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Topic: big legs are caused by exercise ?
matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Fri 09/22/17 03:21 PM Edited by matrueyear on Fri 09/22/17 04:09 PM
I jog twice a week and about 6-9 km every time . I also participate fitness classes that are offered by local gym 4 hours a week . I have never expected to obtain the big legs after all those efforts I have been putting in . Anything I have done wrong that causes the legs grow so big ? I am weight 60kg still, but my waistline has shown increase in size. Therefor , stress is one of the aspects caused thick legs . Does jogging count as well ?

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Fri 09/22/17 04:26 PM
Hi blondey, Like always ,You always able to grasp the right point. I actually have never used a measurement tool to measure my waistline , but only assumed by the summer pants that seemed too tight when I put it on. Jogging can burn fat , also causes legs grow big ?

Stu Joined Sun 07/23/17 Posts: 22537	Fri 09/22/17 04:29 PM
I know lack of exercise will make them skinny like a chicken due to muscle loss, so it goes to reason that exercise will make them big from muscle gain.

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Fri 09/22/17 04:46 PM
Just wondering if there are exercises involve less of legs coordination , so I can have my slender legs back ... ;)

Stu Joined Sun 07/23/17 Posts: 22537	Fri 09/22/17 04:57 PM
Oh, hummm... unable to help there, possibly yoga? If Storm comes along she'll know.

lu_rosemary Joined Wed 09/11/13 Posts: 9123	Fri 09/22/17 05:31 PM
Hi Mat I run .. I haven't had a problem with my leg mass increasing .. only when I do free weight exercises .. especially lunges and leg press ..my quad muscles develop very quickly . Cardio based exercises usually have the opposite effect on my muscle mass .. they will shape and tone but not increase my leg muscle size . My friend stopped bodybuilding to do running and she lost so much muscle mass that I didn't recognise her .. there is definitely a correlation with weight training . You could still do weights but choose exercises that will just define your legs rather than build muscle . Swimming , Pilates and yoga help to stretch and lengthen muscle fibres . Personaly I like shapely legs rather than legs that look all bone :-) Hi Blondey. Great advice.. I love yoga. And by, i love yoga, I mean I love their pants and tank tops. The exercise is alright, I guess. I mean, I do it, but mostly out of peer pressure. But I actually love pilates. Because the two seem to be so similar, I'm wondering, can you take pilates if you've never done yoga?

greeneyes148 Joined Fri 12/25/15 Posts: 5830	Fri 09/22/17 05:52 PM
So lets see the gams!!.. lets see the man scissors ;)

scepticalsoulmate Joined Wed 08/24/16 Posts: 9737	Fri 09/22/17 10:04 PM
i have big legs and i dont exercise so i guess no?

joethebricky Joined Sat 08/04/12 Posts: 12740	Fri 09/22/17 11:34 PM
I'd try a low carb but high protein diet. Leave the running for a while and do a brisk walk instead. On the tread mill click on fat burn, it will ask for your weight and age, then it will calculate your perfect heart rate for weight loss, mine is 114 and that's just a brisk 5.6 kph walk with 1.5 incline, not hard at all. If it was me though I'd explain to a personal trainer at the gym what you want to achieve, they'll know best. They won't expect payment for a simple piece of advice, or they shouldn't anyway. Remember to stretch both before and after exercise.

TheSheldon Joined Fri 04/03/15 Posts: 50	Sat 09/23/17 12:19 AM
Is it your legs and waist? Or just one? Do something different, and then observe from your experience what happens. Has your diet changed recently? Are you eating something now you weren't before? Running should mostly burn fat, and won't create a hypertrophy response. It sounds to me like that may just be inflammation/swelling. Experience any pain from running?

no1phD Joined Tue 01/07/14 Posts: 27442	Sat 09/23/17 01:23 AM
Most the women I know ..that have big legs get them from kicking the crap out of me..lol..WHAT!!. Okay they don't really kick the crap out of me they just like jumping up and down on my heart..yup..

no1phD Joined Tue 01/07/14 Posts: 27442	Sat 09/23/17 02:57 AM
Are you wearing a bathrobe . Yes why yes I am ..I thought I would try the new Hugh Hefner look. Of course his bathrobe is probably silk.. mine is not.. but it is very warm and comfy..lol.. Now it's anyone's guess if I'm naked under here or not .lol.wink

