best cardo to rip legs

blondeinnj
blondeinnj Posts: 3,215 Member
edited November 16 in Fitness and Exercise
Need tips
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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Whatever you like doing.

    No particular exercise is going to make your BF specifically come off of your legs.
  • foursirius
    foursirius Posts: 321 Member
    deadmill sprints and stairs.
  • blondeinnj
    blondeinnj Posts: 3,215 Member
    I heard sprinting is better tgan running for instance
  • blondeinnj
    blondeinnj Posts: 3,215 Member
    Love the stairmaster.
  • lulucitron
    lulucitron Posts: 366 Member
    I like the step mill at a moderate pace for 30 minutes. I don't go too hard to elevate my heart rate but enough to get a sweat and keep it in the fat burning stage. Then I'll go do weights with whatever body part I'm working. If I want to mix it up I'll incorporate intervals with my weights workout and do burpies, skipping, jumping lunges etc. in between but since my gym is so busy it's hard to demand a piece of equipment for that long.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    I heard sprinting is better tgan running for instance

    I heard that distance running consumes muscles. I also heard that using weights makes you bulky.
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
    what do you mean by " rip legs " ?
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    I heard sprinting is better tgan running for instance

    I heard that distance running consumes muscles. I also heard that using weights makes you bulky.

    I heard that waffles are nothing but "bad" carbs
  • blondeinnj
    blondeinnj Posts: 3,215 Member
    Well definedi muscles
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    In most cases, that requires some sort of resistance training to go along with your cardio exercise (no matter what it is).

    Not to mention that you need to properly be logging in a deficit.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Cycling.
  • blondeinnj
    blondeinnj Posts: 3,215 Member
    Im not a cardio class type of girl lol
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    edited April 2015
    muscles will look defined when the surrounding body fat is reduced.

    body fat is reduced by eating at a deficit.
    muscles are emphasized by strength training.

    cardio is great for helping create a deficit
    strength/weight training is great for strengthening muscles
    but muscles don't really gain much in size if you're at a significant deficit.

    so - if you want ripped legs... reduce body fat all over by eating at a deficit, and incorporate strength training.

    EDIT: you cannot spot reduce body fat, it will come off where it will come off. I tend to lose fat fist in my stomach and last in my legs... therefore I have ripped abs and blobs for legs. LOL. Depending on your goals, and how/where you lose fat, it may be difficult to achieve a specific look.
  • lulucitron
    lulucitron Posts: 366 Member
    I'd mix in yoga too...lots of leg work with yoga holding the poses isometrically and all those balance poses on one leg. Mixed in with weights, cardio and diet you'll get some nice sexy defined legs.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Walking on an incline, either on a treadmill or outside on hills, gives good results.
  • blondeinnj
    blondeinnj Posts: 3,215 Member
    Great tips thank you! :wink:
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Passed a woman who finishes ultramarathons this morning. It said so on her shirt. Her legs were pretty ripped. Especially her calves, and you know how hard it is to work calves!

    I say, run ultras.
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    Well definedi muscles

    Lower your body fat% and you will see the definition in your muscles.

    you can do strength training and add all the muscle you want but as long as they are covered in body fat you will not see definition.

  • blondeinnj
    blondeinnj Posts: 3,215 Member
    So besides lower calories should i lower my fst intake?
  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    So besides lower calories should i lower my fst intake?

    What is a fst intake?

  • 3bambi3
    3bambi3 Posts: 1,650 Member
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    So besides lower calories should i lower my fst intake?

    Dietary fat does not increase body fat unless it puts you in a caloric surplus.

    Calorie deficit to lose weight, resistance training to make sure a good portion of that weight is fat.
  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
    edited April 2015
    3bambi3 wrote: »
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    So besides lower calories should i lower my fst intake?

    Dietary fat does not increase body fat unless it puts you in a caloric surplus.

    Calorie deficit to lose weight, resistance training to make sure a good portion of that weight is fat.

    ahhh, it was a typo. I was wondering if I was missing a new acronym lol, there are so many of them. :blush:

    Op yes, what she said!

  • blondeinnj
    blondeinnj Posts: 3,215 Member
    Ha!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    Well definedi muscles

    Squats, deadlifts and a caloric deficit (with or without cardio)
  • April_KT
    April_KT Posts: 332 Member
    edited April 2015
    Just ask carrie underwood ;)<3
  • JenMaselli
    JenMaselli Posts: 83 Member
    Camo_xxx wrote: »
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    Well definedi muscles

    Lower your body fat% and you will see the definition in your muscles.

    you can do strength training and add all the muscle you want but as long as they are covered in body fat you will not see definition.

    Do you recommend staggered calorie intake for this? I want to lose 10 lbs that is basically a layer of fat, I'd like to get some of it off to reveal the muscles that I believe are under there. :) I'm at 1450 now but thinking about going down to 1250. Just wondering how many I should eat on the higher days and how many on the lower days and how many days of each. Going to add in some HIIT as well.
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    well defined muscles will only appear when you reduce the layer of fat covering them... THE alternative is to build muscle and strength... lunges... and more lunges... NOT stairs stairs are to short to engage all the muscles you want...step box...at least 18 inches... start without weights... then fill your hands with dumbbells... start with ONE dumbbell in one hand... blah.. blah.. blah... ... hip thrusts with a barbell in your lap... squats... get your freak on in the rack... lots of squats... THEN walking lunges... straight line... then side to side... THEN... get a roller... and roll... roll... roll... on your thighs, on your calves, on your hams... OH... and don't forget back extensions... and ab work... and upper body... and arms... YOU are a package deal... work the package... and YOU will love every part of you girl... and have fun...
  • MissHolidayGolightly
    MissHolidayGolightly Posts: 857 Member
    Lost weight with cardio and deficit and my legs became smaller versions of what they were; that is, without much muscle definition.

    Added strength training and my legs now have muscle definition. Plus, it's fun.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    JenMaselli wrote: »
    Camo_xxx wrote: »
    blondeinnj wrote: »
    Well definedi muscles

    Lower your body fat% and you will see the definition in your muscles.

    you can do strength training and add all the muscle you want but as long as they are covered in body fat you will not see definition.

    Do you recommend staggered calorie intake for this? I want to lose 10 lbs that is basically a layer of fat, I'd like to get some of it off to reveal the muscles that I believe are under there. :) I'm at 1450 now but thinking about going down to 1250. Just wondering how many I should eat on the higher days and how many on the lower days and how many days of each. Going to add in some HIIT as well.

    I would suggest a goal of losing 0.5lbs/week, of if you do TDEE, TDEE - 10-15%. You can stagger cals or not, just watch your weekly goal, and make sure on low days you don't go to low to affect your training.
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    Hill repeats
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