Need to reshape bottom half.....help....

[LuckeeLaydee]

I am getting really happy with my upper body (thanks Cathe) but haven't done much weight except muscle max once a week for my legs.

Here is my issue. I am quite fine with the rear, wouldn't mind a little lift and wouldn't even mind if it stayed the same size! But the problem is the side of the upper thighs, the dreaded saddle bags.
Can I build or maybe a better term is "lift" the rear and decrease the saddle bags at the same time?
If anyone has any secrets please spill the beans!

Thanks,
Paula

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hi Paula...have you looked into Freestyle? Lots of posters here (Hey Carole!!) use freestyle with great results! Myself included but I do a very loose form of it on and off. If you want the nitty gritty on how it's done, don't ask me! LOL

Seriously though...you should consider it. It's meant to slenderize and tone the lower half as opposed to building muscle therefore possibly making it larger.

HTH some!

 

[LuckeeLaydee]

Well that's were my issue comes in ....I want to slenderize from the bottom of the "derriere" down but build or "lift" the Gluteal muscles.
Am I makeing sense here?
It may be a one or the other type thing. It's because of the freestyle information I have shyed away from weights, but don't know if Ihave the time to put into a real freestyle program. It seems to take lots and lots of time.


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Paula

 

[wkgmom914]

I have a question on the freestyle. Is this a book that was written several years back? Do you follow the program to the letter?

 

[Fit_mommy]

I'm not the one to ask about freestyle training to be honest. I do a very loose rendition of it...if you want good info you can do a search here...there are TONS of posts on it! Or, you can start a new thread using FREESTYLE in the subject line.

 

[40something]

Hi Paula! The best way to get rid of saddle bags is to burn the fat. And we all know what that means...cardio...cardio...cardio!

You can still do workouts like Leaner Legs and Legs & Glutes...just use light weights or no weights. Meaning say, 15-20 pounds for squats/lunges/presses. Or even less. You can also pyramid the leg work; start out using 20 pounds, decrease to 10 and then do the last reps with no weights. Remember, no weights isn't really 'no weights' because you are still lifting your own body weight when you do lunges. Think push-ups here.

I am a huge-huge fan of walking lunges and I never use added weights. Do as many as you can until your legs just can't move another step. Remember to do them forward...and backward.

 

[LuckeeLaydee]

Thanks for the advice!

40 something...how often should I do these walking lunges? Do I need to do them every day or should I only do them a few times a week?
I do lunges with MM with weight once a week. I have been using a 30# bb but I may cut back to 2 10# dumbbells.
Thanks
PS

 

[rcook]

I would say do about 15 to 30 minutes of leg and butt work w/low weights, than about 20 to 30 minutes at least of running(jogging) or some type of lower body cardio, combination maybe jogging, jumping rope, and such...


Rhonda

 

[lov2bfit]

I have already been seeing great results in my legs by doing Cathe's August 04 rotation. It's a burn fat and legs/glutes rotation. It's a great combination of lower body weight training, running and walking lunges while still getting in cardio and upper body. It's working really well for me.

Katie

 

[40something]

That does look like a great rotation for working on the lower body and losing body fat.

Paula, I do walking lunges 2x a week. I am still working back up to the endurance level I was at last year so I can do 200+ now but I'm not up to 400 per set yet.

One thing about lunges...you can do them anywhere. I can get 22 in by lunging from my kitchen through the diningroom through the piano room and back through to the kitchen. A girl does what she has too right?!!

My favorite place to do walking lunges is at a track...my kids prefer me to go to one of the nearby towns that they don't go to school at!! But we do live between three towns that all have nice running tracks at the schools so I go during the day when no one else is out there. I do a workout of running stairs and jumping rope or I do sprints on the track and then when my workout is done I will do walking lunges around the track to finish and then stretch.