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Z||000000||Fungirl||12-29-2000||10:49 AM||||I am sure that you all have started somewhere and might have suffered from those hips and thighs. Well I know that I am very unhappy with them and it is my resolution to get fit and transform my body by getting rid of them and become lean (slimmer legs). But I would really need advice especially from those whose suffered the same. Well I am new to fitness we all started somewhere right??<BR>I am 5'5 and 142lb and 23%lb just started working out 2 weeks now my diet is fine. Can any of you give me some exercises routine. Plus is it normal that your legs would be so painfully that can hardly walk or do cardio for the next following days.<BR>I read your posts it's mainly experts but not much newbies.<P>Thanks||205.188.198.27||reg||
Z||000001||The Shadow||12-29-2000||10:52 AM||slhendricks@ziplip.com||I think I know you...Do I???||166.102.54.85||reg||
Z||000002||Fungirl||12-29-2000||11:08 AM||||No I don't think so, I am knew in the board & far away from where U R : )||205.188.195.38||reg||
Z||000003||The Shadow||12-29-2000||11:10 AM||slhendricks@ziplip.com||Sorry - I answered some E-mail from someone with a name very similar to yours a while back. She was from the UK as well...||166.102.54.85||reg||
Z||000004||SassyS||12-29-2000||02:13 PM||latexss@yahoo.com||Welcome to the board!  Im sure everyone will tell you, do a search on a topic, and you'll find TONS of great information.<BR>As far as your legs hurting terribly after a leg workout, YES thats how I know I had a good workout... and if it still hurts to sit on the toilet and walk down the stairs 3 days after I do legs  <IMG SRC="http://www.elitefitness.com/ubb/smile.gif">||209.116.188.140||reg||
Z||000005||Fungirl||12-29-2000||03:02 PM||||Thanks Sassys I have already went throught the search but didn't find much inf targetting hips and thight, that's why I posted my question because it would help me when its more personalised and find out how other women targeted that area.<BR>As for the legs that's exactly what I am going throught that I hate the Idea of missing my cardio work : )||152.163.197.56||reg||
Z||000006||bikinimom||12-29-2000||03:16 PM||bikinimom@hotmail.com||Hips and thighs!  AAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHH!<P>I FEEL YOUR PAIN!  But guess what?!  Your hips and thighs are not too big (muscle-wise anyway)......the muscles are TOO SMALL.  I know you are going to think that I have rocks in my head (and maybe I do have a few screws loose, but rocks - perish the thought!  <IMG SRC="http://www.elitefitness.com/ubb/smile.gif">) but what you should focus your energy on is re-shaping your hips and thighs by building mass.  The more mass you have, the higher your metabolism will be, the more efficiently (not that it will be easy) your body will burn calories, the more pleased you will be with the results when you do lean down.<P>TRUST ME.<P>Squats and deadlifts are a girl's best friend.   <IMG SRC="http://www.elitefitness.com/ubb/wink.gif"><P>------------------<BR>   <IMG SRC="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1077401&a=7955886&p=35992224&Sequence=1&res=high">   <BR>       <IMG SRC="http://www.elitefitness.com/members/bigrickrock1/pics/friedmom1.gif">          <BR>....beauty knows no pain.||24.4.252.80||reg||
Z||000007||Fungirl||12-29-2000||03:31 PM||||How about in cardio which is best for greater results. Call me ignorant or naive but can anyone tell me for the leg workout which is best for getting slimmer legs high rep low weight, high weigh high rep? I am worried to gain mass I want them to be toned and lean should I just work out the upper body and continue with 5day cardio?||64.12.105.177||reg||
Z||000008||bikinimom||12-29-2000||04:02 PM||bikinimom@hotmail.com||I give up.<P>------------------<BR>   <IMG SRC="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1077401&a=7955886&p=35992224&Sequence=1&res=high">   <BR>       <IMG SRC="http://www.elitefitness.com/members/bigrickrock1/pics/friedmom1.gif">          <BR>....beauty knows no pain.||24.4.252.72||reg||
Z||000009||riptchick||12-29-2000||04:22 PM||riptchick@operamail.com||LOL, BMOM, you kill me.  It's so clever how your expressions come through on all of your posts...I can almost hear you sometimes he he he.<P>Fungirl, look around on some old posts for a while.  Type in "Build a workout for Dlady" using the search funtion.  Warlobo has a nice solid routine in there. And take a good look at that picture of BMOM on this thread.  She trains like a horse, she looks awesome and she got there without any fear of becoming "massive".  <IMG SRC="http://www.elitefitness.com/ubb/smile.gif">||24.247.50.194||reg||
