Long Cardio Sessions for de-bulking muscle?

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  • extraordinary_machine
    extraordinary_machine Posts: 3,028 Member
    Haythen wrote: »
    If you want nice lean legs you should run long distances. Foam rolling will also help shape your thigh muscles and make them more longer and healthier.

    Hey, "part time personal trainer"...

    NO. JUST...NO.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    dharkan wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    SingingSingleTracker wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    ^^ those are terrifying pictures.

    They all have made 7 figures in their peak years. So to be at the top of their craft, I guess they decided the pay to play was worth it. ;-)


    Thank you for that post. I have some reading to do. Interesting.

    Good luck trying to get the body shape shown in the pictures. You may have a genetically different shape to the ballerina or to Paula Radcliffe. If so, no point killing yourself over what may not be possible.

    ? I have no reason to get that body shape, I just like to read about fitness...
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    break both your legs and do nothing for six months and eat 1200 calories a day ...
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    What really needs to happen is that if you are at a desirable body fat range, perhaps you should work on body acceptance or at least find something less shallow in your life to fixate on.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Haythen wrote: »
    If you want nice lean legs you should run long distances. Foam rolling will also help shape your thigh muscles and make them more longer and healthier.

    You're a part time personal trainer? In all seriousness , PLEASE educate yourself for the sake of your clients.
  • MelonJMusic
    MelonJMusic Posts: 121 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    dharkan wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    SingingSingleTracker wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    ^^ those are terrifying pictures.

    They all have made 7 figures in their peak years. So to be at the top of their craft, I guess they decided the pay to play was worth it. ;-)


    Thank you for that post. I have some reading to do. Interesting.

    Good luck trying to get the body shape shown in the pictures. You may have a genetically different shape to the ballerina or to Paula Radcliffe. If so, no point killing yourself over what may not be possible.

    ? I have no reason to get that body shape, I just like to read about fitness...


    Lol I think they thought you were OP for some reason. :)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    MelonJMusic wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    dharkan wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    SingingSingleTracker wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    ^^ those are terrifying pictures.

    They all have made 7 figures in their peak years. So to be at the top of their craft, I guess they decided the pay to play was worth it. ;-)


    Thank you for that post. I have some reading to do. Interesting.

    Good luck trying to get the body shape shown in the pictures. You may have a genetically different shape to the ballerina or to Paula Radcliffe. If so, no point killing yourself over what may not be possible.

    ? I have no reason to get that body shape, I just like to read about fitness...


    Lol I think they thought you were OP for some reason. :)


    Oh okay, maybe. Very confused.
  • anlenz
    anlenz Posts: 26 Member
    Thanks everyone for the advice (or derogatory comments). As others have pointed out, I'll stick with long cardio sessions and focus my strength training on my core and upper body while I continue to eat at a calorie deficient. Since endurance training will work my slow twitch muscle fibers instead of my fast twitch fibers, which are larger, it should help.
  • MelonJMusic
    MelonJMusic Posts: 121 Member
    edited November 2014
    OP, spot reducing isn't achievable (especially if you're "bottom heavy.") Have you considered heavy lifting for your arms so that your upper body becomes more proportionate to your lower half? It's a very healthy way to achieve a more evened out shape, and a lot easier than running forever and a day in hopes of atrophying bulky muscles. Chances are if you are at your desired body fat % and at a calorie deficit, your "bulky" leg muscle build is naturally yours from the everyday activities you've taken on and not something you actively worked to build. Meaning they are the result of maintained natural muscle body composition. That you can't safely reduce once you've gone down to your lowest safe bf %.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,974 Member
    edited November 2014
    anlenz wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for the advice (or derogatory comments). As others have pointed out, I'll stick with long cardio sessions and focus my strength training on my core and upper body while I continue to eat at a calorie deficient. Since endurance training will work my slow twitch muscle fibers instead of my fast twitch fibers, which are larger, it should help.
    As I mentioned, if you get to 20% body fat, and your calves and quads haven't significantly reduced, then you'll have to chalk it up to genetics. Doing endurance training still activates muscle and if it's still being utilized, you're not likely to reduce it's size significantly even if you aren't lifting for lower body.


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  • Kiyy
    Kiyy Posts: 91 Member
    anlenz wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for the advice (or derogatory comments). As others have pointed out, I'll stick with long cardio sessions and focus my strength training on my core and upper body while I continue to eat at a calorie deficient. Since endurance training will work my slow twitch muscle fibers instead of my fast twitch fibers, which are larger, it should help.

    Good for you. Keep on working on being better. You can improve.
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