Sun, Apr-03-05, 15:04
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,079
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Plan: My own, post Atkins
Stats: 180/131/140
BF:
Progress: 123%
Location: los angeles
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Originally Posted by Zebra
1. What kind of moves can I do to eliminate the fat between the boobage area and the underarm (the pooch that sticks out over the braline). Sick!
2. I am an ex-athlete and have tons of muscle in my legs. What can I do to get lean long legs rather then bulky muscular legs?
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1. other person is right. you have to lose the fat by diet & exercise. If you want to look better on the way, do resistance exercises that strengthen your shoulders and back. I'm not sure what that particular area (between "boobage" and underarm) is called, but i know what works. Try lots of rows, presses (for example, military presses,) and general overhead work. It's great for your back, which will make everything connected tighter and better looking.
2.Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but there's nothing you can do. If you were meant to have long, lean legs, they would've become that way during your years as an athlete. You can NOT change the way your muscles look. It is genetic. It's like asking how to become taller with longer limbs, rather than short and stocky. Not gonna happen. People will tell you "do pilates; do yoga", but these types of exercises will not change anything about the structural makeup of your muscle. Stretch- based exercise will not BUILD as much muscle as, for example, olympic weightlifting, but this just means that you won't have as much muscle. It will be the same shape.
So, if you wanna get a little bit stronger, and more flexible, try yoga. You generally don't build super muscle with it. Don't do ashtanga yoga, it will build you up the most (and is also the most effective type of yoga for weightloss and cardiac benefit...) Try something lighter.
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