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Will 20 mina of gluts exercises eveey day get me a better booty?

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Homeiswherethedogsare · 23/03/2026 19:11

Will it make a difference if I do 20 mins of glu exercises moat day for, say, the next 3 months or so?

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Catza · 23/03/2026 20:15

Homeiswherethedogsare · 23/03/2026 19:51

Thank you. I do dance classes and have dropped my gym membership months ago as I wasn’t making the most of it due to work, DC + dance classes. Wanted to do something at home that feels sustainable

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Which is perfectly OK and is way better than nothing. But then you need to have very realistic expectations of what you might be able to achieve in three months.

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Homeiswherethedogsare · 23/03/2026 19:51

Catza · 23/03/2026 19:32

In order to effectively build muscle, you need to take your sets close to failure. Depending on your fitness level this can be as low as 5 reps all the way to infinity. When I was working out at home during covid, I could easily do over 200 reps on some movements and not be anywhere near failure which was pretty time-consuming and pointless from that perspective.
You can certainly start there but, I estimate, within a month you'd a want a gym membership as you will simply outgrow your weights.

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Thank you. I do dance classes and have dropped my gym membership months ago as I wasn’t making the most of it due to work, DC + dance classes. Wanted to do something at home that feels sustainable

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Catza · 23/03/2026 19:32

Homeiswherethedogsare · 23/03/2026 19:20

It would be a mix of floor gluts with no equipment and squats with a kettlebell (8kg) mainly. At home.

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In order to effectively build muscle, you need to take your sets close to failure. Depending on your fitness level this can be as low as 5 reps all the way to infinity. When I was working out at home during covid, I could easily do over 200 reps on some movements and not be anywhere near failure which was pretty time-consuming and pointless from that perspective.
You can certainly start there but, I estimate, within a month you'd a want a gym membership as you will simply outgrow your weights.

Specialagentblond · 23/03/2026 19:26

Just do it. Any exercise is better that none, and once you start you can always change it up. Or stop if your booty is unsatisfactory

Overtheatlantic · 23/03/2026 19:25

I think it depends largely on your overall muscle tone to begin with. I also think most people underestimate how long it takes to build muscle. So, in three months probably no visible improvement but in a year, yes.

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Homeiswherethedogsare · 23/03/2026 19:20

Catza · 23/03/2026 19:16

Depends on exercise. If you go to the gym and do glute-focused exercise with heavy load on a barbell, absolutely. If you do a bit of banded work in your living room, you'll make some improvement but it will be minimal.

It would be a mix of floor gluts with no equipment and squats with a kettlebell (8kg) mainly. At home.

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Catza · 23/03/2026 19:16

Depends on exercise. If you go to the gym and do glute-focused exercise with heavy load on a barbell, absolutely. If you do a bit of banded work in your living room, you'll make some improvement but it will be minimal.