How many of you are natural pears besides me??
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I'm sort of one. I have a small waist and my bum isn't all that big but I gain weight through the hips if I'm not careful. That makes it difficult to find pants that fit really well. If the waist is comfortable, the legs will bind through the hips. If the pants are flattering through the thigh area, the waist is too big. Aargh! 
materialsgirl
Cathlete
I am small through the waist and have an enormous round bum (think J-Lo). But I also have a large chest, so I guess I'm more of an hourglass than a pear, strictly speaking. I have a horrible time finding pants that fit. They are always too huge around the waist if they fit my butt. Such a pain in the @ss (literally).
Yes, I am...but much less so now (I had lipo a few years ago).
Still...my pants gape open at the waist even though they fit tight on my butt and thighs. It is somewhat frustrating...but at least I don't have both problems (thick thru waist AND backside).
Working my legs almost everyday helps to keep them smaller. Of course I don't do the same exercises every day. I keep mixing it up. One day I'll do a push workout (quads), next day is pull (hamstrings), next is butt and calves, then push again, and pull again. I also do more endurance-type weight training for legs (more reps, not terribly heavy...but not light either) and then once a week do some heavy training (heavy = heavy leg press machine at the gym -- 270lbs...I weigh between 105 and 115).
Good luck to ya my pear sister!
Shonie
Still...my pants gape open at the waist even though they fit tight on my butt and thighs. It is somewhat frustrating...but at least I don't have both problems (thick thru waist AND backside).
Working my legs almost everyday helps to keep them smaller. Of course I don't do the same exercises every day. I keep mixing it up. One day I'll do a push workout (quads), next day is pull (hamstrings), next is butt and calves, then push again, and pull again. I also do more endurance-type weight training for legs (more reps, not terribly heavy...but not light either) and then once a week do some heavy training (heavy = heavy leg press machine at the gym -- 270lbs...I weigh between 105 and 115).
Good luck to ya my pear sister!
Shonie
Raising a hand here!}(
I have the same problem as you all with finding a good pair of pants. I can fit into a smaller size if it weren't for these saddlebags. And I have inner thighs that jiggle no matter how many plie squats I do.
Shonie... 270 lbs.! That will kill my knees. Just thinking about it is making these darn joints hurt.
Pinky
I have the same problem as you all with finding a good pair of pants. I can fit into a smaller size if it weren't for these saddlebags. And I have inner thighs that jiggle no matter how many plie squats I do.
Shonie... 270 lbs.! That will kill my knees. Just thinking about it is making these darn joints hurt.
Pinky
dananmis22
Cathlete
I am a pear, too! Itty bitty waiste and great big ghetto booty! All the black brothers love me!
I really like my bod, though. My hips are perfect for child bearing. It used to bother me that I wasn't better proportioned, but since I have had kids I feel so beautiful! I am amazed at what my body can do.
The jeans that fit me the best are Paris Blues. I can't wear anything else. it leaves my undies exposed whenever I sit down or bend over!
I really like my bod, though. My hips are perfect for child bearing. It used to bother me that I wasn't better proportioned, but since I have had kids I feel so beautiful! I am amazed at what my body can do.
The jeans that fit me the best are Paris Blues. I can't wear anything else. it leaves my undies exposed whenever I sit down or bend over!
allwildgirl
Cathlete
Oh yeah. Lotsa junk in this girl's trunk.
YasBeFit
Cathlete
I'm sure if we had a "top pear" contest I would win b/c I'm blessed with a big latina booty, which is MUCH larger than most white women who consider their butts big. Luckily, black & latino guys love it so I am ok with it (I think!?) I wish I had the tiny waist to go along with it, though (would love to look like Beyonce).
Go Healthy Pears!!
Go Healthy Pears!!
I'm in this club as well. I'm very petite and most people would argue that I don't have a pear shape. However, I've been able to manage my pear shape through nutrition and exercise, but if I didn't exercise or eat well......
Maxwell, a few questions about your training; I hope you don't mind.
You wrote that you train your legs almost everyday - alternating push/pull and glute work. Do you use Cathe lowerbody workouts exclusively (aside from your heavy leg gym day)? If so, how heavy do you go and do you perform more reps than what Cathe and crew perform?Do you just break up Cathe's workouts and do push exercises on push day, etc?
Regarding the glute work, what exercises do you do, i.e., floor work, etc.? What about cardio - how often?
Sorry for all the questions, but I've kind of reached a plateau with my lower body, and although, I'm in good shape, I'm starting to see some fat creep up on my bottom and it's really bothering me. I typically work my lower body twice per week, but I'm thinking that I need to kick my lower body training up a notch and am wondering if the next step for me would be heavy work at the gym, or daily lower body work.
