What's Your Dream Figure/Physique?

cbills65

Whether a celebrity you want to look like or someone in your life who motivates you, who do you want to look like from a physical/fitness standpoint?

For me it's Michele Levesque, although I have always daydreamed about looking like Jessica Alba circa the movie Sin City. A girl can dream...

Lizabelle1212

My unrealistic dream: Beyonce. My (somewhat) realistic dream: the plus-sized model Ashley Graham!

JayRuby84

Jessica Biel because she's a brick house, strong and beautiful.

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

myself from my last competition -- September 2012 -- 130 pounds, 15% body fat. That is who I aspire to be again.

dym123

Don't know who this chick is, but this is my goal figure.

Eire228

My sister-in-law! Although I think she's too skinny (she's probably 5'8" and 115 lbs), I really admire her will power and commitment to healthy eating and exercising. She's the healthiest person I know, and I wish I could have that kind of dedication to being healthy.

As for a celebrity dream body, I'd take Kate Hudson's any day!

Ksnider414

This! Curvy, not too skinny - no muffin top.

PwrLftr82

I'll be there in one more bulk/cut cycle

krmsotherhalf68

Ksnider414 wrote: »

This! Curvy, not too skinny - no muffin top.

Ksnider414, I agree with you! I'm not looking to be too skinny. I want to be my healthiest and have curves. Unfortunately, I had a double mastectomy a little over a year ago, so I no longer have boobs, but if I did, this woman's shape would sure be awesome! I believe you have to be comfortable in your own skin and that "healthy" refers to more than just being thin. There are plenty of people out there who are thin, but aren't healthy.

7seas_sailing

Something along the line of Daniel Craig in his famous swimsuit scene in Casino Royale

89nunu

PwrLftr82 wrote: »

I'll be there in one more bulk/cut cycle

waaaa you beat me to it!
But yes... some day, if I can get myself to actually cut properly for once

PwrLftr82

89nunu wrote: »

PwrLftr82 wrote: »

I'll be there in one more bulk/cut cycle

waaaa you beat me to it!
But yes... some day, if I can get myself to actually cut properly for once

Sorry babe! You can do it, I have faith in you.

bunbunzee44

Strong and beautiful

justcat206

It's unattainable because I'll never have enough boobs, but I'd love to look like Mila Kunis - slim but not super skinny. She's petite, too, so it's not like a chihuahua aspiring to be a giraffe.

Lourdesong

Jessica Rabbit.

Or, Khloe Kardashian. She's got a curvy figure with a big butt AND long legs.

cbills65

bunbunzee44 wrote: »

Strong and beautiful

Oh yes. Definitely!

bukowski_shine

tom cruise

cbills65

I see something I admire in all of these...from the curvy, the voluptuous to the lean and fierce. I guess it's all about what you have to start with if you are being realistic about a goal. Of course it's fun to envision the outrageous as well. When I was little, I just wanted to be Ginger from Gilligan's Island. That hourglass figure! I grew up and genetics smiled on me and I got an hourglass figure but it wasn't as fit and tight as Ginger's. Hahaha. I'd like to believe that somewhere under all this blubber is Miss Strong and Beautiful up there, just fighting to get out. I could so live with that!

giantrobot_powerlifting

If I can look like I did when I was 25, that would be the dream physique. I had the "dream physique" once and didn't even realize it.

pittjenn

cbills65 wrote: »

bunbunzee44 wrote: »

Strong and beautiful

Oh yes. Definitely!

Put me down for a body like this, too.

Hope2BFit81

Taylor Swift -- wishful thinking since I can't grow 6" in height

mccindy72

I was pretty happy with my physique when I was at my ideal weight last year.

NextPage

I pick Tosca Reno - I think I may need to start having something else in common with her besides being in my 50s

noexcusesjustresults2014

Ksnider414 wrote: »

I have a friend who seems to like this body type as well. I told her is she wants to look like that she should stop all running, lifting, swimming and yoga. Then she should sit on the couch and eat as much ice cream as possible for 6 months.

I think if she averaged a daily caloric surplus of about 500 for 6 months while remaining very sedentary she could achieve that body type. I don't think she has the willpower to actually do this as it would destroy for VO2 max and any chance of setting new running PRs this year.

I know a lot of people seem to like this body type (in the US at least) but as a runner you must be willing to sacrifice performance in order to achieve it.

mariamathsgeek

Jennifer Aniston - she's still got an amazing body in her 40s and she's the same height and build as me (though I have LOTS of extra poundage on that build). She's slim but with curves in the right places and toned but not too muscular. That's perfect in my eyes.

NextPage

noexcusesjustresults2014 wrote: »

Ksnider414 wrote: »

I have a friend who seems to like this body type as well. I told her is she wants to look like that she should stop all running, lifting, swimming and yoga. Then she should sit on the couch and eat as much ice cream as possible for 6 months.

I think if she averaged a daily caloric surplus of about 500 for 6 months while remaining very sedentary she could achieve that body type. I don't think she has the willpower to actually do this as it would destroy for VO2 max and any chance of setting new running PRs this year.

