Three reasons glute growth stalls and how to fix it: progressive overload with heavier weights, cutting excessive cardio that breaks down muscle, and eating a 200-calorie surplus to fuel growth without gaining fat.
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Reasons your booty's getting smaller, not bigger. The last one is the most important. 1, progressive overload and strength. If you're not adding reps and load, your glute muscles have no reason to grow. Also, don't stop here, stop here. You've got to go that extra inch. 2, much cardio. Doing too much cardio with strength training is counterproductive as it will break down the tissue that you're trying to build. If you're trying to build the booty, just focus on building the booty. Calorie surplus. You don't want to have a 24/7 fat loss mentality, but you also want to make sure you're not having too many calories. So make sure it's only 200 calories above maintenance. You need food to grow. If you need help with this, check out my calorie calculator, link in bio. Comment below, try this, and let me know what your partner thinks.