What is the Butt?

The right name for the butt is actually the buttocks. The butt consists of muscles, fatty deposits and also the slightly thicker skin on the outside of the butt. When it comes to muscles, there are only three main muscle groups that exist near the butt area; these are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and the gluteus minimus. We will go into the details of each muscle group in our Explanation of Butt Muscles section.

The butt also consists of a higher than average amount of fat which serves as a pad for which primates including humans are able to sit upright on. It is normal that females generally always have more fat on their butt areas compared to males as this is primarily the affect of fat distribution patterns determined by genes, hormones and also other gender factors. Although most people think that the amount of fat in their butts can’t be changed or even molded to how you want, I have proven that it is indeed possible. We will discuss this further in the Overview of Butt Fat section.

In addition to the fat and the muscles that make up the butt, we must also pay attention to the skin which envelopes the butt. The skin around the butt is different to the skin that we have on other parts of our bodies firstly because it has to be strong enough in order for us and primates alike to sit on for long periods of time and also be elastic enough that changes in the muscle and fat content do not adversely affect the shape of the butt overtime. We will cover the specialize nature of the butt skin in our Overview of Butt Skin section.