Apple, Pear or Hourglass MUST KNOW NOW

jstefanir

I stopped working out because I can no longer afford my gym membership and I wasn't seeing results. I want a workout regime that works for my body type. However, I changed my diet and strangely, I lose weight when I add carbs into my diet and retained my weight when I went low-carb.

I've lost weight, however I still look sloppy and have no *kitten*. I always felt I was apple shaped but in my previous post, people said I looked more like an hourglass or a pear. So idk!
Post #2 a few pounds thinner.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/prettyeyes1123/shape_zps7ad39219.jpg

Problem areas: cellulite on my stomach and back of thighs, inner thigh fat, love handles and the fact that my back literally goes straight down into my butt there is no curve.

nicoleisme

Personally to me you look like an hourglass, definitely not an apple and a pear would have a smaller upper body in comparison to their low body I think.

mockchoc

Hourglass. I'm hourglass too.

Starlightbella

I think you are built similar to me and I am an hourglass

melissabarlow612

It looks like you're a high hip hourglass

http://www.thechicfashionista.com/body-shape-question-what-shape-am-i-if-i-have-high-hips.html

PikaKnight

There is no regiment that is for a body type that isn't the same for any others.

Just do the workouts you want and can stick with. I recommend, though, making sure to have both cardio/endurance workouts with strength/resistance training.

Browse through the success stories and you will see that people with all types of bodies doing a variety of workouts because they like them, not because it was dictated to them due to their body type.

As for problem areas - if you only have 10lbs to go, it may be a good idea to focus more on strength/weight/resistance training rather than cardio.

melissabarlow612

Or a rectangle

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1391671/Hourglass-No-shapes-like-rectangle.html

GiGiBeans

You're an hourglass!

gmallan

Try looking up Bret Contreras for tips on building the booty. He has a few different programs you can get. Strong curves ebook was only around $10 and it has beginner, advanced and body weight programs. Highly recommend

Jilliana22

You look like a ruler, but here is a link to a test on how to define your body shape based on your measurements.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/182908-how-to-define-your-body-shape/

learnerdriver

i think you're an inverted triangle from what i can see of your shoulder to hip ratio.

LumpySpacePrincess1

This is the rule of thumb for hourglasses: Your waist must be at least 9 inches smaller than both your chest and hips, and your hips and chest can be 2 inches bigger/smaller than each other max.
A measure tape will help you figure this out.
You look rectangular to me, which isn't bad, they tend to be able to become very athletic bodied.
My mum is a rectangle, but she has a model figure. I'm an hourglass: 42-28-42.

GiGiBeans

There is no regiment that is for a body type that isn't the same for any others.

Just do the workouts you want and can stick with. I recommend, though, making sure to have both cardio/endurance workouts with strength/resistance training.

Browse through the success stories and you will see that people with all types of bodies doing a variety of workouts because they like them, not because it was dictated to them due to their body type.

As for problem areas - if you only have 10lbs to go, it may be a good idea to focus more on strength/weight/resistance training rather than cardio.

Not true when it comes to trying to striving for better body symmetry.

SuMcP

You are an hourglass. Try some home workout DVD's which combine cardio and strength toning. Here in the UK Davina McCall does some good ones. At the moment I am using Insanity, which is insane.

HeyGoRun

I dont know what you are but i know you can be whatever you wanna be, working out doesnt mean gym i have never been in a gym and i have been able to shape my body. You can do plenty at home or outside! Get working and all those trouble spots will get better! Good luck

PikaKnight

There is no regiment that is for a body type that isn't the same for any others.

Just do the workouts you want and can stick with. I recommend, though, making sure to have both cardio/endurance workouts with strength/resistance training.

Browse through the success stories and you will see that people with all types of bodies doing a variety of workouts because they like them, not because it was dictated to them due to their body type.

As for problem areas - if you only have 10lbs to go, it may be a good idea to focus more on strength/weight/resistance training rather than cardio.

Not true when it comes to trying to striving for better body symmetry.

Body recomposition is done with weight training so how was what I said not true?

