tips for shrinking thighs?

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  • lindsiswatchingyou
    lindsiswatchingyou Posts: 114 Member
    You can't spot reduce.
    Lose weight until ~18% body fat. (~10% for men)
    After that, take Yohimbine HCl or Alpha-Yohimbine (careful on the dosage of Yohimbine, as its side effects can be brutal... 0.2mg/kg LBM is recommended... I can't do more than 0.15 personally), wait 30 minutes, do cardio. This will allow you to burn fat from alpha-2 receptor-dense regions more rapidly.

    sources, please?
  • quellybelly
    quellybelly Posts: 827 Member
    Stop eating Thai Food

    WINNER. lol
  • shunggie
    shunggie Posts: 1,036 Member
    I would love to spot reduce, or more accurately spot relocate. Can we take some of that stubborn belly and thigh fat and put it where my boobs used to be? Why have 18 of the 20 pounds I lost come from my chest?
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    My thighs got bigger intially with strength training, but I kept it up anyway. After a while they started shrinking drastically!

    We can't spot reduce fat, unfortunately, but we CAN train large muscle groups to help define our legs. This, coupled with some cardio will leave you with shapely legs and a perky rear.

    Don't give up!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i can't believe there's a thai food hater in here :laugh:

    ummm OP just do whatever you do to lose overall body fat, you cant spot reduce fat unfortunately.
    i mainly do heavy weight lifting and i eat below my TDEE. i'm a thunder thigh prone person and my thighs are shrinking, but then again so is the rest of me, even the parts of my body i dont exercise..
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Also, this could just be the last place you store fat and hence the last place it leaves.

    Most of my fat is on my belly. everyone is a bit different in this regard.
  • GlutesthatSalute
    GlutesthatSalute Posts: 460 Member
    I found training myself and mostly female clients that Plyometrics, Lunges, and running Stadium Stairs seemed to lean out stubborn thick legs.. :flowerforyou:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    You can't spot reduce.
    Lose weight until ~18% body fat. (~10% for men)
    After that, take Yohimbine HCl or Alpha-Yohimbine (careful on the dosage of Yohimbine, as its side effects can be brutal... 0.2mg/kg LBM is recommended... I can't do more than 0.15 personally), wait 30 minutes, do cardio. This will allow you to burn fat from alpha-2 receptor-dense regions more rapidly.

    Yohimbe makes me nauseous, side effect indeed.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Calorie deficit for fat loss.

    Weight lifting for strengthening and firming the muscles under the fat.
  • Tamisha15
    Tamisha15 Posts: 83 Member
    Spin classes are great for the legs. In a month my thighs were hard as a rock (which my husband looooves btw). So I would def suggest that. Its hard the first 3 to 4 times but stick with and I can guarntee you'll see improvement. I was going to quit at first but I stuck with it and I thank GOD he gave me strength to hang in there.
  • wackyfunster
    wackyfunster Posts: 944 Member
    You can't spot reduce.
    Lose weight until ~18% body fat. (~10% for men)
    After that, take Yohimbine HCl or Alpha-Yohimbine (careful on the dosage of Yohimbine, as its side effects can be brutal... 0.2mg/kg LBM is recommended... I can't do more than 0.15 personally), wait 30 minutes, do cardio. This will allow you to burn fat from alpha-2 receptor-dense regions more rapidly.

    Is this a joke?
    It's legit... research alpha 1 vs alpha 2 adrenergic receptor and their role in fat metabolism. This is widely used in the body-building community for stubborn fat loss. It doesn't make any difference until availability of FFA in the bloodstream is low enough that fat store mobilization is relevant, hence the "lose weight til x% body fat."

    Yohimbine and alpha-yohimbine are alpha-2 antogonists, and so inhibit the fat-loss restricting effects of the alpha-2 adrenergic receptors (a1:a2 receptor density ratios are the reason why certain areas tend to harbor 'stubborn' body fat, typically the abs/lower back for men and hips/thighs for women). Alpha-yohimbine has limited alpha-1 agonist effects vs. yohimbine, and so is somewhat less effective for fat loss, but has substantially less intense side-effects. It is also very difficult to find, while yohimbine hcl is cheap and widely available.

    99% of the people on this site don't listen to useful advice anyway, so I have started keeping my answers very terse. It is very easy to research and verify this stuff yourself if you are interested.

    Edit: Also forgot to note, it won't have any effect in the presence of insulin, so this protocol should be done fasted.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    You can't spot reduce.
    Lose weight until ~18% body fat. (~10% for men)
    After that, take Yohimbine HCl or Alpha-Yohimbine (careful on the dosage of Yohimbine, as its side effects can be brutal... 0.2mg/kg LBM is recommended... I can't do more than 0.15 personally), wait 30 minutes, do cardio. This will allow you to burn fat from alpha-2 receptor-dense regions more rapidly.

    Is this a joke?
    It's legit... research alpha 1 vs alpha 2 adrenergic receptor and their role in fat metabolism. This is widely used in the body-building community for stubborn fat loss. It doesn't make any difference until availability of FFA in the bloodstream is low enough that fat store mobilization is relevant, hence the "lose weight til x% body fat."

    Yohimbine and alpha-yohimbine are alpha-2 antogonists, and so inhibit the fat-loss restricting effects of the alpha-2 adrenergic receptors (a1:a2 receptor density ratios are the reason why certain areas tend to harbor 'stubborn' body fat, typically the abs/lower back for men and hips/thighs for women). Alpha-yohimbine has limited alpha-1 agonist effects vs. yohimbine, and so is somewhat less effective for fat loss, but has substantially less intense side-effects. It is also very difficult to find, while yohimbine hcl is cheap and widely available.

