Running - Tone down em' big mamma thighs?!

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  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    Fat cannot be reduced in a particular spot, by doing a particular exercise. This is called "spot reduction", and it's a fitness myth. In fact, exercise doesn't do anything to "slim you down" anyways. It only burns calories.

    Fat distribution is genetic, and as you loose weight (which is cumulative throughout your body), you loose it in different places at different times. You may store it in your legs, I store it around my abdomen... this means it will be the last place to go lol I just need to keep loosing weight, and it will be gone once I hit my target BF%.

    Buy a book, I would suggest "New Rules of Lifting for Women".
    I can't believe it took an entire page before someone finally pointed out you can't spot reduce.

    ROFL!!! Right? I was freaking out going down the line looking for someone who might have posted this lol :drinker:
  • katertater22
    katertater22 Posts: 2
    Amen girl, this is what I needed to hear!
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Add some lunges, squats and deadlifts with heavy weights....helps A LOT!
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    Yeah pretty much you need to be in a caloric deficit to lose and the weight will come off where it comes off.....it took a damn long time for it to really start coming off my lower body but for me, running did help a great deal. I think more because of the burn than actually running, TBH. I have had the best success with being consistent with a solid strength training program, running, and being diligent with my diet and deficit.
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    & always eat exercise calories!
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
    I can't believe it took an entire page before someone finally pointed out you can't spot reduce.

    ROFL!!! Right? I was freaking out going down the line looking for someone who might have posted this lol :drinker:
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    Yes yes yes!!! Lol!!!
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
    Yeah pretty much you need to be in a caloric deficit to lose and the weight will come off where it comes off.....it took a damn long time for it to really start coming off my lower body but for me, running did help a great deal. I think more because of the burn than actually running, TBH. I have had the best success with being consistent with a solid strength training program, running, and being diligent with my diet and deficit.

    See her? She has thighs (not skinny, but soooo shapely!) and she's sexy as h3ll!

    Lucky woman!!!
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    Yeah pretty much you need to be in a caloric deficit to lose and the weight will come off where it comes off.....it took a damn long time for it to really start coming off my lower body but for me, running did help a great deal. I think more because of the burn than actually running, TBH. I have had the best success with being consistent with a solid strength training program, running, and being diligent with my diet and deficit.

    See her? She has thighs (not skinny, but soooo shapely!) and she's sexy as h3ll!

    Lucky woman!!!

    :blushing: Thank you my friend :flowerforyou:
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I can't believe it took an entire page before someone finally pointed out you can't spot reduce.

    Right? LOL
  • runningincognito
    runningincognito Posts: 34
    Running combined with good nutrition gave me fantastic legs and a trim tummy. Long distance running can give you a flat behind if your genetics are geared that way. I lift weights and do tons of lunges and squats to combat flat bootie syndrome. :)
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    If you're serious about all of this, then you'll read a book. "New Rules of Lifting for Women" covers this kind of thing, and it's an easy read.

    Learn a bit so you don't have to spend years putting up with bull****.

    EDIT: Oh hey, I already posted this lol

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