For most people, the purpose of hip training is the same, which is to make their appearance more beautiful and beautiful. Under the premise that the body fat rate is not high, regular hip training can effectively improve the hip line, thereby improving the hip-to-leg ratio, making the legs look more slender, and making the height look taller; it can modify the waist-to-hip ratio and make The waistline looks thinner. In other words, in terms of appearance, insisting on practicing hips can help us shape the lines of the entire body.

So as our purpose shifts from fat loss to sculpting, butt sculpting will be the focus of our attention. However, there are certain difficulties in butt shaping. At this time, many friends will pay more attention to the training of the gluteus maximus in order to obtain good training efficiency, because the gluteus maximus has the greatest influence on the shape of the buttocks, and the training of the gluteus medius will be ignored at this time, but the gluteus medius is very worth training. part.

First: Why is it difficult to shape the hips

For hip shaping, there is a certain degree of difficulty, and it is precisely because of this that many friends say that the buttocks are born, not practiced. Of course, the hips have a certain innate advantage, but that doesn't mean we can't get it through training. To achieve your goals through training, you must first understand what factors other than bones affect the shape of your hips. Other factors are fat and muscle.

For people who are born with an advantage in the buttocks, it is mainly because their fat is mainly distributed in the place where it should be, such as the buttocks; so for those who do not have an advantage in the buttocks, to achieve the goal, they need to increase the muscles of the buttocks. The way to get it, in this case, not just training, but also weight training, not just weight training, but progressive overload, and that's the hard part of hip shaping, because for most women, in When it comes to glute training, they are only limited to bodyweight or light weight training. Of course, even with bodyweight or light weight training, as long as you stick to it for a long time, the shape of your hips will change, such as the line of the buttocks. There will be some lift, and the hips and legs will become firmer.

Second: training the buttocks, why ignore the training of the gluteus medius

In the process of buttock training, we must first understand the muscle structure of the buttocks, and then carry out targeted training. From the perspective of muscle structure:

The gluteus maximus has the greatest impact on hip shape. At the same time, most of the exercises for the gluteus maximus are compound movements, so the consumption in the training process is also relatively large. Therefore, many friends will attach great importance to the gluteus maximus during the training process. muscle training

With the exception of the gluteus maximus, the gluteus medius has some effect on the shape of the sides of the buttocks, but not as much as the gluteus maximus. In addition, from the perspective of exercise, its movement is relatively isolated, so its consumption is relatively small, so many friends will ignore the training of the gluteus medius.

In addition, if we pay too much attention to the training of the gluteus maximus during the training process, the gluteus medius will be suppressed by the gluteus maximus and cannot be exercised. So for many friends, the problem of gluteus medius weakness is more or less less. What we need to know, however, is that the gluteus medius is far more important to health than appearance.

Third: Glute training, why should you pay attention to the gluteus medius

Although the gluteus medius does not contribute much to the shape of the buttocks, the gluteus medius plays a very important role in our health and posture as follows:

As a deep stabilizer, the main function of the gluteus medius is to stabilize the pelvis. If the gluteus medius is weak, it can destabilize the pelvis, affect the way we walk on a daily basis, and affect our posture.

Weakness of the gluteus medius can affect the health of the knee joint. When the gluteus medius is weak, problems with knee flexion can easily occur. This problem is not only manifested in the daily squat training process, but also in daily life, when there is a problem of knee joint internal buckle, it means that the knee joint has undergone wrong rotation, thereby increasing the occurrence of knee joint internal buckle. Risk of joint damage.

Weak glute medius, down can affect the health of the legs, and up can affect the health of the lower back, because when the gluteus medius is weak, the lower back will compensate for this part of the job. Exercise, over time, will cause back pain.

Therefore, in the process of hip training, even if the gluteus medius does not contribute much to the body shape, the training of the gluteus medius cannot be ignored, because it is more important to health.