    99% of the people on this site don't listen to useful advice anyway, so I have started keeping my answers very terse. It is very easy to research and verify this stuff yourself if you are interested.

    Edit: Also forgot to note, it won't have any effect in the presence of insulin, so this protocol should be done fasted.

    my opinion on these things are they may or may not work, but some people jump on the bandwagon too quickly for the easy fix. based on the topics that i see here, people call "stubborn" fat pockets that took them years and even decades to accumulate yet they expect to see major results in weeks :laugh:

    it's not stubborn if you've only been at it for a month or 2. i guess i dont understand why people are quick to jump to something with crazy side effects before giving proper time to lose fat the eat less/move more way?
  • wackyfunster
    wackyfunster Posts: 944 Member
    You can't spot reduce.
    Lose weight until ~18% body fat. (~10% for men)
    After that, take Yohimbine HCl or Alpha-Yohimbine (careful on the dosage of Yohimbine, as its side effects can be brutal... 0.2mg/kg LBM is recommended... I can't do more than 0.15 personally), wait 30 minutes, do cardio. This will allow you to burn fat from alpha-2 receptor-dense regions more rapidly.

    Is this a joke?
    It's legit... research alpha 1 vs alpha 2 adrenergic receptor and their role in fat metabolism. This is widely used in the body-building community for stubborn fat loss. It doesn't make any difference until availability of FFA in the bloodstream is low enough that fat store mobilization is relevant, hence the "lose weight til x% body fat."

    Yohimbine and alpha-yohimbine are alpha-2 antogonists, and so inhibit the fat-loss restricting effects of the alpha-2 adrenergic receptors (a1:a2 receptor density ratios are the reason why certain areas tend to harbor 'stubborn' body fat, typically the abs/lower back for men and hips/thighs for women). Alpha-yohimbine has limited alpha-1 agonist effects vs. yohimbine, and so is somewhat less effective for fat loss, but has substantially less intense side-effects. It is also very difficult to find, while yohimbine hcl is cheap and widely available.

    99% of the people on this site don't listen to useful advice anyway, so I have started keeping my answers very terse. It is very easy to research and verify this stuff yourself if you are interested.

    Edit: Also forgot to note, it won't have any effect in the presence of insulin, so this protocol should be done fasted.

    my opinion on these things are they may or may not work, but some people jump on the bandwagon too quickly for the easy fix. based on the topics that i see here, people call "stubborn" fat pockets that took them years and even decades to accumulate yet they expect to see major results in weeks :laugh:

    it's not stubborn if you've only been at it for a month or 2. i guess i dont understand why people are quick to jump to something with crazy side effects before giving proper time to lose fat the eat less/move more way?
    What I posted was not for overweight people. It is relevant for people who are already very lean, but dealing with fat that just won't go away. Virtually everyone going from 'overweight' to 'athletic' body fat levels will encounter this issue... It's just a reality of human physiology.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    You can't spot reduce.
    Lose weight until ~18% body fat. (~10% for men)
    After that, take Yohimbine HCl or Alpha-Yohimbine (careful on the dosage of Yohimbine, as its side effects can be brutal... 0.2mg/kg LBM is recommended... I can't do more than 0.15 personally), wait 30 minutes, do cardio. This will allow you to burn fat from alpha-2 receptor-dense regions more rapidly.

    Is this a joke?
    It's legit... research alpha 1 vs alpha 2 adrenergic receptor and their role in fat metabolism. This is widely used in the body-building community for stubborn fat loss. It doesn't make any difference until availability of FFA in the bloodstream is low enough that fat store mobilization is relevant, hence the "lose weight til x% body fat."

    Yohimbine and alpha-yohimbine are alpha-2 antogonists, and so inhibit the fat-loss restricting effects of the alpha-2 adrenergic receptors (a1:a2 receptor density ratios are the reason why certain areas tend to harbor 'stubborn' body fat, typically the abs/lower back for men and hips/thighs for women). Alpha-yohimbine has limited alpha-1 agonist effects vs. yohimbine, and so is somewhat less effective for fat loss, but has substantially less intense side-effects. It is also very difficult to find, while yohimbine hcl is cheap and widely available.

    99% of the people on this site don't listen to useful advice anyway, so I have started keeping my answers very terse. It is very easy to research and verify this stuff yourself if you are interested.

    Edit: Also forgot to note, it won't have any effect in the presence of insulin, so this protocol should be done fasted.

    my opinion on these things are they may or may not work, but some people jump on the bandwagon too quickly for the easy fix. based on the topics that i see here, people call "stubborn" fat pockets that took them years and even decades to accumulate yet they expect to see major results in weeks :laugh:

    it's not stubborn if you've only been at it for a month or 2. i guess i dont understand why people are quick to jump to something with crazy side effects before giving proper time to lose fat the eat less/move more way?
    What I posted was not for overweight people. It is relevant for people who are already very lean, but dealing with fat that just won't go away. Virtually everyone going from 'overweight' to 'athletic' body fat levels will encounter this issue... It's just a reality of human physiology.

    ahh ok my bad.. i'm a world class skimmer .. it's my superpower. one day it will save the world but at the moment it just makes me look like i cant read

    :laugh:

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