So, after my injury with a greenie personal trainer, i have been working with a very experienced person who has a physical therapy background. She has determined that I am very strong in some areas but often the strong muscles "take over" and certain exercises I am not really doing right even though my form looks okay. Example, my shoulders tend to take over alot of the work that my mid back should do.

Well, i have really strong legs. Probably from a lifetime of packing around alot of extra weight, but also because I ride bikes and horseback ride and maybe a genetic component. She noted that my abductors (both in and out) are crazy strong for a woman, my quads are strong, but my hamstrings are tight and my gluts don't do enough of the work. That imbalance is typical - alot of people rely on the quads too much but apparently I am more out of wack than average.

One of my goals in working with a personal trainer was to build up a bit more of a rounded butt. I have slender hips and I want more of a balanced look. Anyway, she pointed out that I don't have much curve in my lower back so what feels like a neutral position to me is actually a tipped pelvis position. That combined with not really engaging the gluts properly is why my bum doesn't seem as round as it should be.

I am very interested to see if she is right and if through exercise I can change this shape.

In the meantime, I am supposed to practice with my sternum up, shoulders relaxed, and my butt pooched out a little...haha. I hope it doesn't look as weird as it feels.

Can you give me an example of what you have done so far?

I found this web site a while back and find it a great resource for building a tight firm rounded butt, seems mostly for women but I like it too check it out I know you'll like it,

http://bretcontreras.com/