- A dead lift or squat starts with weights on the floor. Keeping your back straight, bend and lower your hips by bending your knees and then grasp the weights. From this position, lift the weights up and off the floor. To increase your butt shape, practice doing the dead lift to only half the height of a full lift. This will concentrate the exercise on your butt muscles and hip muscles, toning them slightly more than your quadriceps.
- One very good way to tone up and shape the butt is by doing leg lifts and rotations. Begin by standing up straight and then raising the leg forward and down again. Then lift to the side, keeping the knee straight, and rotate your foot in a counterclockwise circle. Repeat again and rotate the foot clockwise. Continue to do repetitions until fatigued. If you can do many reps without tiring, add a small amount of ankle weight.
- A rear leg kickback will help tighten up the bottom part of your butt. It's best for a firmer rear end that needs some lifting and less work around the hips. To start this exercise, get on your hands and knees on the floor. Slowly raise one leg back and into the air as if you are kicking backward at something over your butt. Continue this motion until it is comfortable and can be done faster and stronger. Complete 5 to 10 sets of 10 or more repetitions. Then add some ankle weight and continue to firm and shape your butt.
