Abs, arms, and inner thighs

[DaveNY]

Soup cans?

Soup Cans. Ok, maybe Hi-C cans, they're bigger. I use them to get burley.

DaveNY

 

[Grizzly]

Grizzly,
I am sure you know the skinny guy who can bench 315lbs when he looks like he can only do 150lbs. The girl you are describing is the female equivalent.
I agree that some women can get pretty strong and still look beautiful-but the key is most don't have to and many (maybe most) don't want to. I had one girl who used to do fitness competitions and she could do rock bottom squats with 225 for 10 to 15 reps. She looked outstanding-but most of my woman would not need to do that to look the way they want to. Additionally very few would want to do it. On a third point, as the amount of weight you lift increases so does the incidence of injury.

Several things. One, who cares what they want to do? It is a plain fact that you have to get stronger to get any amount of anything, be it mass or "tone", and if the women don't like this fact, then maybe they should reasses their goals for their body. Do I like the fact that my legs seem to respond best to squats in the 12-20 rep range? Fuck no! But I do it anyway.

Secondly, if you would mail me the phone number of that girl who could squat 225 I would be mighty appreciative. I think I'm in love.

Next, I don't think that the girl I'm refering to is that "type." All of the girls that I've seen who have anything even close to a decent set of legs have been squatting with at least 65 pounds and used 2 plates on the sled. And when I say "decent" I'm being very generous and I'm not holding them up to my bodybuilder standards.

Finally, just out of curiousity. Am I the only person who never thinks about injury? God, so many people are like "I'm going light so I don't hurt myself." or some other variation. I don't give a shit about getting hurt and I don't even really believe that I can get that hurt and do you know what? Aside from a few sore joints and all I've never been injured and I train as heavy as possible all year long.

 

[BriannaLynn]

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MY legs are great... just need a little toning on the inner thigh... my stomach is flat, I just want to tone it a little... and my upper arms and just the part that touches my sides... those areas are the only parts that I want to work on... they aren't bad... the rest of me is toned and in great shape. So don't act like I am talking about my entire body. I don't want to be a body builder. All I wanted to a more toned body so that I can go dancing without feeling larger than the rest of the girls I am out there with. My god, you all talk like I need to travel to a gym that would make me travel almost 2 hours away. For one thing, I work six days a week and have NO WAY of getting to a gym. All I asked for was AT HOME ways of getting back into better shape. I don't want to look bulky.

 

[HeavyDutyGuy]

Brianna, just TRY to look bulky- I bet you couldnt if you tried. I've been training 15 years to look "bulky"- actually not bulky because thats really just a cop out for a lot of fat with your muscle-but bigger. I have had to lift hundreds of pounds and train till I was exhausted just to get "bulky". How do women think they can do that with less than 1/10-1/100th a guy's testosterone level? It won't happen....

 

[BriannaLynn]

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Women can get bulky... it takes a lot, but they can. Women, of course, will never be as large as men, but for a woman's build, she can get bulky. Don't act like you everything. Some women have more testosterone levels than normal. Bone up on some medicine.

 

[Robboe]

Thighs get a complete workout from squats. [including inner thighs]

Arm shape is genetic and no exercise can make your side biceps improve - just make the entire muscle bigger. You'll have to live with it,sorry.

Abs and sides can be improved by reducing bodyfat. You can have great ab developement not show through due to bodyfat covering it.

 

[Belial]

Listen to Robboe. Even though he smells somewhat rank, he still summed it up pretty well.

Oh, and if you're not going to take advice, don't ask for it.

 

[MrMuscle]

id just move to a place with a gym...or start one myself

 

[Grizzly]

Re: .

Women can get bulky... it takes a lot, but they can. Women, of course, will never be as large as men, but for a woman's build, she can get bulky. Don't act like you everything. Some women have more testosterone levels than normal. Bone up on some medicine.

Yes, women can get bulky. Look at the IFBB. However, do you know how long they been lifting for? And, more importantly, how much drugs they have to use. You CANNOT get bulky in a few months. That look takes YEARS to achieve. I've been at this hardcore for 4 years and I still think that I need to be much, much bigger.

 

[keiko]

Personally, I almost never respond to messges that use the word "toned". Toned is such a b.s. word. You either work and stress your muscles or they're flab.

Anywho--

if you want to tighten up your inner thighs and squatting isn't what you want, try sitting on the floor, with your legs straight out in front of you one on either side of a stationary object (chair, trash can, etc.) Squeeze, relax, repeat a couple of zillion times. Or buy a Swiss ball by mail and use it for lots of stuff.

I think by inner arms, you mean inner tris--. Use heavy cans and lift them up over your head with a straight arm. Lower and repeat.

Go to the library and look from some Joyce Vedra (sp?) and some Callenetics books--the latter are pretty good isometric/ballet moves and will work, if you do them reguarly.

Also, anyone who's all worried about getting bulky might be happier looking at the about.com exercise site. They go for light weights,. high reps there.