Archive for April 16th, 2009

Rate your bum

April 16th, 2009

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Try to use this fanny formula to determine your derriere’s overall appeal. From the marginally scientific but totally entertaining. In 2006, David Holmes, Ph. D., a leading psychologist in the U.K., devised this methematical formula for defining the “perfect female ass.” Dig out your calculator, here it is :

REAR RATING = [(S+C) X (B+F) / T] – V

S : Overall shape – rate 1 to 5

1= Deflated beach ball

5= Volleyball

C: Cheek circularity – Rate 1 to 4

1= Croissant

4= Grapefruit

B: Bounciness – Rate 1 to 5

1= Jinggles like Jell-O

5= Rebounds like a rubber band

F: Firmness – Rate 1 to 4

1= Marshmallow

4= Bounce a quarter off it

T : Texture – Rate 4 to 1*

4= Crater Island

1= Bambino-smooth

V: Vertical Ratio – Rate 4 to 1*

4= Upside-down heart

1= Right-side-up heart

For T and V, 1 is the best.

If you scored 80 or close to it, your buttocks are virtually perfect a la Kylie Minogue, whose tush Holmes’s focus groups deemed a perfect 80. If you scored below 40, get your butt in gear and retest yourself after working your butt out for a month.

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perfect 10!

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sexy back huh, justin?



Rump Shakers revealed: The best cardio machines for your bum

April 16th, 2009

In 2007, researchers at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, set out to learn which machines kick your ass the hardest. Here’s how their findings shake out, as well as a few glute-blasting pointers from Lindsay Dunlap, a personal trainer at the Sports Club LA in New York City.

TREADMILL

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a) Jogging

Make sure your heels, not the balls of your feet hit the ground first.

b) Walking

On a treadmill, increase the incline. On the road, try walking sideways. This will work your bum from a different angle as you pull your leg away from your body.

ELLIPTICAL

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Ease your hips back so your butt sticks out a bit and push down with your heel as much as possible.

BIKING

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Ditch the recumbent ride for an upright one. Then sit a little farther back on the seat and focus on pushing the pedals down forcefully. If you’re spinning, stand up and stick your butt out while leaning forward.

STAIR STEPPING

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Lean forward slightly at the waist and take larger steps, as though you’re climbing two at a time. Let go of the rails forcing your glutes to take the brunt of the stabilization duties.

The percentage of glute muscles activated in this table mostly refers to gluteus maximus, the largest of the three glute muscles.

THE MACHINE

% OF GLUTE MUSCLES ACTIVATED

Treadmill (Jogging)

48.9

Elliptical

32.6

Treadmill (Walking)

24.3

Stairmaster

24.0

Recumbent bike

6.0