Can you 'make' hips in the gym?

SapiensPisces

the 'dreaded' part was meant to come off sarcastic! haha but thanks for all the amazing answers.

I have pretty good legs if I may say so... Only part of me that is 'shapely'. So the dip there doesn't really bother me. I just can't seem to get a smaller waist, I'm pretty straight up and down in the stomach region, so larger hips seemed like the other solution!
If only you could smoosh fat into the places you wanted.

I tried to talk my fat into exiting early, but it didn't work. heh.

Don't worry bout the hip dip thingy. You look great.

sammivvalters

What are hip dips and why you should stop caring about them. (Source: http://size10plz.tumblr.com)
Lately on my dash I’ve been seeing posts about hip dips, and anonymous questions on how to prevent hip dips or how much they hate theirs.
I just want to let you know that it’s normal. The celebrities or girls in your thinspo tags that you see that don’t have it either are wearing spanx, they’re photo shopped, or you just plain don’t see it.
I have never met any one that didn’t have one. It’s part of our anatomy, and on some is more noticeable than others. It all depends on your body type, muscle, and fat distribution.
Most children in north america have heard this song in pre-school and kinder garden, but for most it’s been a while so I thought I’d give you a refresher course.
With the leg bone connected to the knee bone,
and the knee bone connected to the thigh bone,
and the thigh bone connected to the hip bone.


That is exactly what a “hip dip” is. It’s because the femur attaches to the acetabulum which is made up of all three hip bones: the ilium, ischium, and pubis.
You get a hip dip from being born with a skeleton.

Those celebrities/thinspo girls that you look up to and think, “oh I wish I didn’t have a hip dip. They are so lucky they don’t have one.” Hate to break it to ya (not really), but they have it too.

Hey look it’s Miley cyrus, Beyonce, and Kelly brook. They all have one!
Oh wait, I have more! All in their unphotoshopped glory!




Even ryan gosling has one.

Everyone has one, but sometimes it’s not as noticeable. Men and women have it, but it’s more noticable on women because our hips are generally wider. Like I said earlier it’s really about fat, and muscle distribution. Some women have it more noticeable, some don’t, but it doesn’t mean it’s not there. I know I have it, and I have never met anyone who is like “ew your hip dip is so gross.”
Remember the picture with Britney spears vs Photoshop? Even she has one.

We have to Remember that we live in a world where spanx is readily available to smooth out our lumps and insecurities to common folk and celebrities alike. Along with photoshop to take away “imperfections” on celebrities so we can feel ****ty about ourselves. All while we read magazines or see adverts with conflicting messages like “you’re beautiful” and an advert for make up right or weight loss tips next to it.
You’re in trouble when you want to stop looking human. Seriously guy and gals, everyone has one as long as you keep your skeleton.

QFT!

I'm at work and I've just gone to the bathroom to check if I have a 'hip dip', and yep, I do! Seriously, I never knew this was a thing until I read this. It saddens me that people dislike perfectly normal parts of their bodies so much. I'm not an expert in anatomy but it's obviously just where your legs join onto your hips, what's to dislike about that? I'm sure almost everyone has it!

OP, you're beautiful. Please don't concern yourself with such insignificant things. Judging from your pic, you'd rock a skin tight dress, 'hip dip' or not. :flowerforyou:

bridgew24

OP, you're beautiful. Please don't concern yourself with such insignificant things. Judging from your pic, you'd rock a skin tight dress, 'hip dip' or not. :flowerforyou:

Aw, you! :blushing: I'm not rocking back and forth crying over it, but I am a bit of a perfectionist and was curious.
I'll deal with the hips I've got! The grass is always greener.

DMZ_1

I don't really think so. I also don't think a hip dip is something to worry. Be fit, be height-weight proportionate, move on.

Anelda

I never knew this was a 'problem', just a natural part of anatomy. I've never seen anyone without one and frankly, I think they're really attractive.

transmute

the 'dreaded' part was meant to come off sarcastic! haha but thanks for all the amazing answers.

I have pretty good legs if I may say so... Only part of me that is 'shapely'. So the dip there doesn't really bother me. I just can't seem to get a smaller waist, I'm pretty straight up and down in the stomach region, so larger hips seemed like the other solution!
If only you could smoosh fat into the places you wanted.

I'm sorry! It's really hard to read sarcasm over the internet. (Of all the useless technological breakthroughs we've had, why not something that makes sarcasm obvious? Get on it, Google!) I thought you were being serious, so I gave you the NO STOP IT answer.

In actual seriousness though, as another poster already said: you're completely beautiful, and it's revolting that some peripheral media has planted the idea in people's minds that some parts of their body are ugly or shameful, when in reality they are the way they are as a form of function! The 'hip dip' for example, exists so that we can run and bend and jump and dance, and when I remember that I'm happy to have one (but damn, do I have to stop and think about it because the critical voice is so much louder than the practical one!)

So basically, just punch your inner perfectionist in the face. Her vision of what you should be like forgets to take into account the part where you're already an amazing and complete human being, and even if you want to leave the 'love yourself' spiel behind-- you look fantastic anyway! I bet I've seen you at St Kilda Beach and thought 'ugh that ***** I hate her and her perfect legs ugh'

ninerbuff

I am very obviously wider at my thighs than my hips. And yes I have the dreaded 'hip dip'.

Can you build up hips through exercise? Or if you don't have it genetically is it just not achievable?

Before and after pictures of any success stories would be amazing!

