2945: How to Actually Build Your Glutes: The Exact Diet and Training Blueprint
September 14, 2026
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:48) **The Core Problem: Undereating & Over-Cardio** - The hosts identify the most common mistake people make when trying to build glutes: eating too few calories and protein while doing too much cardio.
- 2 (07:56) **Dietary Fear: Avoiding Fat and Carbs** - The hosts explain why common "healthy" food choices (chicken breast, egg whites, tilapia) are counterproductive for building muscle.
- 3 (09:56) **Training Mistakes: Avoiding Heavy Lifts** - The hosts address the common training error of focusing on high-rep, "feel the burn" exercises instead of heavy, compound lifts.
- 4 (12:42) **The Quad Dominance Problem** - A specific technique issue where squats build the quads more than the glutes, which can be corrected with proper programming and mind-muscle connection.
- 5 (14:12) **Throw Away the Scale** - The hosts advise ignoring the scale during a muscle-building phase, as weight gain from water, glycogen, and muscle will cause unnecessary panic.
- 6 (16:42) **Why This Works: The Attractiveness of Glutes** - The hosts briefly discuss the universal appeal of a good hip-to-waist ratio, linking it to signals of health, fertility, and vitality.
- 7 (17:21) **How to Build Without Getting Fat** - The hosts explain the mechanics of a proper "lean bulk" to alleviate the fear of gaining body fat.
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Show Notes
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You want round, full glutes and a tight waist. So why is what you're currently doing making neither happen? In this episode of Mind Pump Show, Sal, Adam, and Justin tear apart the most common mistakes women make when trying to build their glutes, starting with the big one: eating 1,200 calories and calling it a fitness plan. Spoiler, your glutes cannot grow on blueprints alone. You need the actual building materials.
0:24 Episode overview: building round glutes
1:15 MAPS Abs and Butt launch offer
1:30 Mind Pump merch store plug
1:49 The core facts about glute growth
2:14 Common avatar: chronic undereating
4:47 Why excess cardio kills glute gains
7:59 Wrong exercises: kickbacks vs. compound lifts
9:22 How to strength train properly: sets and rest
10:39 Quad dominance and programming fixes
18:27 Optimal protein for muscle building
20:31 The build, feed, reveal framework and Q&A
23:56 Best carb and fat sources for building
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