Women's average THIGH and CALF size! What's yours?

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  • ReflectivePhase
    ReflectivePhase Posts: 17 Member
    edited January 2016
    I've lost 4" off my thighs they are now 18" and calf are 12". I'm 5'8 and 132lb my legs are long inside leg 32"
  • LaurenGetsFit2
    LaurenGetsFit2 Posts: 35 Member
    I'm sorry for this super late post, and if this has already been addressed, but what did you focus on more: cardio or strength/circuit/resistance?

    I've heard adding any muscle to thighs just makes them bigger, while cardio does the "fat burning thing" to get rid of the fat and make thighs smaller.

    A while a go I got into great shape--lost lots of weight and the inches disappeared while I was getting into running and Jillian Micheals (guilty pleasure) DVDs. But I can't really remember which of the types of exercise was more effective. At my peak I was 5'2", 100 lbs, and had 18.5 inch thighs and about a 33-34 inch hips.

    But then I had a really rough year in college and I gained 20 lbs in 18 months. -_- Now I'm trying to get back into shape and am trying to determine which is the best way to go about it.
  • MeaganKennedy29
    MeaganKennedy29 Posts: 1 Member
    edited March 2016
    Hello! Oh man, thighs and my arms are my biggest insecurities. I'm not fat at all, but I used to do short distance sprints and I've also as a kid (and even still despite me trying to kick the habit,) walk on my toes a lot! I have a high arch.

    I'm 5"3, 145 lbs.
    35" bust
    26" waist
    36" hips
    23" thighs(upper, larger part where it's squishy lol)
    15" calves
    24% body fat according to Doctor(my stats are perfect! Cholesterol great, blood pressure a healthy low, anemic blah.)

    Normally wear between a 4-6.

    I would love to lean out more and get to about 18% body fat. I think when I was younger, my thighs were around 19" but I also remember going through a really unhealthy period where I barely ate and I was young, pre curves.

    Does anyone know ways to thin thighs down? And legs in general. My work out routine is 3-4x a week in the gym where I do cardio 20 min at a time and do speed intervals. 30 sec 8mph, 30 sec 4mph repeat. And then I do weights with arms and leg work outs. Legs once a week and it's not a strenuous leg workout with weights etc. I do it at my apt gym which has less equipment for my old gym. Before, leg day for 30-40 min would kill me and no cardio needed. Now I'm slightly sore and because I have less equipment, I add 10 min of high speed intervals(I heard they burn fat faster and as a prior sprinter, I like it more. I HATE long distance.) I break up 10 min sprints, then weights, then finish with 10 more min sprints. At home about twice a week in addition to my gym work outs I do lots of stretches; leg lifts, leg kicks, contortion stretches, and play with my light Dumbbells. My gym has really heavy weights 30 lbs+ on Dumbbells so I only do 2 handed work outs with them and machines. I have my 5 lbs at home for other stuff.

    I have treats because I'm human, but my diet is pretty moderate and healthy most of the time. Good amount of protein, fast food hardly ever, soda never. I have a sweet tooth here and there but I generally don't junk food and crave chips etc.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Thighs 20 1/2"
    Calves 14 1/2"
  • natalie3505
    natalie3505 Posts: 169 Member
    This is really interesting to me as well, because I'm just now beginning my weight loss journey for real, and my thighs are the same as other women of lower weights and same height....their's is prolly more muscle though and I hold fat in my belly for the most part. Yay for me ;) Here are my stats:

    5'5"
    165 ish pounds
    Thighs: 18.25 inches

    Hope it helps!

  • AnnTheGoldfish
    AnnTheGoldfish Posts: 4 Member
    4'8"
    96 lbs
    Thigh: 19.5"
    Calf: 11.5"
    I'm not sure of my body fat percentage.
  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
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    Not sure how knowing the average is going to be useful at all given the degree of variation.
  • sharik003
    sharik003 Posts: 2 Member
    Height: 5 ft 5 in
    Weight: 140 lbs
    Body Fat: 26.8%
    Waist: 28 in
    Hips: 34 in
    Thighs: 23.5 in
    Calves: 16 in
  • jwcanfield
    jwcanfield Posts: 192 Member
    ProjectTae wrote: »
    5'9
    157lbs
    thigh:25 :(
    calf:14 6/8th
    BF:25-26
    ProjectTae wrote: »
    5'9
    157lbs
    thigh:25 :(
    calf:14 6/8th
    BF:25-26
    Do you mean BMI when you post body fat numbers?

    And muscular calves, which may measure larger, look really great - especially if ankles are slender!
  • neha1779
    neha1779 Posts: 1 Member
    edited April 2016
    tracimorris wrote: »
    I am 5'5"
    139 lbs
    Thigh: 23.5"
    Calf" 15.25
    My last BF% was 27.7%, but that was 6lbs ago....

    Glad to see I am not the only one that can't get her legs into some boots and jeans!


