Mommalu's Transfirmation Journal

[RottenWillow]

I am seeing more changes in my upper body than my lower. (I've been told that legs take allot longer to develop. Yes?)

How so? More visible muscle size or something else?

Just throwing some stuff out there.
New muscle and/or improved conditioning could be more evident in the upper just b/c we generally carry much less fat upstairs, so even a pound or two of new muscle will tend to jump out at you. Also, the quads group and the hams are long, large muscles, so adding a bit there is really hard to notice, while adding a bit to the arms would make a bigger impact.

Lastly, could just be genetic for you. You may have hardgainer legs. Mine are "rabbit" legs, meaning they grow very easily. Three months back into training and I squat 205 for 16 to about 3" below parallel, but I have total stringbean arms despite my best efforts. You could be the other way around maybe and see a lot of improvement upstairs before much seems to be happening below the hips.

 

[mommalu]

Hey everyone,
I finally decided to take the next step in my life changing journey. I'm meeting with a fitness/diet coach on Sunday to discuss my next level of fitness.
I'm not sure what to expect so I'll have to give you an update after my meeting. Are there any questions I should specifically ask? I'm nervous but very excited at the same time(is it Sunday yet)
ALSO~ May 16th, I'm attending my first BB/Figure show(I'll be the spectator) This is going to be SOO awesome!! Prejudging is at 8:30am/Finals at 5pm. Can I bring a camera??

Other than that, my workouts have been great!!
Diet is going great too. OH~ how is homemade beef jerky as a snack? Made from Top Sirloin.

 

[slat1]

Now here's the big question. How can females avoid or somehow suppress that imbalance between thighs/butt % and other areas?

I stole this from a Palumbo seminar...
Primrose Oil. Take it at night.
Most women dont eat enough fat. That in turn cranks up the estrogen which makes them hold it in certain areas. You got it... thighs and butt.
I may be part woman. I think I have the same issue. No laughing!

 

[OneBreath]

I stole this from a Palumbo seminar...
Primrose Oil. Take it at night.
Most women dont eat enough fat. That in turn cranks up the estrogen which makes them hold it in certain areas. You got it... thighs and butt.
I may be part woman. I think I have the same issue. No laughing!

Very interesting. We have just this week been looking into yohimbine. I had read that women's thighs and butt have a predominance of alpha receptors (not beta). Therefore the standard clen, albuterol, ephedrine, etc don't have much affect on these areas. yohimbine is an alpha inhibitor and can work to mobolize the fat in these areas.

And i'm not laughing, on average my legs hold 2% more bodyfat than my core. It aint cool!

 

[ironwings]

Very interesting. We have just this week been looking into yohimbine. I had read that women's thighs and butt have a predominance of alpha receptors (not beta). Therefore the standard clen, albuterol, ephedrine, etc don't have much affect on these areas. yohimbine is an alpha inhibitor and can work to mobolize the fat in these areas.

And i'm not laughing, on average my legs hold 2% more bodyfat than my core. It aint cool!

Try 25% bf in the lower body and 5% core. I look like a pear ;-)

 

[slat1]

Very interesting. We have just this week been looking into yohimbine. I had read that women's thighs and butt have a predominance of alpha receptors (not beta). Therefore the standard clen, albuterol, ephedrine, etc don't have much affect on these areas. yohimbine is an alpha inhibitor and can work to mobolize the fat in these areas.

And i'm not laughing, on average my legs hold 2% more bodyfat than my core. It aint cool!

I hold all my fat in the same areas as my mother! Okay, you can laugh.

 

[Thandie]

Hey everyone,
I finally decided to take the next step in my life changing journey. I'm meeting with a fitness/diet coach on Sunday to discuss my next level of fitness.
I'm not sure what to expect so I'll have to give you an update after my meeting. Are there any questions I should specifically ask? I'm nervous but very excited at the same time(is it Sunday yet)
ALSO~ May 16th, I'm attending my first BB/Figure show(I'll be the spectator) This is going to be SOO awesome!! Prejudging is at 8:30am/Finals at 5pm. Can I bring a camera??

Other than that, my workouts have been great!!
Diet is going great too. OH~ how is homemade beef jerky as a snack? Made from Top Sirloin.

Hmm, I don't know what he can do so not sure what to ask.
Find out how his program work and for how long. How much and what does he offer for that time period. How often will he train you per week.
You're going to be on stage, I can see that!!

Yes, you can take pictures!

 

[Thandie]

Mommalu, Where have you been?
You disappeared on me!!!

 

[mommalu]

Mommalu, Where have you been?
You disappeared on me!!!

Oh no, I'd never disappear on you!!
It's been so nice here the last few days that I've been outside in my pond.
Yesterday I spent 6 hours in the garden getting it ready and planting all my veggies. This way I'll always have fresh salad at my fingertips.
Thursday if it's nice, I plan on draining and cleaning the pond and getting it all ready. It's an all day/night job but someone has to do it!!
This is my passion away from work

Other than that, workouts are still going great!! I had my meeting Sunday(I'll email you about that) & also had my BF tested again.
It was suggested to me that I take a week off. Not sure if I can do that.
Maybe a day or 2 but 7. That scares me.
I'm also looking for new workouts to try so if "anyone" wants to throw some at me...please do!! I want a change & a challenge.

Thanks for thinking about me thandie. You're a gem!!

 

[*ebony*]

Oh no, I'd never disappear on you!!
It's been so nice here the last few days that I've been outside in my pond.
Yesterday I spent 6 hours in the garden getting it ready and planting all my veggies. This way I'll always have fresh salad at my fingertips.
Thursday if it's nice, I plan on draining and cleaning the pond and getting it all ready. It's an all day/night job but someone has to do it!!
This is my passion away from work

Other than that, workouts are still going great!! I had my meeting Sunday(I'll email you about that) & also had my BF tested again.
It was suggested to me that I take a week off. Not sure if I can do that.
Maybe a day or 2 but 7. That scares me.
I'm also looking for new workouts to try so if "anyone" wants to throw some at me...please do!! I want a change & a challenge.

Thanks for thinking about me thandie. You're a gem!!

god, thats absolutely gorgeous! your passion is a talent ma'am! i would pay you to sit there with my cup of tea, or a nice book, or to just take a breather.

also great job on keeping the workouts going, i don't think they will stop anytime for you. congrats in accepting your new healthier life style and being happy with it, keep it up!