On a quest for the illusive gap between the thighs - (closed)
I am currently 190.5lb 5ft8/9 tall with thighs measuring 25 inches each(well at least they are symetrical, the only good thing I can say about them)
I am creating this topic in order for us to share tips on how you have/intend to get that illusive gap. And for people to share how successful their methods have been/ are being so far.
My strategy
1) lose weight, I am losing weight at a rate of 2lbs a week and have been for a while now and hope to stick with it.
2) excercise bike, I plan to up the amount of time that I spend on my exercise bike and if the weather is good(I am from the UK so I don't hold much hope) then go cycling outside aswell.
I will try this for a while and will post my thigh measurements(and weight) each week.
And out of curiosity, if there is any of you lucky people out there with "the gap" how small did your thighs have to be to get it?
Come join me in my QUEST !!!
Who in.......
This group is closed to new members for the moment. Everybody is welcome to post tips, advice, experience etc....
I don't think i'll ever have that gap, but I'm still willing to post measurements, probably every month though, as I don't want to measure myself quite as much as I weigh myself..... (which is a bit obsessively, truth be told :-))
Hey you guys haha. I don't want to join this group or anything (I'm trying to gain weight), but I thought I'd let you know that some people never get that gap.
One of my skinniest friends, with just about the perfect body, has no gap between her thighs. She gets all self-conscious about how they rub together and stuff, but honestly she is so slim that it must be where her thigh bones are situated or something.
Just letting you guys know. :) Good luck everyone!
Original Post by okgo:
Hey you guys haha. I don't want to join this group or anything (I'm trying to gain weight), but I thought I'd let you know that some people never get that gap.
One of my skinniest friends, with just about the perfect body, has no gap between her thighs. She gets all self-conscious about how they rub together and stuff, but honestly she is so slim that it must be where her thigh bones are situated or something.
Just letting you guys know. :) Good luck everyone!
thanks okgo we know. Its more a getting our legs really toned kinda thing. But thanks for the input!
I'm trying to think of a hilarious shape to describe myself, but i'm not a witty as T-rex, and toothpick pumpkin! You guys are awesome! thanks for the laugh in the morning!
I'm in! I had that gap for about a month then christmas came and wrecked it all. Who knew champagne had so many calories!
So what are everyone's plans for toning their lovely legs? Certain exercises or techniques? Suggestions?
I've heard pilates are supposed to be great for sculpting long, lean muscles, but I've never had enough motivation to stick to it. Anyone had success?
Original Post by collier__:
So what are everyone's plans for toning their lovely legs? Certain exercises or techniques? Suggestions?
I've heard pilates are supposed to be great for sculpting long, lean muscles, but I've never had enough motivation to stick to it. Anyone had success?
I've used pilates with great results, i too can just never stick to it. I'm gonna go back to that i guess
Original Post by collier__:
I've heard pilates are supposed to be great for sculpting long, lean muscles, but I've never had enough motivation to stick to it. Anyone had success?
No no no wrong wrong wrong. Pilates is great for...whatever it's great for but it's a proven poor leg work out. Melkor or floggingsully have the back up studies. Ironically I'm too lazy to post them.
Want thin, hot legs? SQUATS, DEADLIFTS, LUNGES. The holy trinity of great legs right there. Body weight if you're a beginner, otherwise with heavy weights. No your legs won't get bulky because you are a female. You CAN NOT get bulky. You think you can, but you can't.
Words like "sculpt" and "long, lean muscles" are evil junk that bird cage liners like Shape have beat into your head. Is there fat muscle? No. Can you make your legs longer? No. You build muscle or you don't build muscle.
Fine with me, I'd rather do lungesany day! Thanks for the info, Spirochete. It's hard separating fact from fiction in the modern world.
lunges eh? maybe I should get back to my wii, it has some killer leg workouts. Looking forward to feeling that burn
Original Post by collier__:
Original Post by icequeen83:
Each thigh is as big as my waist (24") and my hip is 41".
