2517: Hip Thrusts vs Squats… Which Builds a Rounder Butt?
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Hip Thrusts vs Squats…What Builds a Rounder Butt?
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The BIGGEST debate in fitness. (1:22)
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The evolution of hip thrusts. (3:56)
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What do the studies say? (5:57)
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The points that support hip thrusts vs squats. What builds a rounder butt?
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Squats load heavier in a stretched position. (8:05)
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Hip thrusts are easier to connect to. (10:51)
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Squats have greater functional carryover. (14:17)
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Hip thrusts require less skill. (17:57)
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Squats build better legs. (21:28)
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Hip thrusts can be done more frequently. (24:54)
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The winner is…(26:57)
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Questions:
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If I squat and hip thrust, how should I program them? (30:42)
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How should I eat if I want to grow my butt? (31:49)
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Is the Stairmaster good for building the butt? (32:50)
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People Mentioned
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Bret Contreras PhD (@bretcontreras1) Instagram
Jordan Syatt (@syattfitness) Instagram
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| 0:18.3 | Today's episode, it's the Battle of the Ages. |
| 0:23.1 | Which one builds a bigger, |
| 0:30.2 | rounder, better, but is it the hip thrust or is it the squat? Today we dive in and we come up with a winner. Now, today's episode is brought to you by a sponsor, Haya Health. These are multivitamins |
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| 1:20.9 | All right, here comes a show. |
| 1:22.3 | The great debate is going to get settled today. |
| 1:24.9 | Hip thrust versus squats. |
| 1:27.3 | Which one builds bigger glutes? |
| 1:29.4 | Which one gives you a better butt? Today we decide for once and for all, which one's the best. |
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