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Exactly as the title suggests, I am trying to work on my body's figure. Most of the exercises I can do fine but hip thrusts and curtsy lunges is where I'm falling short.

For hip thrusts:

I'm working out at home and don't have an adjustable exercise bench so the closest I can get is an adjustable office chair, which stays on the same bit off the floor if I push it against the wall, but it still wobbles a little. I get it to just below my knee height when I'm standing straight next to it. Whenever I'm at the bottom of the thrust I have my feet and butt forming 45° angles with the floor and my knees and back, like a zigzag. When lifting up I make sure to plant my HEELS into the ground instead of my toes. At the top I make sure my back and torso are as parralel and straight with the ground as I can get them without moving my feet, and I make sure to check that the sole of my feet is parallel to my upper legs and perpendicular to my lower leg. I hold for 2 seconds while attempt8ng to clench my cheeks, before releasing and dropping carefully before thrusting again.

For Curtsy lunges:

now curtsy lunges are working just fine on my right cheek, but my left cheek is completely unnaffected when I alternate sides. For the right lunge I simply perform a standard backwards lunge with the difference being that my left foot is slightly to the right of my right foot if seen from the front. For the left leg, I try to do the same but something is wrong

I know this probably isn't enough information to help me, but some encouragement atleast would be nice. I plan to missout today and I won't have alot of time tomorrow.

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I haven't used "rendering" in any of my artworks so I was wondering what is was and how you're supposed to use it. Example images, especially before/after images would be helpful for understanding.

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