Hip width is predetermined by genetics. You can't widen then through exercise since the width is already set by how your bones are.

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LadyDi126

What are hip dips and why you should stop caring about them. (Source: http://size10plz.tumblr.com)
Lately on my dash I’ve been seeing posts about hip dips, and anonymous questions on how to prevent hip dips or how much they hate theirs.
I just want to let you know that it’s normal. The celebrities or girls in your thinspo tags that you see that don’t have it either are wearing spanx, they’re photo shopped, or you just plain don’t see it.
I have never met any one that didn’t have one. It’s part of our anatomy, and on some is more noticeable than others. It all depends on your body type, muscle, and fat distribution.
Most children in north america have heard this song in pre-school and kinder garden, but for most it’s been a while so I thought I’d give you a refresher course.
With the leg bone connected to the knee bone,
and the knee bone connected to the thigh bone,
and the thigh bone connected to the hip bone.


That is exactly what a “hip dip” is. It’s because the femur attaches to the acetabulum which is made up of all three hip bones: the ilium, ischium, and pubis.
You get a hip dip from being born with a skeleton.

Those celebrities/thinspo girls that you look up to and think, “oh I wish I didn’t have a hip dip. They are so lucky they don’t have one.” Hate to break it to ya (not really), but they have it too.

Hey look it’s Miley cyrus, Beyonce, and Kelly brook. They all have one!
Oh wait, I have more! All in their unphotoshopped glory!




Even ryan gosling has one.

Everyone has one, but sometimes it’s not as noticeable. Men and women have it, but it’s more noticable on women because our hips are generally wider. Like I said earlier it’s really about fat, and muscle distribution. Some women have it more noticeable, some don’t, but it doesn’t mean it’s not there. I know I have it, and I have never met anyone who is like “ew your hip dip is so gross.”
Remember the picture with Britney spears vs Photoshop? Even she has one.

We have to Remember that we live in a world where spanx is readily available to smooth out our lumps and insecurities to common folk and celebrities alike. Along with photoshop to take away “imperfections” on celebrities so we can feel ****ty about ourselves. All while we read magazines or see adverts with conflicting messages like “you’re beautiful” and an advert for make up right or weight loss tips next to it.
You’re in trouble when you want to stop looking human. Seriously guy and gals, everyone has one as long as you keep your skeleton.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I am so glad I found this! THANK YOU!!

TavistockToad

OMG... I have a hip dip i'm supposed to care about.... FML!!!!!!

TavistockToad

Even ryan gosling has one.

just wanted to repost ryan... what i'd do to that mans hip dip...... :blushing:

JoRocka

how in the ever living *kitten* do you people have time to worry about thigh gaps- bikini bridges and hip dips?

seriously?

I'm happy I have clothes on when I get to work and that I showered after my work out the day before.

GET A LIFE PEOPLE_ AND GET OVER THESE STUPID CATCH PHRASES TO DEFINE MEANINGLESS CHARACTERISTICS THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT"S BONE STRUCTURE.

Seriously- this baffles me.

Keep lifting- work on that. and move on.

emilyasdf

Not having a hip dip is unrealistic, I think. Humans usually have a pelvis and femurs, so they'll usually have a hip dip. If they don't, it's probably photoshop that does it, not an exercise.

JoRocka

Lol. Women are so weird. Like guys would sit around worrying about their hip dip. Lol.

I can't- I just can't. I can't even begin to understand how people even being to worry about this stuff.

I mean I know guys have their penis size issues- but it's not like they sit around talking about this stuff for hours and hours on end- there are not pages and pages of penis gap/wrinkle/head issues running rampant .

I don't get it. I cannot even comprehend.

just_Jennie1

What's wrong with the "hip dip"? It's actually something I want. My friend calls it the "swail" and he's a big fan of it. Hip dip = tight booty.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Wow. I learned something. First, I had never heard of "hip dip". Second, I have this. I thought it was mostly "saddle bags" or fat storage. I still think in my case that some might actually be fat storage still...

MrsSWW

You get a hip dip from being born with a skeleton.


You’re in trouble when you want to stop looking human. Seriously guy and gals, everyone has one as long as you keep your skeleton.

Best reply ever. :flowerforyou:

ashenriver

how in the ever living *kitten* do you people have time to worry about thigh gaps- bikini bridges and hip dips?

seriously?

I'm happy I have clothes on when I get to work and that I showered after my work out the day before.

GET A LIFE PEOPLE_ AND GET OVER THESE STUPID CATCH PHRASES TO DEFINE MEANINGLESS CHARACTERISTICS THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT"S BONE STRUCTURE.

Seriously- this baffles me.

Keep lifting- work on that. and move on.

I have a 'hip dip' (I have never heard the term before today) But I have had to deal with it for years, since it is waay more pronounced on one side. I have to be careful about what clothes I wear because it is noticeable only on the one side and it looks odd, totally not normal or natural.
I have not sat and talked about nor obsessed about, but when I try on new clothes I am very aware of it.

Also the OP didn't know it was bone structure at the beginning, hell neither did I therefore didn't know it couldn't be changed.
You are also generalizing a few persons concern over their body with the obsessive body issues other people have.

Guys also obsess and discuss normal stuff. I cant tell you how many conversions I have heard or been involved in with males and their hair.

Also now you have me curious what a bikini bridge is??

Cre8veLifeR

Work your glutes out. The glutes are VERY strong and very underexercised muscles. that hip dimple comes from a strong *kitten*. Your hip width is your hip with. You need to extend the bottom!