How come models never lift heavy ?

I agree with all the others. It's mainly genetics. If I gain weight it's first in my thighs so that's were I carry any excess fat too and I tend to get quickly cellulities when I am at the end of my bmi even in my early twenties. Additionaly I have muscular legs. I learned to accept that I will never have skinny legs instead my goal is to get them shapely

My mom on the other hand is 55 and has amazing legs. Never had cellulities and they were thiner than mine even when she was overweight. I would love to have her legs. For that she carries any excess weight in her stomach while I have a comparably tiny waist.

ETA to add: Just checked out your pictures and one word: Beautiful. If I had met you no way in hell would I have thought you have big legs probably more the opposite, they look amazing.

More ETA. I also read you are 20. Ten years ago I was also unhappy with a lot of things of my body and omg I was so unsecure because you can see all this perfect pictures in the magazines and although I knew that this look is not possible for everyone it still affected me. I don't know when it happened but I learned to love the good things about my body and not to hate the others. I also learned that most men to not see VS models as "perfect" and actually are much more attracted to "normal" women and there is a wide varitation of attributes they are attracted too. I have mostly male friends and probably know more than I want to in this regard :laugh:. Btw I'm 31.

Your legs aren't fat, and your upper body isn't "skeletal." You may need to see a therapist, because you have obvious body dysmorphia issues.

A slightly less gentle version of what I was peddling.... but essentially on the money. If the OP's photos are current and what she's talking about, then there's something going on upstairs rather than downstairs....

Models are of a certain body type. They eat and train to maintain a certain look. Most can only do it for a few years, then they "retire."

If you're not that body type, nothing you do will make you look like that. So, the best alternatve for the rest of us is to build lean muscle mass that gives us functional strength so we can live healthy lives.

You're also touching on another point: Perfect vs Progress. Are you going to quit because you can't obtain perfection? Or are you going to strive for progress and see that as your definition of success?

Very insightful. I agree. It is very, very hard to maintain that model body too but that is what they are paid to do.

We all have that one friend who eats whatever her or she wants as well as double the calories of everyone else but somehow manages to stay thin even with minimal, half-assed exercise. Genetics. :mad:

There are very few special flowers in this world (absent a medical condition). There are plenty of threads on here discussing the laws of thermodynamics and how they apply to all of us, even VS models. Thus, I will agree to respectfully disagreee.

I could likely look substantially more like a VS model (....but shorter) if I had the money and privilege to have meals designed or even made for me, access to ANY fitness facility or trainer I desired, and if my entire livelihood revolved around it. I mean, if you are a professional athlete you dedicate your day to fitness and that sport -- you don't have to work 9-5 then cram the gym in before or after, the gym IS the 9-5. I assume as a model your lifestyle is defined by caring for your body every day.

I have a similar reaction when people wonder why they can't lose weight like competitors on shows like the Biggest Loser -- the short answer is you probably have a life, and obligations. You aren't taking months off of work, away from family, etc. for your time to be solely dedicated to weight loss (or fitness). We all wish there was more time in the day to work towards those goals, but really you need to find a balance you can live with, realistically. Maybe the results won't be spot-on perfect, or your preconceived idea of perfect, but c'mon...life's too short to lose sleep because your bone structure doesn't allow for thigh gaps.

Hello, everyone. I have a dilemma: apparently, VS models, which are hailed as being the most perfect bodies on Earth and the absolute ideal, never ever touch any weights. Their workouts seem to consist of cardio, stretches, pilates and endless leg raises, lunges, and what have you, all performed at most with very light ankle weights. Meanwhile, the internet claims that weightlifting and squatting heavy are THE way for women to achieve that beautiful toned look. I'm on the lifting heavy side, but so far, while my strength is increasing, I still have saddlebags and my legs are chunkier than ever. I want to have thin legs; which kind of exercises should I do ? And how come those women look so perfect despite never lifting heavy (which supposedly is the one and only way to get lean according to all the fitness enthusiasts on the internet) ?

because genetics!

And that's totally my body too. I've had collar bones and a visible rib cage for ages, despite having plenty of chub on my belly, butt and thighs... But it's just how my body stores fat, and if I want slimmer thighs then I'm just gonna have to take the fact that my rib cage will show.

However, building muscle can help with those 'skeletal' areas and balance things out.

I feel like several rounds of cutting and bulking will help push the general body fat down- and evens people out a little more. But I could just be musing random useless thoughts.

(I am bottom heavy as well- and I'm assuming that after 2 rounds of actual forced cut/bulk- my legs WILL get more definition... but it's a fight- no question about it)

This is why I bulked as well. And for me instead of having a skeletal upper body in order to get thin thighs, I'd rather have thick thighs and a normal upper body. Which do people see more of, more often?