Z||000010||bigbobb||12-29-2000||04:28 PM||||Women should train like men.  Simple as that.||24.216.211.64||reg||
Z||000011||MP5||12-29-2000||05:25 PM||loadedmp5@yahoo.com||Your legs will hurt until you get used to it. Working legs for the first time is a painful experience. The soreness will decrease with following workouts, but you will always have some soreness after workouts. If I was you I would cut back on the calories you have been eating. I would also do cardio on an empty stomach atleast 3 days a week, first thing in the morning. Take a couple glasses of water and ride the bike hard for a half hour. NO FOOD FIRST. I would keep the weight traing in the low weight high rep range. 15-20 reps lighter weight, but you want to be struggling with it towards the end of your reps. Good luck.<P>------------------<BR><BR> <IMG SRC="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1386317&a=10343509&p=36439587"> ||206.34.216.6||reg||
Z||000012||skydancer||12-29-2000||05:30 PM||skydancer43@hotmail.com||Train your legs, train your legs, train your legs...squats, stiff legged dead lifts, lunges, leg presses...and don't neglect your calves...this is the ONLY thing that has re-shaped my ass and thighs. (I am your classic pear shape and your size too only a little lower bf%)  I used to be cardio queen until I CUT cardio to 2-3 times a week and UPPED my lifting.  Go heavy as you can 12/10/8 rep scheme pyramid style.  If you aren't sure what this means ASK someone at your gym who is a regular there!  By building the leg muscles you WILL burn fat and the size (for me anyway) shrank because muscle takes up less room then fat.  If you do not do this you will continue to be a fat-skinny person.<P>Don't forget to train your calves and eat more protin.  I'm not a competetor or a pro - just an average woman who was tired of cottage cheese on her thighs.<P>Bmom -you kill me!<p>[This message has been edited by skydancer (edited December 29, 2000).]||209.234.161.165||reg||
Z||000013||new@gettinbig||12-29-2000||06:15 PM||j1fit1@hotmail.com||TRAIN your legs!! Doing cardio alone will not make u lean and have nice shapely legs.  Heavy weight training, diet and some cardio will reshape your legs <IMG SRC="http://www.elitefitness.com/ubb/smile.gif">  Dont neglect your lower body.  Train it intensely like you do upper.  It will boost your metabolism and reshape your ass and thighs, but cardio will not and can not do that for u!||205.188.192.23||reg||
Z||000014||Fungirl||12-29-2000||11:34 PM||||Thanks guys as I said I was naive. I am taking your advice and I shall keep you posted in few weeks time  ||205.188.195.36||reg||
Z||000015||WarLobo||12-30-2000||12:10 AM||warlobo@operamail.com||Take a read of the "killer Post" thread, I've bumbed it up for you.  It is a must read for all.<P>And it's ok to be naive at first, but not for long. We will show you the door, the true and tested door, the only door worth walking through, the rest is up to you.<P>Welcome, to the Elite Women's Board.<P>------------------<BR>LAte<P>Lobo||205.188.193.28||reg||
Z||000016||skydancer||12-30-2000||05:14 PM||skydancer43@hotmail.com||We all start out at the same point: we know nothing!!!  So don't worry about it..ask lots of questions, search and read on topics..post....believe me, most of us here started out doing the totally wrong thing to help change our bodies (starved ourselves, did hours and hours of cardio, followed crazy diets etc)...and you know what we all still make mistakes and still don't know all there is to know.  Its a process and you will get there.  What is your current workout program?||209.234.161.129||reg||
Z||000017||Fungirl||12-31-2000||07:59 AM||||Well right now I am doing 3-4 a week of 30min cardio and 3-4 weight training one body part per week, I try to work them out as much as I can it achs later for the next couple of days, but it feels good. Any other tips or suggestions U can tell me about?||152.163.197.67||reg||
Z||000018||skydancer||12-31-2000||03:33 PM||skydancer43@hotmail.com||Fungirl - thats a good start!  Soreness is to be expected.  Are you doing large compound movements (squats, deadlifts, bench press etc) with freeweights or are you using machines?  Drinking lots of water helps not only with soreness but many other things in your body too.  You should be aiming for a gallon a day if not more.  Your diet is extremely important in how effective your training is.  Can you be more specific in your weight training days - reps, exercises etc?||63.202.150.154||reg||