Wow!
I hope that wow is directed towards the waist! Man, I think my waist is.... let me check... 33"! and my leg is 24"! I think I'll just keep this tagged, and check back with you guys when I've lost a few more pounds! :-)
i'm so in. i've use to have that but not anymore. if i remember correctly, if was strictly diet and walking that helped.
So...it's Thursday! Where do we post our measurements?
Here's mine, just in case:
Hips - 95 cm (37.4 in)
Thighs - 62 cm (24.4 in)
Weight - 66.5 kgs (146.6 pounds)
Height - 160 cms (5'3)
BMI - 26
Happy Thursday everyone, just one more day before the weekend. These are my measurements:
Hips - 41 in
Thighs - 24 in
Waist - 24 in
Weight - 139 lbs
Height - 5'5
BMI - 23.1
Original Post by tyrdrop:
Original Post by collier__:
Original Post by icequeen83:
Each thigh is as big as my waist (24") and my hip is 41".
Wow!
I hope that wow is directed towards the waist! Man, I think my waist is.... let me check... 33"! and my leg is 24"! I think I'll just keep this tagged, and check back with you guys when I've lost a few more pounds! :-)
You're right, it was about her teensy-tiny waist. I'm quite envious!
Ice Queen, I didn't realize that could be taken the wrong way -- I hope you knew what I meant!
Finally got a hold of a measuring tape (a hard thing to do in an office!)
Hips - 36 in
Thighs - 20 in
Waist - 24 in
Weight - 112 lbs (As of Sunday, I don't have a scale)
Height - 5'0
BMI - 21.9
Original Post by spirochete:
Original Post by collier__:
I've heard pilates are supposed to be great for sculpting long, lean muscles, but I've never had enough motivation to stick to it. Anyone had success?
No no no wrong wrong wrong. Pilates is great for...whatever it's great for but it's a proven poor leg work out. Melkor or floggingsully have the back up studies. Ironically I'm too lazy to post them.
Want thin, hot legs? SQUATS, DEADLIFTS, LUNGES. The holy trinity of great legs right there. Body weight if you're a beginner, otherwise with heavy weights. No your legs won't get bulky because you are a female. You CAN NOT get bulky. You think you can, but you can't.
Words like "sculpt" and "long, lean muscles" are evil junk that bird cage liners like Shape have beat into your head. Is there fat muscle? No. Can you make your legs longer? No. You build muscle or you don't build muscle.
I agree with you, but i will say i have done pilates in the past and lost inches. But at the same time I feel anything you do consistently will give you some sort of success
Original Post by collier__:
Original Post by tyrdrop:
Original Post by collier__:
Original Post by icequeen83:
Each thigh is as big as my waist (24") and my hip is 41".
Wow!
I hope that wow is directed towards the waist! Man, I think my waist is.... let me check... 33"! and my leg is 24"! I think I'll just keep this tagged, and check back with you guys when I've lost a few more pounds! :-)
You're right, it was about her teensy-tiny waist. I'm quite envious!
Ice Queen, I didn't realize that could be taken the wrong way -- I hope you knew what I meant!
Lol. It's ok. I figured. I get that all the time... sometimes it's a blessing and sometimes a curse. I can never find a dress that fits my top AND my bottom, and I always end up having to adjust the waist of my pants/shorts. Hopefully I can trim and tone the legs and hips to match my waist...
Thanks for understanding.
In other news, I just bought a scale! Hooray! It's being shipped tomorrow. I hope it arrives before next Thursday.
Hips - 40 in
Thighs - 25 in
Waist - I will measure this in the morning as my stomach is bloated from dinner
Start weight (this time) 11 august 2008 - 210.5lbs
Current Weight - 188.5lbs
Goal Weight - 154lbs???
Height - 5'9
BMI - 27.8
I really gotta take my measurements. I'll post them as soon as i do!
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