Annabelle2
Cathlete
I need a little guidance here and appreciate it if you could help me out with my routine.
I started with the Firm at a little over 200 lb, I lost 82 and have progressed to Cathe. I own almost all of her workouts and have been doing them for a while. I have been playing around for about 6 months trying to lean out specifically in the leg and lower abdominal area. I followed Zone eating for about two years and have recently switched to Eating For Life. I have been following a microperiodization routine for quite a while so I am not sure what one thing would really work for my lower body. My upper body is fine. Each week I alternate a cardio session and a weight session. Each week for Cardio I do an interval workout, a Hi/Lo or kickbox workout, and a step workout. For weight training I lift a different style every week (push pull one week, pyramid one week, slow and heavy one week, etc. I also do a week of circuits) I do an upper body workout, a lower body workout and a total body workout each week. I stretch on my rest day. I gave running a shot (maybe not long enough) but my legs began to swell - we are in a very hilly area and I thought that might be it. I am starting to get bony in my upper body and I have good muscle definition there but my thighs still look flabby. I used heavy weights for me for a while - 60 lbs for leg work and they just got bigger so I cut back to no more than 40 lbs on my legs. I am an hourglass. I have played around with my diet too watching my calories and percentages, I lower my calories to get leaner and I lose energy for my workouts. I am going to try the walking lunges but I am wondering if you have any suggestions to help me slim my thighs down? I have posted about this before and received many responses and have tried most of them. Do you think it would benefit me to do some floor work every day? Can you give me some ideas?
I started with the Firm at a little over 200 lb, I lost 82 and have progressed to Cathe. I own almost all of her workouts and have been doing them for a while. I have been playing around for about 6 months trying to lean out specifically in the leg and lower abdominal area. I followed Zone eating for about two years and have recently switched to Eating For Life. I have been following a microperiodization routine for quite a while so I am not sure what one thing would really work for my lower body. My upper body is fine. Each week I alternate a cardio session and a weight session. Each week for Cardio I do an interval workout, a Hi/Lo or kickbox workout, and a step workout. For weight training I lift a different style every week (push pull one week, pyramid one week, slow and heavy one week, etc. I also do a week of circuits) I do an upper body workout, a lower body workout and a total body workout each week. I stretch on my rest day. I gave running a shot (maybe not long enough) but my legs began to swell - we are in a very hilly area and I thought that might be it. I am starting to get bony in my upper body and I have good muscle definition there but my thighs still look flabby. I used heavy weights for me for a while - 60 lbs for leg work and they just got bigger so I cut back to no more than 40 lbs on my legs. I am an hourglass. I have played around with my diet too watching my calories and percentages, I lower my calories to get leaner and I lose energy for my workouts. I am going to try the walking lunges but I am wondering if you have any suggestions to help me slim my thighs down? I have posted about this before and received many responses and have tried most of them. Do you think it would benefit me to do some floor work every day? Can you give me some ideas?
