Are they crazy?  For one, I don't have a wooden work bench just laying around.  Two, if I did, how stable would a work bench be?

I'm thinking I'll just go jump up some stairs

Vanessa, lol by the way, but you could probably use a stepper (as used in aerobics) just as well instead of a "wooden box." I don't think they meant a work bench, but what the heck does a "wooden box" mean exactly, anyway?

This wooden box or bench is a huge "gray area". I know everyone is made differently but what the heck are the dimesions of "the wooden box or bench"?

Dimensions: 12-14" high, 18" wide and 2' long.

have any of you tried this?  I think it is virtually impossible, how can a person jump while trying to lower into a squat position, and then once the jump is completed, bend knees and jump off...you are already bent into a squat, bend kness how much more...until you land on your face?  And remember, no amount of squats and deadman squats will work without watching calorie intake, anyway.

People, its plyometrics, athletes do them all the time, I used to have to do them for football. They most def work. If your getting hung up on a "wooden box" then dont do them, but dont use that as excuse, Use anything to jump onto, do it how he describes it and it will work!

I agree with Dan. It's totally plyometrics. If you are not confident jumping onto a box, then just do it without it. Start out in a deep squat and explode up and land softly back into the squat. I do it in my kickboxing classes and it kicks butt!

Yep, plyometrics.  My trainer had me do them for a few sessions and they're very effective (and tiring, and painful and hard!). Be warned that as you get further into the set, you'll get tired and sloppy so be very careful to remain coordinated and balanced or you'll risk injury.

This sounds like it could actually work. I can't help but notice the picture of Rihana selected to go with this article, please keep in mind that Rihana and others with similar figures (Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel) all have good o'le genetics to thank for great rear views! Squats and lunges alone will only get you so far- I always laugh when I read these articles about "boosting your booty" exercise will tone and lift but it can't make up for mother nature. So go easy on the squats!

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Oh, they work alrighty.  I've been doing plyometrics on my old aerobic stepper for about 6 months now.  It's very difficult at first, but they are a fabulous addition to a good leg workout. I am in my mid-fifties and if I can do them, so can you.  If you want to start off slow, then try doing a "squat jumping jack".  You start off in a squat position, then "blast up" when you bring your arms over your head.  When you land on your feet, jump back down into a squat as your arms are coming down to your sides.  Then, "blast up" again as your arms go up.  Try these for a beginning plyometric exercise. Wow!!

Uhhh, most bootyliscious posteriors are decidely un-muscular.

Minor detail, this exercise can't work to develop a good "booty." Outward turn of the feet as recommended, targets the gluteus minimus, the inner muscles of the three in the gluteus group. The gluteus minimus is also the smallest of the three and developing it will do nothing for the gluteus maximus which is the muscle that needs developing to give you a better backside. And since nobody besides myself knows the exercises that target the gluteus maximus, I can assure you this rehashed crap won't work, because if it did, then the other 5,219,413 times it's been recommended in the exercise media, then you wouldn't be reading it again.

That's the joke of "trainers to the stars," as credibility. Any Biomechanic with any sense of ethics won't do interviews to promote exercises that are catalysts to severe joint injury.

Plyometrics are also extremely dangerous for a large number of exercisers, especially those with joint injury issues. The jumping posture recommended by this pathetic fool places greater pressure on the anterior cruciate ligament upon landing.

If you have any history of knee joint pains, then this exercise will tear your knees apart.  

Seriously, after just glancing over these comments, (and laughing hysterically) I'm incredulous. This is just the same as most exercises. Some people can do them, some people can't. And all it will do in the end IF you stick with it and cut your diet and have a good excercise plan is bring you back to the shape that God intended you to have.
If any of you are too lazy to jump up and down once in a while, and you're one of many of us that wasn't blessed with a NASCAR-paced metabolism, than you deserve to be fat. And I don't want to hear it. If you have knee or join injuries, there are plenty of other excercises out there. Get creative.

Way to go Kat! This was a priceless piece of advice. We as a society have become so complacent in our daily routines that we totally loose site of what is really important.....OUR HEALTH!! You hit the nail right on the head here. Get creative people. Get out there and do something besides sitting down in front of the television, with a bag of Doritos and a cold beer in your hand. Stop making excuses and start making progress towards a healthy body and life. And let's start teaching our children about fitness. This is a huge problem in this country. Make your kids walk to school, ride bikes, hike, etc. Anything to get them outside and off the computers and/or phones. There's a reason we're the fattest country in the world.

You have got to be kidding!  No way, Jose!!!

If you really want to get in shape, just join a gym, find a trainer, or go to one of the myriad websites that are dedicated to training. There's no 1 exercise you can do for a minute a day that will magically turn you from overweight to slim, sexy with an awesome butt. There are many ways to train glutes, but if there is a layer of fat over them, train all you want and you won't see improvement.

You guys are all stupid

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