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Losing muscle

pippahought243
pippahought243 Posts: 2
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
just wondering if anyone can help me out;
I'm an 18 year old girl and I have really muscly legs which makes them look big. Is there a way of losing this muscle/ exercising without gaining any more muscle?
Thanks!!

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    You want to lose muscle? um...do you have a picture of these legs?
  • moto450
    moto450 Posts: 334 Member
    Yes. Picture would help.
  • mymodernbabylon
    mymodernbabylon Posts: 1,038 Member
    Enjoy them (feel free to see the pics of my lovely muscular thighs) - they help you be powerful and strong. And my guess is that they don't look anywhere near as big as you think.
  • jonnyman41
    jonnyman41 Posts: 1,032 Member
    not sure that you would want to lose any muscle but there are various forms of exercise that change the look but this is long term and not a quick fix. Ballet, pilates and yoga known for a lean but strong look.
  • pippahought243
    pippahought243 Posts: 2
    Odd selection of photos but this is all I had on my phone! Thanks for your help llbktoij4hxu.jpg
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  • holyfenix
    holyfenix Posts: 99 Member
    Ummmm why in the world would you want to get rid of those? I'm not sure which are yours in the bottom right pic but the top two! Very nice.
  • keziak1
    keziak1 Posts: 204 Member
    beautiful legs. It's very "in" now for women to have muscles!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Some people (me) are working their butts off to get legs like yours. What is your concern? I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but they're not really muscly, just nice.
  • lemonlionheart
    lemonlionheart Posts: 580 Member
    Ok your legs look like my legs, and they are my favourite body part! Seriously they are lovely, people compliment me on mine all the time :)
  • moto450
    moto450 Posts: 334 Member
    you said in your initial post that they are muscley which makes them look big. I disagree. They look fairly petite, yet in great shape. I would leave them just the way they are.
  • happyfeetrebel1
    happyfeetrebel1 Posts: 1,005 Member
    They're perfect. They're just not anorexicly skinny looking, which is what you're looking for?

    Lots of people are WANTING what you have, embrace it :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,119 Member
    Your quads aren't big at all and your calves are likely more genetic than anything else. IF you want to lose muscle though, the best way to do it is to NOT use your legs at all for at least a few months. That will cause atrophy. So if you're up for a wheel chair, then you may have a shot.
    Thing is that what you're viewing as muscly, is just good proportions in your lower body. Not sure why you want to get rid of them.

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  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    There's very little muscle in your legs. It's just well defined in your calves (and I don't really see any in your thighs) due to lower body fat in the area and possibly genetics.

    So.... yeah. No advice really.
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