How did you firm your inner thighs?

aveggiegirl

aveggiegirl

Cathlete
I'd really like to know the answer to this. I hope that someone who had flabby thighs and turned them into thighs of steel could tell me what they did. I have a layer of inner thigh fat that I can grab (hope you're not eating...sorry:() and I can't seem to get rid of it. I have very little fat on my upper body -- I'm actually very pleased with it - lots of muscles and definition. But I want nice tight, shapely legs too. (Yeah, who doesn't). Since starting with Cathe years ago my backside has improved and lifted but inner thighs, not so much. Still lots of flab to grab. My measurements have gone down and honestly, my legs really aren't big, just fat from the mid inner thigh up. Don't get me wrong, the outer thigh needs work too, but lately I've been obsessed with the inners.

What worked for you? Kettlebells? Sprinting? Really heavy weights, light weights, lots of reps? What? I have almost all of Cathe's workouts and successfully completed STS. I just finished her June 09 rotation. What should I do? Get some duct tape and wrap them around my legs? :D
 
broken record

my thighs aren't steel yet but compared to what they used to be, I think the difference is what you are looking for: run intervals uphill. thats the secret.

I started a size 22. I'm now a size 12. My thighs don't rub together anymore. :D
 
Not sure how your bod adjusts to losing fat, but for me the inner thigh and ab pooch are always the last to go. I think running and some inner thigh exercises is a good start since running seems to lean the legs in general. Not sure you can target the area specifically though. Kinda like the belly . . .

I found a more freestyle approach worked well for me a few years ago also. Similar to running lots.

Anxious to see if anyone else has any ideas . . .
 
Good old fashioned squats will get you good. Put your feet closer together than shoulder width for the most inner thigh recruitment. There are lots of moves with the band and ankle weights too - Cathe incorporates most of them on her floorwork portions of DVDs. I also like these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3X8AgzqGxs (plus you can find tons of others once you get started watching!) These were the best ones I found though but it's been a while since I looked. The poor girl has the sniffles but since that is me about 100% of the time, it doesn't really bother me! I bought the super heavy band for this move (maybe 20lbs? - whatever the heaviest resistance is that I could find). I criss cross the band for more resistance too and that works fine. Good luck! You can also get a Pilates ring for something different and you can use it for other body parts. I find that I get more results with the other stuff though but do use the ring sometimes.
 
Thanks for the suggestions Ladies! I'm going to incorporate all of these ideas into my July rotation.

Meowracer, I liked the youtube videos. Thanks a bunch! There are many exercises here that I've never done before. Maybe that is what I need.

I have been running on the treadmill, doing CardioCoach but only 1 - 2 times per week. I think I'll try to add in another day and see what happens.
 
NOT the adductor machine!

The women's favorite machine, the adductor, does NOT work! After years of experimenting I've gotten the best results with exercises using Gliding Discs & spinning classes.
 
If you can grab it, it's skin, not fat. Fat is too thick to grab. And as for cures for loose skin, well, if you know any short of surgery, I'd be interested to hear! :eek:
 
Inner thigh squeezes using the ball: Ball between your legs and squeeze.
Inner thigh leg lifts (The Jane Fonda kind) are very effective. Use ankle weights when they become too easy. High reps!
Wide pile squats: really focus your attention on your inner thighs.
Lay on your back: open and close your legs while they are straight up in the air. (Make a big V and then close - repeat)
 
some great suggestions with band and gliding work. i also like my pilates ring. you can just sit and watch tv while do a few squeeze on it. or lie on your side and squeeze from that position.

for heavy leg work i do some leg presses but adjust the foot position. it still works my overall leg but gets a little more inner thigh. i never go more then 2 sets and never more then 12-15 a set.

i also do cardio, usually lots of it but was on haitus now getting back to it.

kassia
 
I've been working at this for a very long time and feel I can say that, FOR ME, it's about 70% diet/15% weight training/15% cardio. And even though diet is the biggest slice of MY pie, if you leave out the weights or the cardio you're really slowing down your results. I know because I did that...

Now, because I've been frustrated with how slow the fat's been coming off my lower half I did a little research and decided to try revving up my metabolism by doing both morning and evening workouts, while alternating cardio and weight training days. My workouts look like this:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday
am (@home): Cardio Coach on mp3 on my treadmill. 30 minutes total: 5mt warm-up, 20mt cardio, 5mt cool down (I do the Cardio Coach workouts in numerical order. I always do all of Volume 1, then I do challenges 1 and 2 of volumes 2-8. The next round I again do all of Volume 1, then I do challenges 1 and 3 of Volumes 2-8).
pm (@gym or home): Steady state (any equipment). 30 minutes total: 5mt warm-up, 20mt cardio, 5mt cool down.

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
am (@home): STS Split Workouts. About 60-70 mts.
pm (@gym): Chad Waterbury's Circuit-Style Bikini Body System Full Body Workouts (from Figure Athlete.com). About 30 mts.

Sunday: Rest

I've been reading a lot about the pros and cons of running on a treadmill and have come to the conclusion that any time I can do my hiit/steady state cardio outside I probably should - but I haven't yet... allergies... Alwyn Cosgrove got a big fight started over on the T-Nation Board (in the latest 7 Myths article) regarding the down side of treadmills... It's still up in the air so I say hedge your bets and do some of your running in both places, peppering in other types of cardio to avoid overuse injuries. That's going to be my next step.

It seems like a lot but after about 4 days I adjusted. Since I ramped things up I've noticed my HUGE calves finally seem to be budging and the nasty fat around my knees (especially inside) is melting down. All in good time. I will say if you have any kind of knee issues you may want to think twice about all the cardio.
 
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aveggiegirl said:
Thank you, girls!

About that pilates ring -- is there a specific size I need?
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no i think they all come pretty much the same size. i am sure youtube has plenty of clips for the interesting exercises you can use with them. i just like it b/c i can sit there and exercise while watching tv but its not strenuous so i don't worry about over taxing my muscles with to much exercise.

kassia
 
I've had lovely results doing BG 2 times a week and KM 2 to 3 times a week, plus my regular weight and cardio (step or kickboxing).
 
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