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I tend to have weight accumulate on my thighs- and I don't want to do any sort of exercise that is going to make them any larger than they are. What are the best cardio options for me to choose to lose the weight on the thighs without building too much muscle to make them bigger?
I tend to have weight accumulate on my thighs- and I don't want to do any sort of exercise that is going to make them any larger than they are. What are the best cardio options for me to choose to lose the weight on the thighs without building too much muscle to make them bigger?
Well, there isn't a way to lose weight specifically on the thighs.
But I would recommand the eliptical for 'muscle' but not too bulky. Avoid the bike, obviously.
You might also want to look into yoga and pilates, which have a tendency to stretch out the muscles.
I find that by mixing up routines involving thighs increases weight loss. Try biking, ellipticals, and/or running (treadmill (try to mix it with uphill incline and steady paces). And I also recommend those hip abductors machines really targets the glutes and inner and outer thighs.
There's no such thing as target weight loss, the best thing you can do is cut body fat through cardio.
Your going to probably build some muscle... it's a side effect of exercise (especially if the training is beyond what your body is accustom to). As for losing weight in specific locations, only one way to do that (cosmetic surgery). Just increase your activity level to something you can maintain easily and eat a little better... you may not get super fast results, but you're more than likely to stick with it (avoiding the yo-yo effect).
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Ive been doing swimming steady for 2 weeks now. Beats the crap out of me. And I thought I was in shape before starting!
I recommend that! Though its building up my shoulders and chest more than anything.
Then try pushing yourself through the water a few laps using only your legs/feet. If you don't have shaky legs when you get out of the water, you're not doing enough laps
The muscle transformation that occurs with cardio isn't really noticable visually. The thing that makes it visible is that you've burned off all your fat! So, you're just seeing muscle you never knew you had.
A few interesting facts:
Most people don't actually multiply the number of muscle cells they have (This is called hyperplasia, and only happens with intense bodybuilders, if at all - it's controversial).
Cardio causes your existing muscle cells to develop more mitochondria, but they won't really get bigger. Extensive, long duration cardio will actually cause you to burn your existing muscle, if anything! Particularly if you get up in the "cardio" zone or higher. This is something most bodybuilders realize, which is why they either do cardio in only short burts, or else they do it at a really slow pace. Just look at a typical long distance runner... virtually none of them have "big" legs.
Strength training is what makes you all bulky. Something about strength training causes the muscle cell to repair itself and get larger.
So, I'd say just pick something you like and run with it!
Last edited by electric_sheep; 21st April 2008 at 3:28 PM.
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