As I explore the world of transitioning I have a lot of questions about how to achieve a female figure. My curiousty is in what changes occur on HRT and what will I have to rely on cosmetic surgery for. I have relatively broad shoulders and decent chest and back muscles. Will I lose muscle mass to help make my upper body less masculine?  Has anyone here done hip implants to help with curves?   

If you don't exercise your muscle mass will reduce faster than it does now once your testosterone is lowered.  Your strength will also drastically reduce. 

However, you can maintain or increase strength without adding any significant muscle mass with heavy powerlifting exercises.

It all just depends on what you want.


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I just want less muscle and more feminine body since I am transition to a woman I don't want a body half male and half female. I just want everything woman.

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Having some muscle and strength doesn't make somebody half and half.  It just makes them athletically in shape.

Not all women want to be weak.  And without testosterone you aren't going to get huge muscles no matter what you do.


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Depending upon your age.
Assuming post puberty...
Bones won't change
Fat will collect in new areas
Fat will disappear (given the correct environment, ie exercise)
Muscle mass will diminish
Recovery after exercise MAY take longer
Mental attitudes may (they will) change.

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I know my bone structure won't change but will the loss of muscle mass make my shoulders and back appear more narrow and feminine? I still plan on maintaining a good level of fitness I just want to be more toned and slender vs. big bulky.

Quote from: Andi2030 on November 13, 2017, 10:40:16 AM
I know my bone structure won't change but will the loss of muscle mass make my shoulders and back appear more narrow and feminine? I still plan on maintaining a good level of fitness I just want to be more toned and slender vs. big bulky.

Most of the width in the shoulders is bone: shoulder blades, collar bone, rib cage.  If you have a lot of muscle mass, you can lose some.  You probably shouldn't count on too much change in that area.  If your muscle mass is average, the changes there will be small.

If you keep a good diet that will happen, but it takes a while.  Expect somewhere between one and two years.


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I just did some calculations on myself and since I started in Jan 2015 I have lost about 36 pounds of fat and retained all my lean mass.  I had lost around 10 lbs of lean mass too but have gained it back since June.  However, my whole body is still a lot smaller than when I started.  It is also better proportioned, stronger, and in much better condition since back then I was depressed and smoking and drinking a lot.

I have been working out a lot this year with one of my objectives to grow my hips and bring them into better proportion to my shoulders.  It's working, but slowly.  I found earlier that simply losing weight on HRT made me really skinny and gaining weight back put too much back on my stomach.  And I'm still limited by my skeleton.  So I'm trying an approach that at least around here is kind of rare.  Here is a pic from a couple of weeks ago when I was heading to the gym and results from HRT+diet+running+powerlifting.  The belt is my running belt for carrying my phone and keys.




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Deborah,

Thanks for the comparison from where you stared. What type of excercises have you been doing to build your hips and have you had results? I have come to the conclusion that I may need hip augmentation surgery to get the look I want.

Quote from: Andi2030 on November 13, 2017, 01:25:16 PM
Deborah,

Thanks for the comparison from where you stared. What type of excercises have you been doing to build your hips and have you had results? I have come to the conclusion that I may need hip augmentation surgery to get the look I want.

I do low bar back squats three times a week and deadlifts twice a week.  I also alternate bench press, rows, and overhead press on alternate workout days.

But it's mainly the squats and deadlifts.  So far at 170 lbs I'm up to 255 lb squat which is better than before HRT with high testosterone and 325 lb deadlift. 

If you've done these before then you know what you're doing. If not then I recommend the book "Starting Strength" by Mark Rippetoe.


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When I started I was a size 8 due to my shoulders.  I can now (one year in) wear 6 tops.

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