    I have almost the same ratio. I am 5'5.
    Thigh: 23 or 24
    Calf : 15.2 or 15.3..
    Ankle : 20.5
  • fithunni86
    fithunni86 Posts: 14 Member
    5 7
    134 pounds
    Thighs 21.5
    Not sure on calf
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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    5ft 2
    130lbs
    Thigh 19.5"
    calf 13"
    Bust 32"
    Waist 26"
    hips 35"
    Body fat; guessing around 26%
  • richardpkennedy1
    richardpkennedy1 Posts: 1,890 Member
    I'm a guy but I'll leave my measurements here as reference.
    Height 5'7"
    Weight 146 lbs
    Thigh 21"
    Calves 14"
    Body fat around 18-20%
  • alyssagb1
    alyssagb1 Posts: 353 Member
    madisons_mummy wrote: »
    Interesting topic :)

    I'm not done yet but here what they are currently

    5ft9"
    156lbs
    22 inch thighs (widest part)
    13.75 inch calves (widest part)

    Always had quite slim calves and chunky thighs :(

    Were pretty close in measurements!

    5'9
    150 lbs
    20.5" thighs
    13.5 calves

    Trying to get down to 125-130 :blush:
  • mtbaker91
    mtbaker91 Posts: 1 Member
    What part of the thigh do you guys measure?
  • ckm013
    ckm013 Posts: 9 Member
    edited July 2016
    5'6
    166lbs
    Thigh: 21.5 in
    Calf: 14 in
    Bmi: 21%
  • HardyGirl4Ever
    HardyGirl4Ever Posts: 1,017 Member
    colpol1 wrote: »
    This post has made me feel better about my calf size, used to think they were huge but now I am thinking normal :) I still want them smaller, but hey ho, that will come in time ( I hope! )
    5
    I weigh 11 stone 6
    THIGHS: 26 :(
    CALF: 15.

    Okay I never realised my thighs were so huge! =[ well this is the wake up call I needed.

    I feel the same way about my thighs! Mine are 25.5. I always thought mine were big, but I didn't realize how big til seeing everyone else's?
  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 559 Member
    mtbaker91 wrote: »
    What part of the thigh do you guys measure?

    Widest part.
  • phantasmagorr
    phantasmagorr Posts: 5 Member
    Calves: 17"
    Thighs: 24"
    Weight: 212 lb
    Height: 5'6

    I've always done a lot of walking so my calves have always been silly big from muscle..
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    5'9" nearly ten stone
    pretty lean, bodyfat in low 20s
    thighs about 20-21"
    Calves close to 14"

    I would actually like slightly bigger calves and smaller thighs, but don't really care to lose the muscle that I've built so this is probably close to my the best I can have at this weight. They feel really firm, not a lot of fat (though upper thigh is one of the places I keep fat when I have it)
  • hmltwin
    hmltwin Posts: 116 Member
    Calves: 16"
    Thighs: 20"
    Weight: 153 pounds
    Height: 5'4.5"

    I've never had problems with how my thighs look...
  • Scatteredmom1
    Scatteredmom1 Posts: 1 Member
    I found it weirdly interesting to read through these :)

    5'6
    117 lbs

    bust: 34
    waist: 27
    hip: 33.5
    thigh: 20.5
    calf: 13
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    I actually haven't measured anything other than my weight in so long I took like 20 minutes to find the tape lol. This is post run values at 9pm so idk about accuracy but:

    5'9", CW 128
    Est BF if you believe my GP (lol): 18%
    Thigh: 18.25
    Calf: 12.75
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    jwcanfield wrote: »
    And muscular calves, which may measure larger, look really great - especially if ankles are slender!

    Yes, they look great, but they can make shopping for knee-high boots rather a pain as many boot companies only seem interested in making boots for skinny-legged women. Even at my lowest ever weight, I could rarely zip up knee high boots.
  • pjp06online
    pjp06online Posts: 1 Member
    Thigh: 22"
    Calf: 15.125"
    Height: 5' 9''
    Weight: 155 lb on 01/18/16
  • landonmarsh97
    landonmarsh97 Posts: 1 Member
    So, if anyone is interested, I joined this co ed, mixed grappling club, it's such a great way to exersize and thought id share stats
    I am 19 5'7" 158 28 waist, 36chest 25in thighs, 15 in calves
  • username612
    username612 Posts: 1 Member
    Height: 5' 7"
    Weight: 108
    Body fat: 17.5%
    Thighs: 17"
    Calves: 13.5"

    Why are my thighs and calves much closer in size than y'all's?
  • maurihart
    maurihart Posts: 51 Member
    How are you guys figuring your body fat?

    I'm 176lbs
    5'7"
    Thigh - 23
    Calf - 16

    I've been measuring for a few weeks and my calf has basically not changed. It's very muscly. I'd love to fit in normal boots too.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    edited March 2017
    SusanMFindlay wrote: »
    jwcanfield wrote: »
    And muscular calves, which may measure larger, look really great - especially if ankles are slender!

    Yes, they look great, but they can make shopping for knee-high boots rather a pain as many boot companies only seem interested in making boots for skinny-legged women. Even at my lowest ever weight, I could rarely zip up knee high boots.

    I feel your pain on boot-shopping but for the opposite reason. I have scrawny calves and would love it if they had more muscle and looked better in boots! I've discovered that unfortunately, almost no one makes boots for skinny legged women. Most boots are 15" circumference, which look ridiculous on my 12.5" calves. (I wear a size 9 so I might be better off if I had smaller feet, but I'm 5'7 so they're proportionate.) I can frequently find a wide calf option, but never narrow calf. I've been looking for two years. When I spent some time googling, the only narrow calf boots I could find were pretty expensive. (I have one affordable pair in cognac, and I tried to see if I could get them in black, but they don't make them anymore.)

    If anyone reading this thread has a recommendation of affordable cute boots for narrow calves, let me know!

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