Customer Reviews

The Butt Book: How to Build a Non-Cellulite and Fat-Free Butt in 9 weeks

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This book is good for the most part. I did enjoy it and found it useful for certain populations, although I also have some concerns. The training advice isn't bad, but I have to agree with some of the other reviewers that it seems to be geared toward beginners or women who aren't "hard-core" fitness enthusiasts. I emphasize that the worthwhileness of this book depends on the exerciser's personal fitness goals. If you're looking for general health and fitness with some moderate shaping benefits, then go for it. As an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, I wouldn't personally use or recommend most of these exercises with my athletes or clients, except for squats, lunges and deadlifts (which can benefit anyone); then again, our goals are entirely different.

My main concern is the diet portion of the book. The advice is sound, but the actual diet that Reno prescribes is atrocious. First the positive stuff: the food choices are good, six meals a day is good (keeps your metabolism revved), and the macronutrient ratio is good. Now for the negative: the calories are WAY too high for each meal and hence for each overall day. Day 2, for example, will provide approximately 2300 or more calories (other days aren't as bad). Unless you're an elite endurance athlete, you'll probably GAIN fat weight on this diet - not the kind of rounded butt most people are looking for. I also wonder where she gets her nutrient info from, because some of the stats given can't be right. Case in point: Oatmeal pancakes on p.97. She writes that it has 600 calories per serving (which is a huge amount for most women to eat for breakfast), but the entire recipe has about 680 calories, and the serving size isn't noted. To make the diet more suitable to most people's needs, I'd recommend cutting in half the portions of meals 2,4 and 6 (which are probably supposed to be snacks).

Don't be fooled for an instant that the butts of the fitness models in the book are at all representative of the kind of butt the average woman will derive from Reno's advice. Remember that these women have exceptional genetics: that is why they are elite fitness and bodybuilding athletes. Plus I wouldn't doubt that some of them are juicers. I'd also bet the farm that none of them used the kind of soft-core program that Reno outlines. At any rate, normal women with normal genetics and a normal lifestyle (ie. diet/exercise habits) is quite unlikely to build a body-builder Bertha butt.

Everyone is different (that's why we're called "individuals!"), so you really just have to find your own path. As I said, it's good if your goals are fairly modest, but watch the diet.

The Butt Book is a good place to start if you want an introduction to exercises for your bottom and thighs. Like several of the other books on the market, it devotes a great deal of time, attention, and book space to diet and eating habits. That stuff seems like a no-brainer to me, and I was disappointed that Ms. Reno didn't include more exercises. If there is ever a revised edition, it would be nice if the exercises were photographs instead of drawings, and if they showed proper technique instead of just one phase of the exercises.

Excellent! I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to get rid of that extra cheese on the back side. However, you must add cardio to this program to help shed the fat, otherwise you'll look a little weird. Wonderful workout plan and diet plan, basically what every person should be doing and what you can find in the Oxygen magazine. It's also great because you can find a workout for the gym and one for at home, both are killer workouts.

If you know anything about diet and fitness this is not for you. This should be called the Butt Book for Dummies. Common sense advice is given. I was hoping for in depth exercises beyond a couple of basic ones. It does not deliver as promised.

It is really refreshing to see a women over 40 with children really looking so good inspired me. Over 40 myself I have been doing health and fitness for some time, so the exericse I was familiar with. What I really enjoyed was the diet he had to offer "Clean Eating" and the recipes which I have tried are GREAT. I look forward to read more from Tosca Reno.

Although this book was straight forward about how we get an undesirable rear in the first place, and also humorous at times; it did not contain anything new in the way of targeting that area. A very limited section on specific exercises. I was hoping for more of a training manual that would show specific exercises and the correct way to perform them. It was however, a book to help motivate you to do what you already know - eat right and exercise.

From a jiggly celulite size 8 behind to much nicer looking size 5-6 in 4 weeks so far. This book is enough to boost anyone to want to workout, eat right and do something for themself!

R.W. Eggert
House wife and mother

This book is very good for any female who wants to start getting their lower body looking toned and sexy. Most of the exercises are basic enough for the beginer to do properly.

As an Exercise Physiologist and Personal Trainer, I was pleased to see the simple and realistic advice on proper nutrition and the importance of cardiovascular exercise. As these are crucial elements to 'having a nice butt'.

Even some 'veteran fitness enthusiasts' will get something out of this book if they are looking to fine tune their rear end.

Definitely a good tool to have (and use) in your female fitness library.

Getting fit is a challenge, but the road to success is a lot easier to navigate with an inspiring teacher, excellent fitness strategies and diet and nutritional information. Designed for the average woman, I particularly appreciated the shopping tips and suggested menus.

The results? After 6 weeks my butt is firm, round and in shape. The trick is to read the book and follow the advice. It is a life--and butt--shaper!

I had been reading about this book in Oxygen magazine and had seen it other places and thought I'd give it a try. It is awesome! If you're looking for a way to tone your butt, this is it! I was a little sore after doing the exercises, but it was worth it! Give it a try! You'll love it! :)