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Sat 09/23/17 09:25 AM
Yoga , yoga . I will give it a try while wait for the Storm . ;)

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Sat 09/23/17 09:27 AM
Hi Mat I run .. I haven't had a problem with my leg mass increasing .. only when I do free weight exercises .. especially lunges and leg press ..my quad muscles develop very quickly . Cardio based exercises usually have the opposite effect on my muscle mass .. they will shape and tone but not increase my leg muscle size . My friend stopped bodybuilding to do running and she lost so much muscle mass that I didn't recognise her .. there is definitely a correlation with weight training . You could still do weights but choose exercises that will just define your legs rather than build muscle . Swimming , Pilates and yoga help to stretch and lengthen muscle fibres . Personaly I like shapely legs rather than legs that look all bone :-) I agree with you , a pair of fit legs look yummier than the boney ones ... :))

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Sat 09/23/17 09:27 AM
So lets see the gams!!.. lets see the man scissors ;) HAYA ! What kind of exercise is that ? :))

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Sat 09/23/17 09:28 AM
i have big legs and i dont exercise so i guess no? If you don't exercise , I am sure my legs are bigger than yours .;)

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Sat 09/23/17 09:37 AM
I'd try a low carb but high protein diet. Leave the running for a while and do a brisk walk instead. On the tread mill click on fat burn, it will ask for your weight and age, then it will calculate your perfect heart rate for weight loss, mine is 114 and that's just a brisk 5.6 kph walk with 1.5 incline, not hard at all. If it was me though I'd explain to a personal trainer at the gym what you want to achieve, they'll know best. They won't expect payment for a simple piece of advice, or they shouldn't anyway. Remember to stretch both before and after exercise. Before I started the gym session three years ago . I had done a lot of brisk walk and swim and my legs were slender and healthy. Now I have just realized what 's done wrong that ruined my legs after reading your advise. Also thanks for the elaborate explanation !

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Sat 09/23/17 09:53 AM
Is it your legs and waist? Or just one? Do something different, and then observe from your experience what happens. Has your diet changed recently? Are you eating something now you weren't before? Running should mostly burn fat, and won't create a hypertrophy response. It sounds to me like that may just be inflammation/swelling. Experience any pain from running? My legs and waist have grown big noticeably since the last year. I always eat whatever I want , but mostly try to choose the healthy food . While I run or perform another functional exercises , there are no pains occur, except expel a lot of gas from stomach though my mouth.

TheSheldon Joined Fri 04/03/15 Posts: 50	Mon 09/25/17 02:56 AM
I have GERD and that is one of the symptoms. The best information on this topic I've found suggests it is from abnormal bacteria. This bacteria essentially gets out of control in your stomach. It eats CARBS, and creates excess gases. My understanding to fix it, if this is what you have. Is to basically not eat carbs for quite some time, keep very diligent oral hygiene during this period. Until the bacteria dies off because there's only harder to break down food (protein) in your stomach that it can't eat. Do you do weighted squats,dead lifts, or anything else? Any machine-based weighted leg isolation exercises? I avoid doctors usually, but I want to suggest you get confirmation it is not some form of swelling or inflammation. Also possibly caused by digestion problems.

matrueyear Joined Thu 03/30/17 Posts: 187	Thu 10/19/17 01:46 PM
I have GERD and that is one of the symptoms. The best information on this topic I've found suggests it is from abnormal bacteria. This bacteria essentially gets out of control in your stomach. It eats CARBS, and creates excess gases. My understanding to fix it, if this is what you have. Is to basically not eat carbs for quite some time, keep very diligent oral hygiene during this period. Until the bacteria dies off because there's only harder to break down food (protein) in your stomach that it can't eat. Do you do weighted squats,dead lifts, or anything else? Any machine-based weighted leg isolation exercises? I avoid doctors usually, but I want to suggest you get confirmation it is not some form of swelling or inflammation. Also possibly caused by digestion problems. I do all sort of functional fitness training . Weighted squats , dead lifts are included in my weekly exercise regime . I recently have reduced all the exercises that uninvolved legs engagement, which has shown the positive decrease result. Despite my weights is unchanged , (130lbs) my waste line also appears being reduced . This might due to the longer time for starching prior the exercises . Or I am able to sleep deeper and longer ... I am not sure ...Thanks for all your constructive advises .:)