The Best Butt Exercise Ever (and a story!)

38 Comments July 23, 2009 / Posted in Uncategorized

Hi! if you don’t know who I am,.. my name is Ryan Orrico. I’ve sorta been “behind the scenes” for the past year or so helping Valerie with some of her products/marketing etc.

It’s been such an awesome experience.. she has been so very generous, bringing me to these super swanky Hollywood parties, movie premieres, even private screenings of movies at her celeb clients homes.

What a way to experience LA right?

When I made my official move to this area a few months back, I was in the most horrendous shape I think I’ve ever been in. Not only was I way overweight, but my energy levels were progressively getting worse and worse.

If I was going to stay in the land of beautiful people, something had to change!

So I made it my mission, starting in March of this year to rid myself of the belly and maybe even get some arms in the process!

And that’s what I did.

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I’ve dramatically changed my physique and lifestyle over the past 4 or so months and I thought I’d share some of my story and a few things that have worked for me.

The Valslides have been instrumental in my success and I can’t say enough great things about them.

Now I’m not quite in “shirt-off, six-pack” shape yet, but the changes are apparent.

Not a day goes by where one of the trainers of gym members asks me “what the hell are you doing?!”

Can’t tell you how great that feels to be reassured that what I’m doing is really working.. because as you probably know, sometimes the changes aren’t apparent to your own eyes.

Here’s a general run-down of what my training/diet looks like. It’s nothing major at all.. but I think I’ve discovered a system that allows me to make great progress in as little time as possible. Granted, it does take a little work..

Gym – 3 times per week, for approximately 45 minutes
Traditional cardio – NONE
Diet – solid – but I still enjoy myself.
Chocolate – I eat it EVERY day

I’m 27 years old, sure.. but I am certainly NOT blessed with the “good genes” – so I can assure you, you can see these very same type of results.

If there’s interest, I’ll be making a series of posts, detailing more what I’m doing in regards to training and diet. Let me know what you think!

But for now, take a look at my absolute FAVORITE lower body exercise. One that i feel has been instrumental in developing the butt which I’ve been told is sorta cute. I dunno! Check it out (the exercise, not my butt!) :-)

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  1. Keturah Y. said on July 24th, 2009 at 10:47 am

    Ryan,

    ‘Now I’m not quite in “shirt-off, six-pack” shape yet…’ Are you kidding me? You look amazing! And the way you hammered out those Valslide lunges? What weight were you using?

    Excellent job and congratulations!!

  2. Sharon Feinberg said on July 24th, 2009 at 10:49 am

    Absolutely awesome. I cant wait to try it. I love your workouts Val! They helped me shed 20 lbs.

  3. Marie T. said on July 24th, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Ryan, you a doing great buddy! What a difference in such a short time. I use Valslide too and it has really helped!

  4. Joy P. said on July 24th, 2009 at 10:56 am

    Amazing results, Ryan! I’d love to read more about how you are accomplishing your goals. Congratulations!

  5. Steph said on July 24th, 2009 at 10:59 am

    Val’s workouts are so amazing! You look fantastic now, Ryan! Keep up the great work – I’d love to read more posts about your journey. :)

  6. Melanie said on July 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Wow Ryan! You look amazing!!! Yes, I’d love to hear what you’ve been doing so lay it on us. And your butt is looking pretty solid!

  7. Bobbi M. said on July 24th, 2009 at 11:07 am

    Wow, simply amazing transformation! The video was great, intense, and sorry, couldn’t help but notice your butt, which is cute lol. Keep up the great work!!!

  8. Shari said on July 24th, 2009 at 11:27 am

    Scared me a little when i saw the weight he was lunging with!!! I can see how this would be the best butt exercise. I do the reverse lunges now also, but I can barely do them WITHOUT weight. LOL!! Ryan, good job! I would like to hear lots more about what you are doing.

  9. Tracey said on July 24th, 2009 at 11:38 am

    I wanna hear details too! What kind of chocolate?? How much??

  10. Rachel said on July 24th, 2009 at 11:40 am

    You go, Ry guy!

  11. Luci said on July 24th, 2009 at 11:43 am

    wow. that is GREAT! ValSlide lunges are hard enough, but that amount of weight is INTENSE! Go Ryan! :) (And, of course, thanks for the ValSlides, Val!!)

  12. Alexandra said on July 24th, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Congratulations, you look great! Thanks for the video clip….I use the valslide for reverse lunges too but I use dumbells instead. Never thought of using the barbell AND Valslide but will be doing so next time I do reverse lunges!

  13. Dawn said on July 24th, 2009 at 11:51 am

    Good job Ry! Don’t be too modest here. You demonstrated amazing focus during your transformation and made it work with your lifestyle which is the key.
    Kudos man!

  14. Sally said on July 24th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Hey, Ryan! Congratulations on doing the work! Great testimony for Val’s methods! I vote to hear more of your fitness journey! Keep up the good work!

