Women's average THIGH and CALF size! What's yours?
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I've lost 4" off my thighs they are now 18" and calf are 12". I'm 5'8 and 132lb my legs are long inside leg 32"0
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I'm sorry for this super late post, and if this has already been addressed, but what did you focus on more: cardio or strength/circuit/resistance?
I've heard adding any muscle to thighs just makes them bigger, while cardio does the "fat burning thing" to get rid of the fat and make thighs smaller.
A while a go I got into great shape--lost lots of weight and the inches disappeared while I was getting into running and Jillian Micheals (guilty pleasure) DVDs. But I can't really remember which of the types of exercise was more effective. At my peak I was 5'2", 100 lbs, and had 18.5 inch thighs and about a 33-34 inch hips.
But then I had a really rough year in college and I gained 20 lbs in 18 months. -_- Now I'm trying to get back into shape and am trying to determine which is the best way to go about it.0 -
Hello! Oh man, thighs and my arms are my biggest insecurities. I'm not fat at all, but I used to do short distance sprints and I've also as a kid (and even still despite me trying to kick the habit,) walk on my toes a lot! I have a high arch.
I'm 5"3, 145 lbs.
35" bust
26" waist
36" hips
23" thighs(upper, larger part where it's squishy lol)
15" calves
24% body fat according to Doctor(my stats are perfect! Cholesterol great, blood pressure a healthy low, anemic blah.)
Normally wear between a 4-6.
I would love to lean out more and get to about 18% body fat. I think when I was younger, my thighs were around 19" but I also remember going through a really unhealthy period where I barely ate and I was young, pre curves.
Does anyone know ways to thin thighs down? And legs in general. My work out routine is 3-4x a week in the gym where I do cardio 20 min at a time and do speed intervals. 30 sec 8mph, 30 sec 4mph repeat. And then I do weights with arms and leg work outs. Legs once a week and it's not a strenuous leg workout with weights etc. I do it at my apt gym which has less equipment for my old gym. Before, leg day for 30-40 min would kill me and no cardio needed. Now I'm slightly sore and because I have less equipment, I add 10 min of high speed intervals(I heard they burn fat faster and as a prior sprinter, I like it more. I HATE long distance.) I break up 10 min sprints, then weights, then finish with 10 more min sprints. At home about twice a week in addition to my gym work outs I do lots of stretches; leg lifts, leg kicks, contortion stretches, and play with my light Dumbbells. My gym has really heavy weights 30 lbs+ on Dumbbells so I only do 2 handed work outs with them and machines. I have my 5 lbs at home for other stuff.
I have treats because I'm human, but my diet is pretty moderate and healthy most of the time. Good amount of protein, fast food hardly ever, soda never. I have a sweet tooth here and there but I generally don't junk food and crave chips etc.
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Thighs 20 1/2"
Calves 14 1/2"0 -
This is really interesting to me as well, because I'm just now beginning my weight loss journey for real, and my thighs are the same as other women of lower weights and same height....their's is prolly more muscle though and I hold fat in my belly for the most part. Yay for me
Here are my stats:
5'5"
165 ish pounds
Thighs: 18.25 inches
Hope it helps!
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4'8"
96 lbs
Thigh: 19.5"
Calf: 11.5"
I'm not sure of my body fat percentage.0 -
Not sure how knowing the average is going to be useful at all given the degree of variation.1 -
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Weight: 140 lbs
Body Fat: 26.8%
Waist: 28 in
Hips: 34 in
Thighs: 23.5 in
Calves: 16 in
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ProjectTae wrote: »5'9
157lbs
thigh:25
calf:14 6/8th
BF:25-26
Do you mean BMI when you post body fat numbers?ProjectTae wrote: »5'9
157lbs
thigh:25
calf:14 6/8th
BF:25-26
And muscular calves, which may measure larger, look really great - especially if ankles are slender!1 -
tracimorris wrote: »I am 5'5"
139 lbs
Thigh: 23.5"
Calf" 15.25
My last BF% was 27.7%, but that was 6lbs ago....
Glad to see I am not the only one that can't get her legs into some boots and jeans!
I have almost the same ratio. I am 5'5.
Thigh: 23 or 24
Calf : 15.2 or 15.3..
