PNBA athlete Jackie Gonzalez recently posted a 2-year glute transformation on social media.
Well-developed glutes play a vital role in many natural bodybuilding divisions. According to the International Natural Bodybuilding Association (INBA)/Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association (PNBA), “a slightly visible glute-hamstring tie-in” is critical to be competitive in the bikini division. PNBA bikini athlete Jackie Gonzalez has been striking them for the last couple of years. Jackie Gonzalez is a Bikini Divas and Wellness athlete, and she placed in the top ten in the Bikini Divas division at the 2021 Natural Olympia.
On August 26, 2022, Gonzalez shared a 2-year glute transformation photo on her Instagram. Gonzalez said:
“Y’all…. This is a 2 years difference!
I am completely blown away by this picture. I never thought the changes were this big! It’s important to keep in mind the right picture was me right out of Prep after my first show, while the left is me in prep earlier this year.
Yes angles play a big part & may distort the overall appearance but truth is growth still happened. Stay consistent and remember growth takes time! Don’t rush the process & take pictures along the way. You’ll be proud of how far you’ve come.”
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Jackie Gonzalez’s Glute Workouts
According to an Instagram post from Jackie Gonzalez on June 6, 2022, her top 4 glute exercises are abductions, hip thrusts, dumbbell Romanian deadlifts, and glute kickbacks.
- Abductions: this movement is excellent for targeting your glute muscles and strengthening your hip muscles for more hip stability
- Hip Thrusts: an exercise performed with a barbell that allows you to load heavy weight to hit your glutes directly
- Dumbbell Romanian deadlifts: dumbbell Romanian deadlifts don’t require you to go down as far as conventional deadlifts to engage more of your hamstrings and glutes
- Glute Kickbacks: an excellent exercise that allows you to perform a lot of reps to add volume to your glutes
Although Jackie Gonzalez trains her glutes hard, your quads also play a massive role in leg definition, which is essential in most bodybuilding categories, especially for bikini athletes. Therefore, she hits her thighs, too, including leg presses, leg extensions, walking lunges, step-ups, and seated leg curls in her leg workouts.
Wellness
Although Gonzalez competed in the Bikini Divas division at last year’s Natural Olympia, she became a Wellness Pro after competing in the Wellness category at INBA PNBA Pro/Am Mr & Ms USA in Dallas, TX, on July 2, 2022. She also placed 2nd in Swimsuit Model and 3rd in the Bikini Divas classes.
Wellness is a new category that the INBA PNBA added this year. In this category, judges heavily focus on athletes’ muscle development in the hips, glutes, and thighs. But some degree of upper body muscularity is essential. And their physiques don’t have to be as developed as other categories, e.g., Women’s Physique–some muscle separation but not striation.
After looking at some recent posts by Jackie Gonzalez, there’s a good chance we’ll see her at the 2022 Natural Olympia on November 10-13, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV.
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