym. (last October) Of course, tryng to get butt lifted and (off of upper thigh area-gross huh?) more round looking instead of kinda square. (you know that little triangle on the lower side of your butt where it meets the outer thigh)

I just started doing the stairmaster and elliptical 5 weeks ago, one day I decided to kick it up a little and put both machines at high resistance-after that I had hemmoroids.

With only two months before summer (we live next to a lake-not wearing a swimsuit is not an option), I really need advice on what can help do both of those things without a lot of weight-I know squats, lunges, deadlifts but without weights is this even going to help??? What about cardio?// I really need muscle in the butt and hams ( the hams have fat on them-ya know the banana roll??) Help!!! Advice needed fast!!!
Oh, I'm 5'4" 115 lbs, fairly good muscle tone, except in the butt and hams!!

[jgriffith]

Look around the site, if you have questions after that, then ask.

[Amkey]

Like Jgriffith said look around, but i will give you a heads up!

You can not spot reduce!
Lifting weights = building muscle = fat loss

[Lady C]

90% of losing fat and replacing that with muscle is your diet. What does your diet look like?

[cursor]

Like Lady C hints, a quality balance between quality food intake and exercise will offer the best solution for fat-loss and muscle gain. The major key to fat-loss in controlling what goes in. I'd recommend that you sit down and force yourself to list the foods that you eat in a single day. Post 'em here.

[Aurora]

You need to work every muscle group because its a musclar structer not just one or two muscle groups.

As Lady C said diet is VERY importaint.

As for cardio, try to do it in the morning before you eat anything or if not later in the day 2 hours after your last meal. It generally takes 20 mineuts before your body starts burning fat for fuel... but with weight lifting you can burn fat while your body rebuilds itself. (so you could be doing nothing and burning fat. Most muscle rebuilds itself in your sleep the time right before you wake up)

Anyways im tired, yea, look around, try the serch button theres loads of information on the site. Picking up a book or two wouldn't hurt either. Your on the right track, staying away from gimmicky "you only have to do 3 mineuts a day 2 times a week to look like this guy!" stuff. Plain and simple, it takes hard, honest work.