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cherriegh
cherriegh Posts: 196 Member
edited January 1 in Social Groups
Hi. I been doing stronglifts for 3weeks now and i notice my thighs are bigger and tighter, i want to lean them out and make them smaller but not sure if they swollen or muscle big....how do i lean them out?

i'm also eating at a deficit coz need to lose weight aswel or shud i do more cardio?

HELP!!

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  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    My thighs definitely got bigger. My pants got snugger in the thighs. Just be patient. (I tell myself everyday to just be patient.)
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Probably swollen. It's good to keep measurements because they you might see that it's really only a half inch difference or whatever.
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member
    Most likely just swollen. Mine did the same but went back to the way they were since I'm on a temporary break.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    Bulking, as my thighs and bum are bigger now, bigger muscle for sure. Same size clothes, loser waist, tighter in the muscled up regions : )

    p.s. you cannot spot reduce as you probably already know. More muscle or lean mass does not mean you lean out or get smaller automatically, when you lose fat then the bulk goes.
  • siriusalien
    siriusalien Posts: 207
    Look up "muscle pump". Technicaly a swelling as the muscles are challanged, pull alot of fluid in to achieve recovery.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I was going up the elevator to work the other day and noticed my quads made a visible bump that could be seen in slacks. But the thighs were much looser. I'll take that any day! Thanks everyone for your advice and support. Also arms a still a little flabby in the underarm part, but my shoulders are ALMOST what I would consider "ripply". Loving it!
  • cherriegh
    cherriegh Posts: 196 Member
    Thanks for your response, if you lose weight do you also lose inches? or not necessarily a combination
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    Thanks for your response, if you lose weight do you also lose inches? or not necessarily a combination

    Swollen, but it will stay pumped until you take a break. Embrace it - firm pumped thighs look way better than flabby deflated ones.

    And - yes you will lose inches if you lose weight, generally. But I depends on the circumstances AND it is not easy to see at lower amounts of loss. So like, if you lose 3 lbs I doubt you'll see measurable inches lost. But I'd you lose 20 it's very unlikely that you wouldnt.

    And many of us lose inches without any weight loss.
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