Ankle : 20.5
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5 7
134 pounds
Thighs 21.5
Not sure on calf0 -
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5ft 2
130lbs
Thigh 19.5"
calf 13"
Bust 32"
Waist 26"
hips 35"
Body fat; guessing around 26%0 -
I'm a guy but I'll leave my measurements here as reference.
Height 5'7"
Weight 146 lbs
Thigh 21"
Calves 14"
Body fat around 18-20%1 -
madisons_mummy wrote: »Interesting topic
I'm not done yet but here what they are currently
5ft9"
156lbs
22 inch thighs (widest part)
13.75 inch calves (widest part)
Always had quite slim calves and chunky thighs
Were pretty close in measurements!
5'9
150 lbs
20.5" thighs
13.5 calves
Trying to get down to 125-130
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What part of the thigh do you guys measure?0
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5'6
166lbs
Thigh: 21.5 in
Calf: 14 in
Bmi: 21%0 -
This post has made me feel better about my calf size, used to think they were huge but now I am thinking normal I still want them smaller, but hey ho, that will come in time ( I hope! )
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I weigh 11 stone 6
THIGHS: 26
CALF: 15.
Okay I never realised my thighs were so huge! =[ well this is the wake up call I needed.
I feel the same way about my thighs! Mine are 25.5. I always thought mine were big, but I didn't realize how big til seeing everyone else's?0 -
Calves: 17"
Thighs: 24"
Weight: 212 lb
Height: 5'6
I've always done a lot of walking so my calves have always been silly big from muscle..0 -
5'9" nearly ten stone
pretty lean, bodyfat in low 20s
thighs about 20-21"
Calves close to 14"
I would actually like slightly bigger calves and smaller thighs, but don't really care to lose the muscle that I've built so this is probably close to my the best I can have at this weight. They feel really firm, not a lot of fat (though upper thigh is one of the places I keep fat when I have it)1 -
Calves: 16"
Thighs: 20"
Weight: 153 pounds
Height: 5'4.5"
I've never had problems with how my thighs look...0 -
I found it weirdly interesting to read through these
5'6
117 lbs
bust: 34
waist: 27
hip: 33.5
thigh: 20.5
calf: 130 -
I actually haven't measured anything other than my weight in so long I took like 20 minutes to find the tape lol. This is post run values at 9pm so idk about accuracy but:
5'9", CW 128
Est BF if you believe my GP (lol): 18%
Thigh: 18.25
Calf: 12.750 -
jwcanfield wrote: »And muscular calves, which may measure larger, look really great - especially if ankles are slender!
Yes, they look great, but they can make shopping for knee-high boots rather a pain as many boot companies only seem interested in making boots for skinny-legged women. Even at my lowest ever weight, I could rarely zip up knee high boots.
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Thigh: 22"
Calf: 15.125"
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 155 lb on 01/18/16
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So, if anyone is interested, I joined this co ed, mixed grappling club, it's such a great way to exersize and thought id share stats
I am 19 5'7" 158 28 waist, 36chest 25in thighs, 15 in calves0 -
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 108
Body fat: 17.5%
Thighs: 17"
Calves: 13.5"
Why are my thighs and calves much closer in size than y'all's?0 -
How are you guys figuring your body fat?
I'm 176lbs
5'7"
Thigh - 23
Calf - 16
I've been measuring for a few weeks and my calf has basically not changed. It's very muscly. I'd love to fit in normal boots too.0 -
SusanMFindlay wrote: »jwcanfield wrote: »And muscular calves, which may measure larger, look really great - especially if ankles are slender!
Yes, they look great, but they can make shopping for knee-high boots rather a pain as many boot companies only seem interested in making boots for skinny-legged women. Even at my lowest ever weight, I could rarely zip up knee high boots.
I feel your pain on boot-shopping but for the opposite reason. I have scrawny calves and would love it if they had more muscle and looked better in boots! I've discovered that unfortunately, almost no one makes boots for skinny legged women. Most boots are 15" circumference, which look ridiculous on my 12.5" calves. (I wear a size 9 so I might be better off if I had smaller feet, but I'm 5'7 so they're proportionate.) I can frequently find a wide calf option, but never narrow calf. I've been looking for two years. When I spent some time googling, the only narrow calf boots I could find were pretty expensive. (I have one affordable pair in cognac, and I tried to see if I could get them in black, but they don't make them anymore.)
If anyone reading this thread has a recommendation of affordable cute boots for narrow calves, let me know!
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