Toning Lower Body Without Increasing Muscle Mass
mfpcopine
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One person's suggestions:
"Squats and Deadlifts are Not the "King of Exercise" for a Lot of People."
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If you want to lose muscle mass in your legs, then avoid all direct leg resistance training. For some reason, this is a controversial recommendation…but it makes perfect sense to me. Avoid all direct leg resistance training until your legs are as slim as you would like. At that point, reintroduce a limited amount of direct leg resistance training…but make sure that your legs don't increase in girth again. Here's my full-blown post on losing muscle on purpose.
If You Want to Tone the Lower Body Without Adding Size?
A few options:
Perform cardio in an intense manner and see if that gets the job done.
Train legs short of failure 1-2 times per week.
Train legs once every other week (if you gain size easily in the lower body)."
http://fitnessblackbook.com/main/squats-and-deadlifts-are-not-the-king-of-exercise-for-a-lot-of-people/
"Squats and Deadlifts are Not the "King of Exercise" for a Lot of People."
"...
If you want to lose muscle mass in your legs, then avoid all direct leg resistance training. For some reason, this is a controversial recommendation…but it makes perfect sense to me. Avoid all direct leg resistance training until your legs are as slim as you would like. At that point, reintroduce a limited amount of direct leg resistance training…but make sure that your legs don't increase in girth again. Here's my full-blown post on losing muscle on purpose.
If You Want to Tone the Lower Body Without Adding Size?
A few options:
Perform cardio in an intense manner and see if that gets the job done.
Train legs short of failure 1-2 times per week.
Train legs once every other week (if you gain size easily in the lower body)."
http://fitnessblackbook.com/main/squats-and-deadlifts-are-not-the-king-of-exercise-for-a-lot-of-people/
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Good advice here. Well worth reading.0
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If you want to lose muscle mass in your legs...0
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Just a suggestion: I do heavy squats, deadlifts, lunges, and my legs are slimmer and more toned than they've ever been, at a heavier weight.
Slimming legs depends on a calorie deficit (which can be obtained through cardio, but then also through food only)
Toning is achieved by gaining muscle & losing fat.
Direct leg work will not cause an increase in muscle mass in that area, unless you can a calorie surplus.0 -
If you want to lose muscle mass in your legs...
:drinker:0 -
If you want to lose muscle mass in your legs...
^^^ yeah...
I lift heavy weights and my legs have gotten smaller. *shrug*0 -
If you're in a deficit and not taking drugs, it's unlikely that you will increase muscle mass. If you do, it will be a trivial amount.0
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If You Want to Tone the Lower Body Without Adding Size?
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To me this makes absolutely no sense. I am not sure why you would want do decrease your muscle mass. If you are in caloric deficit you will proportionately decreases your body mass no mater how heavy you lift without compromising body composition.0
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Women in some countries have their calf muscles sliced away to create thinner calfs....
But then they live with lifelong pain and struggle to walk correctly..
The things people do for beauty..0 -
To me this makes absolutely no sense. I am not sure why you would want do decrease your muscle mass. If you are in caloric deficit you will proportionately decreases your body mass no mater how heavy you lift without compromising body composition.
I agree.0 -
you can't tone what you don't have. Don't be afraid to pack on some muscle, I promise you won't look bulky or manly (unless you take drugs). I played ice hockey for 10 years squatting super heavy (1.2 my body weight) and my legs are (well eh..were ) very "toned" looking but still only ~20 inches around at the widest. Check out some before and after pics from ladies that lift, you will be amazed! Muscle is your friend!!0
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If you want to lose muscle mass in your legs...
:drinker:
I did to become a faster competitive runner. I was fit at 140 pounds (16% BF). I am down to 120 pounds (11-12%). I am still as strong as I was at 140 pounds.0 -
I did to become a faster competitive runner. I was fit at 140 pounds (16% BF). I am down to 120 pounds (11-12%). I am still as strong as I was at 140 pounds.0
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I did to become a faster competitive runner. I was fit at 140 pounds (16% BF). I am down to 120 pounds (11-12%). I am still as strong as I was at 140 pounds.
At 120, i was around 15% first, then dropped down. But I guess a little of both.0 -
I did to become a faster competitive runner. I was fit at 140 pounds (16% BF). I am down to 120 pounds (11-12%). I am still as strong as I was at 140 pounds.0
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I did to become a faster competitive runner. I was fit at 140 pounds (16% BF). I am down to 120 pounds (11-12%). I am still as strong as I was at 140 pounds.
Then doesn't that kinda contradict the whole lifting heavy weight without getting bigger? But to clear it up, when i got to 120 I had to work myself back to the strength I had at 140.0 -
LOL0
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FFS, seriously?
posts like this make me feel like going around and punching random people in the head0 -
Those that seem to look/get bigger in thighs probably add muscle but still have too much fat on thighs.0
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