Will 100 Body Weight Squats Per Day Grow Your Glutes?

One random afternoon at the Airbnb we were at a couple weeks ago, my wife asked me:

“Will 100 body weight squats per day grow your glutes?”

And here’s my answer:

Yes.

…but not as much as you might like.

Admittedly, I haven’t done 100 body weight squats every day.

However, a few years ago there was a time where I did 5 sets of 20 reps 3 times per week.

Ah… the days where no one could leave the house…

Those were (not) the days…

Anyway…

I was able to notice a bit of muscle development just from those 3 sessions per week.

I’d imagine there would have been more progress from doing those 5 sets of 20 every day, but I’d also imagine there’s a catch:

With doing 3,000+ reps per month, the odds of injury are definitely higher since it would be harder to recover from.

Hips and knees are sensitive joints for a lot of people, and all those reps will just stress them out after a certain point.

Not to mention, since you should be doing more than just one exercise…