  15. will said on July 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    Congrats man!!! You look great!!! Share your tips…

  16. Anne said on July 24th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    Ryan, your results are so amazing! Great Job! Congratulations! Pat yourself on the back and ENJOY that chocolate.

    I just sent this to my hubby so he could see your results too!

  17. Marylin Sanchez said on July 24th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Hey Ryan!!! Congrats, my man!! What a change for the better! Keep up the great work! I am definitely interested on how you accomplished this change! Please give us a little more info. I am sure I am not the only one that wants to know!! Great going again and Congrats!!!!

  18. Gráinne said on July 24th, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    Three words Ryan:
    You look hot!

  19. Dorothy said on July 24th, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    You look great. I am definitely interested in reading more about your training and diet!

  20. Aubreigh said on July 24th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    WOW you look awesome! but i am having trouble viewing the clip above :( i would love to hear more about your transformation especially with how to lose the last few pounds to get those abs you want, because that is were i am at and need your help!!! have a great weekend ;)

  21. Sheila Jenkins said on July 24th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Ryan , AMAZING JOB is all I can say. I hope you are so proud of what your hard work has achieved ! Def would be interested is seeing you do more posts – this was SO MOTIVATING to see /read. I like to use the Val Slides for reverse lunges but only use light weights at this point. Great exercise ! Again .. congrats and thanks for the motivation !!!!!!!!!!!! Sheila

  22. Lynn said on July 24th, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    Your look great, Ryan!! I would love to hear the details of your story.

  23. Jeanette said on July 24th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    Ryan you look amazing!!! Don’t make light of it! I would love to hear more about what you are doing. I will be showing this to my husband to motivate him. You really accomplished a significant change.

    Great job!! Keep it up!!

  24. valerie Waters said on July 24th, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    Hi Girls!

    Ryan has worked hard for sure and the results show!! I am so proud of him. Once he made the shift in his mind and got clear on his intentions, there’s been no stopping him. His workouts are intense but he’s in and out and his diet is tight (no bread, no crap) but he really does eat chocolate every day! It’s the good stuff though, no milk chocolate junk.

    He will do more posts I’m sure. He loves the attention and feedback you’ve sent.

    Val

  25. lynne said on July 24th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

    wow!! more, more, more – bravo!

  26. Sarah said on July 25th, 2009 at 5:46 am

    Good Job Ryan …
    I want to know more about getting in shape like that, and still being able to eat chocolate EVERY day … what kind are you eating, andhow much?

  27. Darren said on July 25th, 2009 at 10:01 am

    I am interested in knowing what kind of chocolate he eats and how much?

  28. Gina said on July 25th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    AWESOME, Ryan! What an inspiration! Would definitely love to hear more of your journey and your daily dedication to your transformation.

  29. Denise said on July 25th, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    Amazing job Ryan-very inspirational! You motivate me even more and I’d love to hear your methods and techniques? I can imagine, like you mentioned, diet played a huge roll, but you are in fantastic shape physically and I must say, look pretty hot! Keep up the great work. I’m loving your Valslides as well Val. I’m doing your BB program and love it! Can’t wait to receive my personal DVD from you as well!

    Denise

  30. Vanessa said on July 26th, 2009 at 9:42 am

    Wow great story!!!
    I’m from Italy, and you totally caught my attention

  31. Sue said on July 26th, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Ryan, you look great!. Congrats. How would I be able to do that exercise, when I can barely lift 10 pds for shoulder presses?

    Any suggestions?

    Sue

  32. Luke Wold said on July 27th, 2009 at 11:40 am

    Yo Ryan! Way to go, bro!

  33. Anna said on July 27th, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    Love it Ryan, you have been doing some hard work that is for sure. So brave to post it all, i think it will inspire men all over the world.

  34. Sheila | Live Well 360° said on July 27th, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    Kickass!!! Awesome work Ryan. I would love to hear more about the training and diet. Looking forward to seeing the final “after” pics with the washboard abs. Ba-chicka-ba-baaaa. ;-)

    Sheila

  35. Ryan Orrico said on July 28th, 2009 at 9:06 am

    Thanks everyone so much for the awesome feedback!!!

    I normally try to respond to everyone individually but I had no idea I’d get this many comments..

    Surpisingly, it hasn’t been all that difficult getting to where I am now.. I sorta just decided and did it. And believe me, I was coming from doing EVERYTHING you possibly can do wrong, WRONG! Too much of everything bad.

    I will be writing some followup posts starting tonight and I’ll try to get em up and out this afternoon.

    We’ll talk about diet/training/chocolate/alcohol/girls/etc! :-)

  36. Ann R said on July 30th, 2009 at 8:48 am

    Ryan ~

    Congratulations!!!! You look great. You started me out on this life change so I am glad to see you are doing this for yourself too. Sounds like LA is going good for you, so happy to hear. Keep up the good work.

  37. mandy stafford said on July 31st, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    looking good Ry!!!

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