Exercise to tone inner thighs/ Butt?

karaleigh322
karaleigh322 Posts: 14 Member
edited November 21 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm really trying to tone my thighs and butt. My inner thighs are not toned AT ALL :( . I've lost weight and now they are just like squishy lol. I do lots of cardio- running, treadmill, elliptical. I have been told squats are great. I've been doing goblet squats or just regular squats but I'm also not sure if I'm doing them right.

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    Caloric deficit.
  • karaleigh322
    karaleigh322 Posts: 14 Member
    edited July 2015
    I am creating a caloric deficit and I am losing weight. However that is not making my thighs toned? I'm looking for an exercise to help.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    edited July 2015
    Squats homie! Really heavy ones
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    Just to give you an answer that you may think will help, Sumo Squats. The furthar apart your legs, the more the inner thighs are worked (or so I've read). Not sure how much truth there is to that. That being said, you can't spot reduce.
  • sweetochiken
    sweetochiken Posts: 51 Member
    Prisoner squats, they have helped my form a ton. Also squat with a barbell, that keeps your form straight. At least for me it does.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Strength training helps you retain more lean muscle when losing weight. Start strength training....like yesterday. "Toned" is loss of the fat layer covering your muscles.
  • AsISmile
    AsISmile Posts: 1,004 Member
    karaleigh322 wrote: »
    I am creating a caloric deficit and I am losing weight. However that is not making my thighs toned? I'm looking for an exercise to help.

    How much weight have you lost? How far from your goal are you? How long have you been squatting? How heavy are you squatting?
    All important factors.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    karaleigh322 wrote: »
    I am creating a caloric deficit and I am losing weight. However that is not making my thighs toned? I'm looking for an exercise to help.

    OP you fell for the trap.

    The 'toned look' is having a low enough body fat percentage to be able to see your muscle... this is achieved by a caloric deficit.

    As said by @TeaBea , strength training allows you to maintain muscle mass while in a caloric deficit.

    Good programs for strength training are;
    • New Rules of Lifting For Women
    • Strong Curves
    • ICF 5x5
    • Stronglifts 5x5

    Because you're lifting, you'll need to fuel your body properly, here is a good framework for your macros;
    • 0.6-0.8g of protein per lb of body mass
    • 0.4-0.45g of fat per lb of body mass
    • fill rest of calories with carbs
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    OP, is that a current profile picture? I doubt you need to drop any more fat. You'd benefit the most from a structured lifting program, eating at maintenance...and honestly, possibly a surplus.
  • karaleigh322
    karaleigh322 Posts: 14 Member
    Yes current picture- My thighs are bigger than they look in this picture! @aslsmile I am 5'8.5. I currently weigh 141 lbs. I've lost 19lbs so far. My goal weight is 130lbs..but I'm not so much focused on that number as I am the way I want my body to look. I have only been squatting for 2 weeks, before that I was using other machines at the gym. (I started with regular squats, now I've been doing "goblet squats" holding a 20lb weight- new to squatting ok!) I do about 40 minutes of cardio at least 5 times a week.

    @Isaackgmoon so you are saying the only way to get that look is to continue losing weight? I will look into the strength training.

    @arditarose what do you mean a surplus?
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    edited July 2015
    karaleigh322 wrote: »
    Ye

    @Isaackgmoon so you are saying the only way to get that look is to continue losing weight? I will look into the strength training.

    Not losing weight, just losing fat. There's a difference between losing weight and cutting fat.
    karaleigh322 wrote: »
    @arditarose what do you mean a surplus?

    Eating at a calorie surplus, eating more than maintenance to gain muscle (bulk) then cut again to keep the muscle but lose the fat from bulking.
  • Hannah220190
    Hannah220190 Posts: 83 Member
    Various squats, fave of mine is the sumo on a platform (deeper depth), leg press with feet at 10 to 2 position, heavy glute bridges, cable pull throughs, spilt squats, jump squats
  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    Google "Brett Contreras" or "Strong Curves".
  • bmchenry02
    bmchenry02 Posts: 233 Member
    edited July 2015
    We're very similar in stats. I'm 5'8 128-130 but not toned. I'm eating at maintenance (3 weeks so far) and doing Jamie Eason's 12 week program. She doesn't have a inner thigh targeted rather it's just an overall leg day. Since I do it at home and not a gym I add goblet squats with a 20lb like you or two 15lb Dumbbells. I think inner thighs will become more toned as your overall quad and butt become defined...just my theory as I'm working on the same thing!

    Sending you a friend request ;)

    Edited to add...I'm envious of your flat tummy!!
  • _benjammin
    _benjammin Posts: 1,224 Member
    rileyes wrote: »
    Google "Brett Contreras" or "Strong Curves".
    or click here:
    http://bretcontreras.com/

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