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i hate my legs. No matter what weight I have been, no matter what size I have been ( 6, 8, 10) I feel like my legs look horrible in shorts, skirts, or dresses above the knee. I am currently a size 6, sometimes a 4, and feel like I look so dumpy because of my lower thigh/knee area. It is just the shape of my legs.
You could 1- embrace those sexy curvy legs and thighs or 2- do a lot of leg exercises. Get those leg muscles to firm up. But do not lose weight because you will begin to look too skinny and you want to be healthy. I know this isn't what you want to hear, but this is an issue with your head, not your legs.
Female athletes/runners - muscular legs. This is not a typical first post! It's my intro disguised under the title of a topic I find interesting. I'm a guy, 27, pretty much always been somewhat into fitness, but have gotten really into it in the past year. I'm currently focused on strength training and rebuilding muscle I lost due to not ...
September 2012. Actual weight lifted on a leg press = (weight on the machine)*sin (angle of the machine) Weight lifted on a squat = weight of the bar + weight on the bar + 80% (or so) of your body weight. So 340 lbs on the leg press would be equivalent to about 150lb (105lbs + bar) squat give or take. fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member.
Ladies - weights, squats, lunges don't make your legs bulky. I do not have long, lean legs. I am 5'1", with sizable knees and ankles. When I played soccer for fun. in high school, I built up my calves basically by just looking at them. So when I started doing weights after gaining 40 lbs through 2 pregnancies, I was really worried about bulking up.
September 2014. It also builds muscle. Making things bulk up. If you exchange useless fat for workable (and fat burning) muscles, then I certainly don't see a reason to fear that. zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member. September 2014. If she's eating at a surplus, then maybe her clothes are getting tighter.
New exercise programs can cause a bit of water retention. Your muscle retain water in order to help with muscle repair. This is normal and you have to wait it out. As long as you are eating in a deficit, you will continue to lose fat and, overall, your body dimensions will decrease. You will not bulk up while eating in a deficit.
I am 5'5" 139 lbs Thigh: 23.5" Calf" 15.25 My last BF% was 27.7%, but that was 6lbs ago....
Leg raises 3x 20 and hold for 40 seconds. bench crunch inverted bench so your laying head lower than legs and go for full extended stretch with arms stretched over head. plank holding 60 seconds 3x as many as you can do. This should be done 3 or 4 times per week for a beginner and rest at weekends.
March 2013. Eating tips for endomorph body type: 1. Eats lots of good protein: lean meats like chicken, fish and eggs, peanut butter and low fat cheese are good sources of protein. Also beans and legumes are excellent if you don't have a problem with a little gas now and then. 2.