Overdeveloped Quads- HELP!!!

[geness]

O.K. Heres the problem:
My quads are way overly developed compared to my hamstrings. As a female I want nice defined muscles that are symetrical and asthetic for my body, not big bulky muscles.

I only lift legs once a week doing high reps with lighter weight and concentrate primarily on my hamstrings and glutes to try to balance things out. I do an hour of cardio six days a week at a high intensity, but with low resistance. I alternate between running, the stairmaster, the precor and spinning class.

Question #1: Should I not bother to weight train my legs and if I do continue should i only use my own body weight and perhaps train them twice a week instead?

Question#2: Out of all the diffrent types of cardio that i do is one better then another when it comes to taking the emphasis off my quads and working other muscles instead?

Does anyone have any ideas on what i could do to get my quads to a normal looking and proportionate size to the rest of my body?

Thanks everyone in advance- all suggestions are greatly appreciated!!!

 

[BigDogg]

Damn, wish i could bitch about having overly-developed quads

 

[MrMuscle]

shit i wish i had that problem...

 

[RealDeal]

Ditto...I can't complain about anything being "too big", well unless you consider that one thing.

Keep concentrating on your hamstrings for one to try and even 'em out, but I wouldn't totally stop working your quads unless you actually WANT them to get smaller. Your cardio sessions sound good, but I'd think the spinning & stairmaster are going to put more work & emphasis on your quads (especially spinning). Just a thought.

 

[geness]

Nice pic Mr. Muscle- made me laugh!
There big, but not that big!!!

 

[HeavyDutyGuy]

Cardio doesn't build muscle unless you are very weak when you start. You need progressive resistance and intensity to build muscle. Your "overdeveloped" quads are probably genetic. Train your hams and calves hard and just light stuff for quads.

 

[flex4life]

elliptical uphill w/ forward motion is more glute/ham emphasis, backward is quad emphasis-
also walking steep incline (13+) long strides, not holding on is good ham work
maybe this helps some...
what are you doing for ham training?

 

[SSAlexSS]

O.K. Heres the problem:
My quads are way overly developed compared to my hamstrings. As a female I want nice defined muscles that are symetrical and asthetic for my body, not big bulky muscles.

I only lift legs once a week doing high reps with lighter weight and concentrate primarily on my hamstrings and glutes to try to balance things out. I do an hour of cardio six days a week at a high intensity, but with low resistance. I alternate between running, the stairmaster, the precor and spinning class.

Question #1: Should I not bother to weight train my legs and if I do continue should i only use my own body weight and perhaps train them twice a week instead?

Question#2: Out of all the diffrent types of cardio that i do is one better then another when it comes to taking the emphasis off my quads and working other muscles instead?

Does anyone have any ideas on what i could do to get my quads to a normal looking and proportionate size to the rest of my body?

Thanks everyone in advance- all suggestions are greatly appreciated!!!

How big are they? Flex them and measure them with a tape at the biggest point. As long as they arent bigger than 23 inches, it is okay!

Do more squats! And work you arms! Bigger upper body will take away the emphasis from the lower body!

 

[MrMuscle]

glad you liked the pic

cardio dont really build muscle at all. you wont get bigger by doing cardio..ive always prefered power walking or a bike..its smoother and less painfull on the joints.

and dont stop training legs..in the end your hams will catch up...and btw, girls with big strong legs are hot

 

[b fold the truth]

I'm not for sure if you are wanting to bring your hams up or your quads down. If you are wanting to bring your quads down....you must just simply train them less...or less intense.

The reverse works for bringing your hams up...you must train them more intensely. Try training hams before quads. After you have fried your hams, squats feel so much different

B True