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Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/02/02, 09:00 AM I have been doing less cardio and more weights to try and put more lean muscle on. My upper body body is getting crazy toned but my lower body is getting bigger. Not fat but muscle. I am trying to tone, not bulk. My diet is good now that I researched this wesite. Any suggestions?
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/02/02, 09:07 AM What kind of reps/weight are you using? You may be going to heavy. -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.
Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/02/02, 09:18 AM well when I do legs I am doing 4-5 sets of 20. I am lifing until I can't lift any longer on the lest reps
Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/02/02, 09:22 AM wow..I am not up yet
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/02/02, 09:24 AM What kind of leg exercises are you doing? Some of those exercises will blow you up quick. Actually I have no idea what I am talking about, your probably shouldnt listen to me! I confuse myself. -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.
Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/02/02, 09:26 AM hahaha...well I do squats, deadlifts, reverse lunges, leg press, leg extensions, and then calves
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/02/02, 09:43 AM Ok, like I said I am not an expert, but I will tell you those exercises are going to blow your legs up. I know that for a fact. You might want to cool out with the squats and presses. I hope someone else can add to your question, but I believe I am correct. -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.
	2004/02/02, 12:25 PM Hec I don't wanna contradict here, but Leitita, lift heavy. Do your squats, presses, extensions etc. If you have just started lifting, the muscle is building under the fat and making the parts appear bigger. As you gain muscle and lose fat, this will reverse. My wife and went through the same thing. Now she is worried about loose skin around her thighs. Unless you have a freaky body females don't pump up like men. Stay the coarse. -------------- Its like herding cats. Charlie
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/02/02, 12:29 PM You da man Charlie! -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.
Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/02/02, 12:45 PM okie dokie whatevers you say...=0) I have 15.1% body fat so I am not trying to loose too much. So I should give it a few more weeks?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/02/02, 12:48 PM Great reply Charlie, you are right on! ============ Quoting from charlie826: Hec I don't wanna contradict here, but Leitita, lift heavy. Do your squats, presses, extensions etc. If you have just started lifting, the muscle is building under the fat and making the parts appear bigger. As you gain muscle and lose fat, this will reverse. My wife and went through the same thing. Now she is worried about loose skin around her thighs. Unless you have a freaky body females don't pump up like men. Stay the coarse. ============= -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
	2004/02/02, 01:00 PM 15% bf in a female is really down there. Are you trying to prepare for competition?? -------------- Its like herding cats. Charlie
Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/02/02, 01:19 PM nope. I have always been very skinny. I had problems gaining weight but not any longer. I just want to be really toned and not be skinny without muscle. unless when I was calipered they did it wrong, but it was done by the health center (military)
	2004/02/02, 01:30 PM Air Force does not count... LOL. Ex Navy here. You know, we haul Marines.. Eat clean and lift heavy. -------------- Its like herding cats. Charlie
Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/02/02, 01:32 PM haha...hey I like my air conditioned computer job =0) I will keep up with my weights and see what happens ...
cobra93 Posts: 131 Joined: 2003/10/20	2004/02/02, 01:43 PM Hey Charlie! Watch it! My husband is in the Air Force... hisssssssssssss............
	2004/02/02, 01:47 PM Thats better than being in the Coast Guard. You have to be at least 6 feet tall there so you can walk to shore if the ship goes down. LOL Don't swallow your gum with all this hissing. -------------- Its like herding cats. Charlie
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/02/02, 01:50 PM Typical Marine Corps/Navy brotherhood. Me (Marine) go in and tear stuff up (bad advice), Charlie (Navy) comes in and bails me out (good advice). What a team!! -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.
Leilita808 Posts: 154 Joined: 2004/01/07	2004/02/02, 02:10 PM hey don't forget who drops a few bombs here and there
	2004/02/02, 07:18 PM But please not on the coast guard....they are on our side. -------------- Its like herding cats. Charlie