I know a lot of people seem to like this body type (in the US at least) but as a runner you must be willing to sacrifice performance in order to achieve it.

I got a good chuckle out of this - curvy is a body type not the automatic result of sitting on the couch and overeating. This women will not keep that tiny waist and rather flat tummy with the habits you describe. Many curvy girls, myself included, work out very hard and are in good cardiovascular condition (in my case weight lifting, spin classes etc.) and have to watch our weight very closely to keep our waist. However, we don't lose our curves when we increase our work outs or lose weight. Part of me wishes this was true - it would be nice to to wear a bottoned down tailored shirt. If lying on the couch increased your bust size it certainly would reduce sales of those bust creams you see advertised in the back of cheap magazines!

SherrieBee71

Jennifer garner

DsAdvocate

I'd like to be at about 22-25% and my partner would want me at 25-30% (really wherever I'm happy though).

VeganChristy

NextPage wrote: »

noexcusesjustresults2014 wrote: »

Ksnider414 wrote: »

I have a friend who seems to like this body type as well. I told her is she wants to look like that she should stop all running, lifting, swimming and yoga. Then she should sit on the couch and eat as much ice cream as possible for 6 months.

I think if she averaged a daily caloric surplus of about 500 for 6 months while remaining very sedentary she could achieve that body type. I don't think she has the willpower to actually do this as it would destroy for VO2 max and any chance of setting new running PRs this year.

I know a lot of people seem to like this body type (in the US at least) but as a runner you must be willing to sacrifice performance in order to achieve it.

I got a good chuckle out of this - curvy is a body type not the automatic result of sitting on the couch and overeating. This women will not keep that tiny waist and rather flat tummy with the habits you describe. Many curvy girls, myself included, work out very hard and are in good cardiovascular condition (in my case weight lifting, spin classes etc.) and have to watch our weight very closely to keep our waist. However, we don't lose our curves when we increase our work outs or lose weight. Part of me wishes this was true - it would be nice to to wear a bottoned down tailored shirt. If lying on the couch increased your bust size it certainly would reduce sales of those bust creams you see advertised in the back of cheap magazines!

I laughed too. Not everyone who works out is built without hips or a chest. That's ridiculous. I'm curvy & I workout and eat right. I do yoga, finished p90x, I lift & I run almost every morning. I just take my DD's with me! I don't have the perfect body (whatever that is), but I love my body! I feel fit and feminine!

And if the whistles during my runs are any indication, other people like my curves too. Lol

P.s. Try pinning the shirt in between the buttons from the inside with tiny safety pins! It works!

Negriita2010

jillian michaels lol but if i could go back to my prepregnancy body i would satisfied i had 22% body fat now iam like at 40%

noexcusesjustresults2014

NextPage wrote: »

noexcusesjustresults2014 wrote: »

Ksnider414 wrote: »

I have a friend who seems to like this body type as well. I told her is she wants to look like that she should stop all running, lifting, swimming and yoga. Then she should sit on the couch and eat as much ice cream as possible for 6 months.

I think if she averaged a daily caloric surplus of about 500 for 6 months while remaining very sedentary she could achieve that body type. I don't think she has the willpower to actually do this as it would destroy for VO2 max and any chance of setting new running PRs this year.

I know a lot of people seem to like this body type (in the US at least) but as a runner you must be willing to sacrifice performance in order to achieve it.

I got a good chuckle out of this - curvy is a body type not the automatic result of sitting on the couch and overeating. This women will not keep that tiny waist and rather flat tummy with the habits you describe. Many curvy girls, myself included, work out very hard and are in good cardiovascular condition (in my case weight lifting, spin classes etc.) and have to watch our weight very closely to keep our waist. However, we don't lose our curves when we increase our work outs or lose weight. Part of me wishes this was true - it would be nice to to wear a bottoned down tailored shirt. If lying on the couch increased your bust size it certainly would reduce sales of those bust creams you see advertised in the back of cheap magazines!

Sorry if I made you chuckle, but I strongly disagree with several of your points:

1."This women will not keep that tiny waist and rather flat tummy with the habits you describe." I don't see a tiny waist or flat tummy in the pic I quoted. If you compare that pic to the body fat pics above I am guessing that woman would fall somewhere between 25% (at best) and 30%. My friend had about 16.5% body fat the last time she was tested so she would need to gain a lot of fat to look like that.

2. I never suggested that my friend could maintain that shape forever with the plan I described. I merely defined a method for her to attain it. She is a D1 collegiate runner and would need to gain a lot of fat to look even remotely like that. I don't doubt that some people work hard to maintain the physique in that picture, but I can guarantee you that it probably less work than what my friend does right now as a D1 scholarship athlete.

3. I never implied that curvy girls could not be in good cardiovascular health. I just stated a fact that my friend (who often will win races with other D1 athletes) would become a lots slower (I mentioned her VO2 max) if she packed on enough fat to look like the woman in that picture. You will never see someone with that body type win a major long distance running event. There is a big difference between "being in good cardiovascular health" and winning races at the D1 college level.