Achrya

None of the above. Ruler/rectangle for sure (not sure where people are seeing an hour glass. :huh: )

That said who gives a crap? Your body shape is what it is, but that has no baring on what you can achieve. Strength train, eat at a slight deficit, win.

GiGiBeans

There is no regiment that is for a body type that isn't the same for any others.

Just do the workouts you want and can stick with. I recommend, though, making sure to have both cardio/endurance workouts with strength/resistance training.

Browse through the success stories and you will see that people with all types of bodies doing a variety of workouts because they like them, not because it was dictated to them due to their body type.

As for problem areas - if you only have 10lbs to go, it may be a good idea to focus more on strength/weight/resistance training rather than cardio.

Not true when it comes to trying to striving for better body symmetry.

Body recomposition is done with weight training so how was what I said not true?

Your routine would be tailored to your body type to create balance. A ruler can create more curves. A pear like myself can add more upper body mass. This way you don't just become a smaller version of whatever shape you are.

LumpySpacePrincess1

None of the above. Ruler/rectangle for sure (not sure where people are seeing an hour glass. :huh: )

That said who gives a crap? Your body shape is what it is, but that has no baring on what you can achieve. Strength train, eat at a slight deficit, win.

Agreed. I don't know why people are giving her false information. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being a rectangle. I find they have an easier time balancing their figures.
Cardio and strength training:everyone should do it.

PikaKnight

There is no regiment that is for a body type that isn't the same for any others.

Just do the workouts you want and can stick with. I recommend, though, making sure to have both cardio/endurance workouts with strength/resistance training.

Browse through the success stories and you will see that people with all types of bodies doing a variety of workouts because they like them, not because it was dictated to them due to their body type.

As for problem areas - if you only have 10lbs to go, it may be a good idea to focus more on strength/weight/resistance training rather than cardio.

Not true when it comes to trying to striving for better body symmetry.

Body recomposition is done with weight training so how was what I said not true?

Your routine would be tailored to your body type to create balance. A ruler can create more curves. A pear like myself can add more upper body mass. This way you don't just become a smaller version of whatever shape you are.

The OP said she wants a workout regime that works for her BODY TYPE. To me, that means she is trying to go along with that fad in regards to figuring out what workouts work with her body type. The ones that also tell you that you can't eat this because of your body type, etc.

My answer was to let the OP know that there isn't a routine that is designed only for hourglasses, pears, etc. Right now, she just needs to get an idea of workouts she can do first and then worry about details of body recomposition.

Still, once she pursued weight training, she'd have (hopefully) learned more about recomposition and the such.

Achrya

There is no regiment that is for a body type that isn't the same for any others.

Just do the workouts you want and can stick with. I recommend, though, making sure to have both cardio/endurance workouts with strength/resistance training.

Browse through the success stories and you will see that people with all types of bodies doing a variety of workouts because they like them, not because it was dictated to them due to their body type.

As for problem areas - if you only have 10lbs to go, it may be a good idea to focus more on strength/weight/resistance training rather than cardio.

Not true when it comes to trying to striving for better body symmetry.

Body recomposition is done with weight training so how was what I said not true?

Your routine would be tailored to your body type to create balance. A ruler can create more curves. A pear like myself can add more upper body mass. This way you don't just become a smaller version of whatever shape you are.

Oh. I just pick up heavy things and enjoy getting smaller and firmer; I wasn't aware being a smaller version of the shape you are was something to be bothered by.

HealthyVitamins

I would say you are a rectangle,

This might be of some help:

SpecialSundae

None of the above. Ruler/rectangle for sure (not sure where people are seeing an hour glass. :huh: )

That said who gives a crap? Your body shape is what it is, but that has no baring on what you can achieve. Strength train, eat at a slight deficit, win.

Agreed. I don't know why people are giving her false information. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being a rectangle. I find they have an easier time balancing their figures.
Cardio and strength training:everyone should do it.

Thirded. Nothing wrong with being a rectangle/column.

Hourglass is defined in a lot of different ways, but every version of the definition involves a waist significantly smaller than bust and hips (sometimes listed by inches i.e. 9-12+" smaller, sometimes by proportion i.e. 0.75 times the hip measurement).

