Will squats make my thighs bigger?

I'm loving the legs in this thread!! I would MUCH RATHER have thighs a little bit bigger but firmer. I am a firm believer in lifting heavy, I've seen the results.

In my case, my genetics gave me flabby thighs. My mom has them, my sister has them, her mother before her, etc..

As someone else said, mostly it is diet - but diet can't reshape your body like lifting can - it has to be used in conjunction with a good lifting plan. When I was eating like a bird and weighed nothing I was just a flabby mess.

I was 103-105 pounds here and HATED my legs. Even though I was a skinny minny, my legs were still flabby. All I did back then were some light weights (DVDs) and the elliptical trainer, and my diet was low calorie/1000-1200 daily. See pic below. My legs were small by measurements, 19 inches at biggest part of thigh. And by the way, this was 7 years ago.



Now, I hardly do any cardio, only a couple sessions of HIIT per week, I lift heavy 3x a week, squats, deadlifts, you name it. Very little cellulite, and I eat WAY more. I weigh 6-7 pounds more, wear the same size clothing, and my measurements are 19.5 inches now. And now I wear short dresses, shorts, etc and I'm confident in them! I wish I could go back to the old me and tell me to lift weights! I spent years being dissatisfied. I wasted all of my 20's and early 30's away! :sad:

I'm loving the legs in this thread!! I would MUCH RATHER have thighs a little bit bigger but firmer. I am a firm believer in lifting heavy, I've seen the results.

In my case, my genetics gave me flabby thighs. My mom has them, my sister has them, her mother before her, etc..

As someone else said, mostly it is diet - but diet can't reshape your body like lifting can - it has to be used in conjunction with a good lifting plan. When I was eating like a bird and weighed nothing I was just a flabby mess.

I was 103-105 pounds here and HATED my legs. Even though I was a skinny minny, my legs were still flabby. All I did back then were some light weights (DVDs) and the elliptical trainer, and my diet was low calorie/1000-1200 daily. See pic below. My legs were small by measurements, 19 inches at biggest part of thigh. And by the way, this was 7 years ago.



Now, I hardly do any cardio, only a couple sessions of HIIT per week, I lift heavy 3x a week, squats, deadlifts, you name it. Very little cellulite, and I eat WAY more. I weigh 6-7 pounds more, wear the same size clothing, and my measurements are 19.5 inches now. And now I wear short dresses, shorts, etc and I'm confident in them! I wish I could go back to the old me and tell me to lift weights! I spent years being dissatisfied. I wasted all of my 20's and early 30's away! :sad:

I've been lifting for almost a year, and I like looking and feeling strong. However, it's ridiculous to say that people that don't want my type of muscle definition are stupid or misinformed. Some people (women in particular) would rather be and look a little soft, even if that means they have a little more wiggle in their walk. As long as they're healthy, why do you care? You don't want to look like them, and they don't want to look like you. The end.

I've been lifting for almost a year, and I like looking and feeling strong. However, it's ridiculous to say that people that don't want my type of muscle definition are stupid or misinformed. Some people (women in particular) would rather be and look a little soft, even if that means they have a little more wiggle in their walk. As long as they're healthy, why do you care? You don't want to look like them, and they don't want to look like you. The end.

Way to miss the entire point of the thread, beginning to end.

The point was that lifting will make your legs (thighs in particular) firmer and smaller, rather than "big and bulky".

"Looking soft" has to do with your body fat percentage. I lift heavy weights and look "soft", as my BF% isn't low enough to look hard or ripped at this point. I wiggle!

Nobody seems offended by this, and I'm certainly not offended by anyone who has a harder, tighter body than me, just as I'm not offended by someone with more body fat than I have, who is even wigglier and jigglier.

What bothers me are comments suggesting women who lift weights are "masculine", "bulky", and generally undesirable. I'm bothered by women jumping up to object to the MANY positive benefits of lifting weights, and the (YES) misinformed women who will discourage others from lifting by telling them they'll get big and bulky, masculine, etc. They are indeed misinformed if that's what they believe. There's no two ways about that, sorry.

My apologies for the blanket post - but thank you guys so much for all your love! I appreciate it. I've received a ton of new friend requests and sadly I cannot accept anymore as I can't keep up with my list as it is. But I wanted to put this group link out here for anyone interested in lifting to transform their bodies - a group of like-minded people over here (if you aren't lifting yet, you betta start if you join! LOL) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/12919-girls-who-lift-the-guys-who-spot-them

I'd love to support all of you but there are only so many hours in a day and I get limited time to myself these days. Also, for those asking how to get started - I highly recommend Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength program. You start with the barbell and progressively add weight as you get stronger (or each workout). Google it! It covers the compound lifts that will help transform your body the most efficiently as a beginner. Stronglifts is similar but it's a couple more sets for each lift and if you are eating in a deficit, you may hit walls/stalls sooner (which leads to frustration, so I push Starting Strength more for women just starting out).

I honestly don't care how big or small my legs get as long as they're strong like tree trunks and the jiggle wiggle is gone! I used to want the thigh gap...but have learned better from all you heavy lifters Now lets squat!