Do Squats Make Your Thighs Thinner?!
Question: I am trying to build muscle in my legs and have been doing squats for 3 weeks now. I notice that my thighs are thinner but my butt looks gr8.
Should I add weights to help with building muscle?
Can You suggest any othr Leg building excercises I might Like?
Answers: I am trying to build muscle in my legs and have been doing squats for 3 weeks now. I notice that my thighs are thinner but my butt looks gr8.
Should I add weights to help with building muscle?
Can You suggest any othr Leg building excercises I might Like?
To add SIZE:
Use a weight you can lift about 8 times
To TONE UP:
Use a slightly lighter weight, one you can lift about 12 times (if you can't lift it 12 times you're lifting too much and it's more for size than tone)
Based on what you said there it sounds like you wanna add a bit of size so take option one for now.
Other exercises you can try at home are:
Lunges (Thighs, like a squat only one leg at a time)
Calf Raises (calf) to do this one just stand normally and then push yourself up onto your tiptoes, tensing your calves as you hit the top of the movement.
If you go to a gym:
Leg Press machine(basically a machine version of a squat)
Leg Extension machine(just works thighs, so it's a little harder than squats because the muscle is totally isolated whereas it's more spread out during squats)
Leg Curls machine (hamstrings)
Leg Adductor & Abductor machines (inner+outer thighs)
There you go, all you'll ever need
no...makes them bulkier
no, they make your thighs stronger.
Squats are better for a firm butt. Lunges are good for them and your thighs. Lunges with weights are a killer!
Helps you stay in shape.
Do step aerobics and your thighs will get bigger. Ride a bike. Lower weight and higher repetitions to get bigger thighs. I've been doing heavier weight and lower repetitions and my thighs are smaller as I want them. I also don't do step anymore. But when I was doing step, my thighs were big.
It helps you burn calories yes which will reduce weight, muscle is slimmer than fat so yes it will. You can add weights but you will get more toned and athletic look than a sleek look
An excellent way to enhance your butt andthighs without bulk are lunges... start with a barbell only or light weights in each hand because form is everything...
try doing squats and leg lifts. it helps the lower and inner muscle it will help to tighten it up
Squats will work glutes (butt) and quads (top of thighs).
You can further increase your thighs by working the hamstring (back of thighs) using leg-curls.
Yes, you can add weights. Also try lunges as well as side leg raises and reverse leg raises with ankle weights.