Your thoughts are appreciated.
Alexandra
Maxwell, a few questions about your training; I hope you don't mind.
You wrote that you train your legs almost everyday - alternating push/pull and glute work. Do you use Cathe lowerbody workouts exclusively (aside from your heavy leg gym day)? If so, how heavy do you go and do you perform more reps than what Cathe and crew perform?Do you just break up Cathe's workouts and do push exercises on push day, etc?
Regarding the glute work, what exercises do you do, i.e., floor work, etc.? What about cardio - how often?
Sorry for all the questions, but I've kind of reached a plateau with my lower body, and although, I'm in good shape, I'm starting to see some fat creep up on my bottom and it's really bothering me. I typically work my lower body twice per week, but I'm thinking that I need to kick my lower body training up a notch and am wondering if the next step for me would be heavy work at the gym, or daily lower body work.
Your thoughts are appreciated.
Alexandra
dananmis22
Cathlete
We need to all stand up and be proud to have mega rears! Do you know how many songs are written about us? We make the rockin' world go round! When a girl walks in with an itty bitty waiste and a round big in your face they get sprung! Can you think of any songs about women with no-butts? Me niether! So, all together now, let's embrace our derierres!:7
Peace y'all!
Missy
Peace y'all!
Missy
Runcrazy
Cathlete
I'm another one! Small upper body and I work like crazy to put on muscle but I still have chicken wings! Very small waist and like a couple of others, my butt is not overly huge (as controlled through exercises), but all my fat is in my thighs and butt. I am endowed in the chest area, of which I thank my mother!
Jo
Jo
Hey Alexandra --
Sorry I'm just now seeing this post. I've been rather sporadic at reading the forums the last few weeks.
I do NOT use Cathe lower body workouts exclusively. As a matter of fact, I don't typically use any of her leg-only workouts on a regular basis. I use Pyramid Lower Body (PLB) the most (but still only every now and then). I do the leg work in all her other full-body videos (like PH, ME, etc). I typically use less weight than Cathe for legs on the full-body workouts. Many times I won't use any weights at all for static lunges and squats. I just really focus on squeezing my glutes and having good form. I don't normally break up the workouts either (between push/pull days). I'll just do whatever leg exercises happen to be in the workout for that day. Then, at my noontime workout at the gym, I'll do my push or pull workout.
For glute work -- I do squats, lunges, floor work (love those glute raises on the ball!), leg press.
I do some amount of cardio everyday. I try for 60 minutes per day (every day). Some days are lighter than others though...meaning that my cardio consists of walking on the treadmill at a 3.6 mph pace (which is really nothing). The interval workouts (IMAXes, BootCamp, Terminator) keep me in the best shape for sure. But sometimes I just can't mentally get myself psyched for all that intensity.
If you've hit a plateau ... then change something up. Different exercises, or more weight, are more frequent workouts. I like working legs almost everyday (in some manner) because it means I don't have to devote an ENTIRE day to leg training (which I would hate). If you don't have PLB...buy it. The hamstring work on the ball is fantastic.
Good luck,
SHonie
Sorry I'm just now seeing this post. I've been rather sporadic at reading the forums the last few weeks.
I do NOT use Cathe lower body workouts exclusively. As a matter of fact, I don't typically use any of her leg-only workouts on a regular basis. I use Pyramid Lower Body (PLB) the most (but still only every now and then). I do the leg work in all her other full-body videos (like PH, ME, etc). I typically use less weight than Cathe for legs on the full-body workouts. Many times I won't use any weights at all for static lunges and squats. I just really focus on squeezing my glutes and having good form. I don't normally break up the workouts either (between push/pull days). I'll just do whatever leg exercises happen to be in the workout for that day. Then, at my noontime workout at the gym, I'll do my push or pull workout.
For glute work -- I do squats, lunges, floor work (love those glute raises on the ball!), leg press.
I do some amount of cardio everyday. I try for 60 minutes per day (every day). Some days are lighter than others though...meaning that my cardio consists of walking on the treadmill at a 3.6 mph pace (which is really nothing). The interval workouts (IMAXes, BootCamp, Terminator) keep me in the best shape for sure. But sometimes I just can't mentally get myself psyched for all that intensity.
If you've hit a plateau ... then change something up. Different exercises, or more weight, are more frequent workouts. I like working legs almost everyday (in some manner) because it means I don't have to devote an ENTIRE day to leg training (which I would hate). If you don't have PLB...buy it. The hamstring work on the ball is fantastic.
Good luck,
SHonie