Hi im hoping to tone up and get a more feminine figure but I was curious if me working out will cause me to get bulky an more manly looking. I bought this workout program called insanity which seems like a lot of cardio which I assume is good since your not lifting heavy weights. Im a whole year on HRT so maybe the estrogen will help shape my body the way I want it? So if anybody that has had experience with this or insanity id love some feedback! Thank you!

I do bob harper yoga warrior and lots of plank...too much upper bod as ive muscle memory but like being rippped sooo idk. Ill watch this see if there are tricks. Probably to not get bulky just cardio, insanity is lots of plank..

Yeah I just did the first day of insanity today and wow it is really good at making you work up a sweat. I dont wanna be buff at all. I just want a more toned body. I used to have kind of a buff body so the estro is turning my muscle into fat. Im just trying to keep up with my body so I dont get all blubbery lol

You need to work out and keep fit otherwise the hormones will deposit in the wrong places (belly area) as I found out the hard way. I wish I had worked out before starting transition.

I'm planning to take a risk next week of setting my hair into telogen effluvium (system shock shedding cycle) by going through an insane cardio and protein cutting regimen for a month. Maybe two.

Just a bare minimum of protein to keep my hair and some essential functions. Vegetarian and carbs will constitute the bulk of my calorie intake.

And yes, lots and lots of cardio - running, speed roping, elliptical. At the end of each workout I'll wreak of ammonia from burning muscle protein.

I want to get my weight down from 124 to around 116. I'll lose lots of body fat and approach being 'ripped' but I'll lose muscle as well. I can always eat up again and regain the body fat. The end result should be a sleeker body. With the anti-androgens this should make the effort harder But faster as well.

Quote from: ali.yo1991 on August 12, 2014, 02:45:26 PM
Hi im hoping to tone up and get a more feminine figure but I was curious if me working out will cause me to get bulky an more manly looking. I bought this workout program called insanity which seems like a lot of cardio which I assume is good since your not lifting heavy weights. Im a whole year on HRT so maybe the estrogen will help shape my body the way I want it? So if anybody that has had experience with this or insanity id love some feedback! Thank you!

I have been doing the T25 series, finished Alpha last week and been doing Beta for a week. I know that my muscles have been more sore lately.
Stay Focused!

Quote from: Naturally Blonde on August 12, 2014, 04:48:53 PM
You need to work out and keep fit otherwise the hormones will deposit in the wrong places (belly area) as I found out the hard way. I wish I had worked out before starting transition.

What are some good exercises to do?

I am  pre everything but what I have been doing is this everyday and in 4 weeks I have dropped 5kgs of weight, no diet change just 3 small meals of fruit from 7am-2pm, then at 4pm I eat salad and either a piece of chicken or some fish. I also only have one coffee in the morning and 1.5 litres of water throughout the day (sipping as I feel hungry). Keep in mind I already dropped 15 kgs so I am in that slow stage of little to no weight loss, so this new workout is good as I am again dropping weight.

BONUS: it is feminizing on your lower body.

This is my new workout for this month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dN-JlMLaWM&list=UUghVV_F9v7zDA25y_Fsg13w