PikaKnight

None of the above. Ruler/rectangle for sure (not sure where people are seeing an hour glass. :huh: )

That said who gives a crap? Your body shape is what it is, but that has no baring on what you can achieve. Strength train, eat at a slight deficit, win.

Agreed. I don't know why people are giving her false information. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being a rectangle. I find they have an easier time balancing their figures.
Cardio and strength training:everyone should do it.

Thirded. Nothing wrong with being a rectangle/column.

Hourglass is defined in a lot of different ways, but every version of the definition involves a waist significantly smaller than bust and hips (sometimes listed by inches i.e. 9-12+" smaller, sometimes by proportion i.e. 0.75 times the hip measurement).

I'm a ruler/rectangle (whatever you want to label it) and minus the fat, I love my shape. :bigsmile:

Achrya

None of the above. Ruler/rectangle for sure (not sure where people are seeing an hour glass. :huh: )

That said who gives a crap? Your body shape is what it is, but that has no baring on what you can achieve. Strength train, eat at a slight deficit, win.

Agreed. I don't know why people are giving her false information. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being a rectangle. I find they have an easier time balancing their figures.
Cardio and strength training:everyone should do it.

Thirded. Nothing wrong with being a rectangle/column.

Hourglass is defined in a lot of different ways, but every version of the definition involves a waist significantly smaller than bust and hips (sometimes listed by inches i.e. 9-12+" smaller, sometimes by proportion i.e. 0.75 times the hip measurement).

I'm a ruler/rectangle (whatever you want to label it) and minus the fat, I love my shape. :bigsmile:

I secretly hope that I'll magically not have a huge *kitten* and thus become a ruler (vs a pear) nothing wrong with pear shaped ladies, I'm just tired of having a gap in my pants/sizing up to fit my booty.

SpecialSundae

Although, back to the main point, heavy strength training is fantastic for slimming down any body shape. My waist is actually proportionally smaller since starting to lift than it was before.

GiGiBeans

There is no regiment that is for a body type that isn't the same for any others.

Just do the workouts you want and can stick with. I recommend, though, making sure to have both cardio/endurance workouts with strength/resistance training.

Browse through the success stories and you will see that people with all types of bodies doing a variety of workouts because they like them, not because it was dictated to them due to their body type.

As for problem areas - if you only have 10lbs to go, it may be a good idea to focus more on strength/weight/resistance training rather than cardio.

Not true when it comes to trying to striving for better body symmetry.

Body recomposition is done with weight training so how was what I said not true?

Your routine would be tailored to your body type to create balance. A ruler can create more curves. A pear like myself can add more upper body mass. This way you don't just become a smaller version of whatever shape you are.

Oh. I just pick up heavy things and enjoy getting smaller and firmer; I wasn't aware being a smaller version of the shape you are was something to be bothered by.

Maybe because you're an hourglass, the shape people typically interested in symmetry strive for. I'm not suggesting every woman should strive for it. All shapes are beautiful. But for those with a goal to build more of an hourglass shape there's definitely types of exercises and isolation work they'd do to get there. If someone has no personal ideal in there head and the focus is being thinner, healthier than tailored routines don't matter.

PikaKnight

And I'm out. Best of luck OP

EvgeniZyntx

Human shaped.

I'm shaking my head at all the shape-thinga-amagog.

You are human and human shaped.
And even if you can't afford a gym you can work out. Shape stuff is your brain focusing on the wrong things.
Your eating rules your weight, exercise or sports rule your fitness and capabilities.

Everything else is excuses.

LumpySpacePrincess1

Either way you swing it, cardio works great for fat loss and cardiovascular health, and weight training is great for upping your metabolism and balancing your figure (and also fat loss). Strength training is probably superior in the long run, but I personally think a mix is best. Cardio practically cured my asthma, but...strength training improved my azz :bigsmile:
If I don't use weights my upper half becomes smaller than the bottom.

LumpySpacePrincess1

Human shaped.

I'm shaking my head at all the shape-thinga-amagog.

You are human and human shaped.
And even if you can't afford a gym you can work out. Shape stuff is your brain focusing on the wrong things.

Everything else is excuses.

That's wacist! What if I'm NOT human-shaped?! You have no soul :mad: