You know of BMI index and other tools to assess your body composition, but have you heard of HBI? HBI stands for Hollywood Body Index and when it comes to HBI, nobody is safe, not even Jessica Simpson. Despite her arguably perfect figure, she got HBIed to lose weight for her recent movie flick.
Whatever was the cause thanks to Jessica Simpson, we now know how to build buns of steel and beauty. According to her personal trainer, her plan was to get toned, and not to add bulk. I know many ladies seem to worry about adding slabs of muscle from weight training. Have no fear.
Unless you are a genetic freak shooting-up ungodly amounts of testosterone, you have nothing to worry about. Estrogen is not your friend when it comes to building muscle mass. You would need to really go out of your way, eating and training like professional bodybuilders do to worry about excessive muscle development.
Simpson’s diet approach was to stay hydrated, cutting all sugar and fried food and to choose wheat bread over other bread choices. Not surprisingly, she named this diet The “Don’t Eat Crap Diet.” Can we expect Don’t Eat Crap diet book soon? Let’s hope not.
Although it would be nice to know what her loading parameters were, she did
Squats: 2-3 sets, 20 reps
Lunges, each leg: 2-3 sets, 12 reps
Shoulder flexion: 2-3 sets, 18 reps
Shoulder abduction: with lower weight
I am not sure what shoulder flexion and shoulder abduction exercises have to do with building glutes of beauty, but you may want to consider adding the following:
Deadlift: 3 sets, 8 reps
Hip Extension: 3 sets, 8 reps
Step-Ups, each leg: 3 sets, 8 reps
Can you attain Jessica Simpson’s butt if you follow her workout? Perhaps you will. If that is what motivates you to exercise and eat healthy, I am not going to tell you to stop doing it. Regardless of your results in the butt department, you will be burning calories and eating healthy, and that is all that counts.
Have you ever tried to focus your workout to improve your Gluteus Maximus muscles? Let me know how you did.