I'm not in hrt and I've noticed some good results with this even without weights although it may take longer. I do glute bridges x 50, hold one second each, but hold 30 seconds on the last one, 2 reps of 20 leg lifts each leg, 2 reps 20 kickbacks, the exercises with a broom handle on this video, although I have a heavier metal pole... Also "The waist stretch" from that same video. If you're not dead yet you can get on an exercise bike for 30 minutes.
I used to do that three times a week, been doing daily lately though, occasionally switching it up with various other things that work the same muscle groups, and basically avoiding upper body stuff because I'm not on hrt and don't want to bulk that up. Slowly increasing reps on some stuff as I get more stamina too.

If you're also quite overweight like I am, you could do this with intermittent fasting, I do a daily 12-16 hour fast, exercise during the fast to basically burn pure fat, losing about 2lbs a week this way, but keep it under 1% of your body weight per week, if it exceeds that you need to consume more calories when not fasting to stay healthy... Of course you don't want to be losing weight if you're not overweight...

Figured I'd include one of the videos I switch it up with occasionally... She makes it look easy though...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0uuegGiEHCM&feature=youtu.be

Quote from: IrinaKas on February 24, 2017, 06:48:29 AM
You should do regular squats !! it will make your ass grow) See how to do sit-ups

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Quote from: VannaSiamese on June 02, 2011, 03:10:27 PM
Both of these are pretty common concerns for girls of all sizes and ages, trans or not.  However, it seems to be sorta hard to find a solution, or answer, aside from having surgery =(
I am definitely one that suffers from having no butt... not only is it not in my genetics to have a big butt, but my genetics also don't allow me to store much fat on my body (which can be key for growing a butt).

Anyway, there is a solution to these problems =)  It seems that lots of people grossly underestimate the power of exercising.  It is very possible to build up a decent butt and to grow some hip size with just working out your lower body.  Since your butt is made up of fat and muscle, it makes sense that building up the muscle in your butt will give you a bigger, rounder, more shapely butt.  Just imagine a ballerina, a martial artist, a yoga instructor... all these people have nice butts and hips because of the muscle they've built up in them. 

Also, building up the muscles in your thighs, around your butt and in your quads will also help with hip size and curves.  Not to mention, the easiest solution to getting the appearance of bigger hips is just to get a smaller waist (cardio and ab exercises)... and a way to diminish broad shoulders for your frame is getting bigger hips and a butt. 
Not only will working out your leg, butt and ab muscles give you a more curvy figure, but it will also give you more control over your hips... since moving your hips requires the use and control of your ab muscles. 

The ideal solution to the biggest butt possible is to use heavy weights (going to the gym, leg presses, squats, lunges, dead lifts, etc...), but you can also get pretty dramatic results from home too with ankle weights.  I bought one of those programs that comes on infomercials at like 2 am (Brazil Butt Lift) to test it out and see if it worked for me.  The program is difficult at first, but it totally works.  I'm about to finish week 8, and the difference I've noticed is pretty dramatic.  There are several different programs like this that are dedicated to building your butt, or you can just look up exercises on YouTube.  However, I just liked the idea of a program so I'd get into a routine... and the program I bought focuses on abs and legs too.    I'm sorta at a point where I need to buy a gym membership to get more butt growth, but i'm terrified of my parts coming out of my shorts =).... so I will just try to maintain what I have at my house, or either buy some baggy sweat pants for the gym =P

Anyway, here is what I have achieved from sticking by this program.  I mean, I'm definitely no 7 of 9 (my friend recently turned me onto Star Trek: Voyager), but I am happy with what I am achieving, and I feel a lot better about myself and my figure. 
This pic was at the start of week 8, keep in mind my posture in this pic adds a lot to the shape of my butt
front pic at week 4, sorry for the bad quality Back pic at week 4

Yes totally  agree  exercise  lower body heavy and high reps upper body can make a big difference  maybe  that a bit of lipo  to decrease waist  width

Hey you look beautiful, I am using workout bands for legs in my workout routine. Can I get the same result?

I cheat, I have a pair of Kevlar & denim motorcycling jeans with hip & knee armour. I take the knee armour out when not using the bike.

Quote from: Drexy/Drex on March 21, 2017, 04:56:55 PM
Yes totally  agree  exercise  lower body heavy and high reps upper body can make a big difference  maybe  that a bit of lipo  to decrease waist  width

Squats helped me a lot! I got hip width and a bubble from it
I get compliments now about my butt and I"m pre HRT.

I do plenty of lower body exercise.  Makes my butt and legs look great!

Quote from: VannaSiamese on June 04, 2011, 02:38:10 AM
You could try doing cardio, ab workouts and leg workouts.... the ab workouts will tone your waist line up, the leg workouts will give you bigger muscles.  There is an herb called MACA root which is suppose to have really good effects on women in regulating their hormones and weight distribution.  A large majority of women report gaining weight in their butt and thighs because of this herb, which also causes a lot of women to avoid taking it.  I've never tried it, but it's very inexpensive (like $10 a bottle)... I just don't know about the effects of it with an artificial hormone source... as opposed to actually having ovaries.  You should do some reading up on it =)

Maca root? Let me google a bit

One thing that's fun about this forum is how a seven year old thread can come back to life and people don't notice the original poster hasn't posted several years. Vanna's last post in '15 was about becoming a parent and I can see how that can redirect one's priorities from hips and butts. I used to enjoy running across her modeling photos back when she predated Andreja Pejic as well known TG model. I hope things are going well for Vanna these days.