Quote from: EmmaM on November 16, 2011, 12:59:43 AM
Ride a mountain bike everywhere you have to go, then sign a contract you can't afford to honor so the worry eats at you. Drink red bull like it's water...

The bike is good advice, pay no attention to my other insanity.

i fall off bikes. it makes me feel insulted.

Quote from: FullMoon19 on November 16, 2011, 01:05:04 AM
i fall off bikes. it makes me feel insulted.

Just tell yourself you're gonna be "bike sexy like a tomboy bi#%*" Then get on it no matter how much it hurts. (I invent my own kinds of sexy)

Quote from: EmmaM on November 16, 2011, 01:28:27 AM
Just tell yourself you're gonna be "bike sexy like a tomboy bi#%*" Then get on it no matter how much it hurts. (I invent my own kinds of sexy)

i do something like that when plucking my eyebrows.

I read somewhere that women have the muscles at the back of their thighs more developed than guys, giving it a different shape. Is that BS?

Quote from: Bird on November 16, 2011, 09:44:15 AM
I read somewhere that women have the muscles at the back of their thighs more developed than guys, giving it a different shape. Is that BS?

Men and women have different bone structures, necessitating different musculature. It's not BS.

So, should we work our back thigh muscles more? Does HRT fixxorz it?

Quote from: Bird on November 16, 2011, 01:28:26 PM
So, should we work our back thigh muscles more? Does HRT fixxorz it?

Well, I'm not sure. That's an experiment I'm conducting while in transition, to see how the body turns while working out and on E.

For sure, you can try a workout designed for women, but it will be difficult. I personally LOVE pilates (not necessarily gender specific), as it elongates the frame and tones you in a feminine way. It's just very hard.

For me its a case of the gym.  Cross - trainer for 40 mins and the treadmill for running and walking another 20 mins and then the hardest part of all is the stair climber or stair master/step machine thingy.  Increase the resistance on this one and do it for only 10 - 15 mins but you will sweat!  However it will develop you thighs, butt an hips.  Works for me.  Give it a go.

i heard something about women having stronger inner thighs. i could believe that.

ok found this video in a group i belong to on yahoo. be warned tho its an extensive workout. havent tried it yet, but cuz im insanely lazy.
http://www.youtube.com/user/juniorgonzalez214#p/a/u/0/8udQ-h4Y4BY             your welcome

Quote from: EmmaM on November 16, 2011, 11:03:18 AM
Men and women have different bone structures, necessitating different musculature. It's not BS.

Actually, no it does not necessitate different musculature. Different muscles may get more or less developed, but women and men have the EXACT SAME muscles, in the same places (barring any anatomical anomalies of course, and except for the 4 or so muscles that are variably present in the population as a whole which are not gender specific.)

Got a patient now, but I would be happy to elaborate if necessary.

We were talking about muscle structure hon, no one was saying women have different muscles in their legs than men, only that the muscles themselves are different.

Lots and lots of running or anything cardio

Quote from: Bird on November 17, 2011, 06:08:23 PM
We were talking about muscle structure hon, no one was saying women have different muscles in their legs than men, only that the muscles themselves are different.

Muscle structure? What do you mean by that and how is it sexually dimorphic? The only sexual dimorphism evident in the muscular system is size. By size I mean length and cross sectional area, with strength directly correlated to both. Other than that, there just isn't "different musculature" in men and women.

Skeletal dimensions and thus muscle length are partly affected by which hormones dominated during puberty and partly by heredity. Cross sectional area depends on muscle hypertrophy as a result of training. The relative ease with which one can stimulate muscle hypertrophy is dependent of the presence or absence of testosterone. Other than that, there is NO difference in male musculature compared to female musculature, structurally, anatomically, histologically or physiologically.

I study biology too. Unfortunately, for argumentative purposes , I am an English double major, and we're not making an important distinction in this discussion. Conext and audience being what they are, most people involved understood what was said when the term musculature was used. The terminology, to the degree you wish to delve, will only enhance the discussion if you want to be involved in a pervasive discussion revolving around kinesiology - and that might be where you want to take this. You are absolutely free to do so.

By the way : Mosby's medical dictionary, 8th ed.  2009 - Musculature : The arrangement and condition of the muscles (broad enough for its above usage).

I won't argue anymore semantics, I chose not to be a lawyer for a reason.

Down here in oz a lot of ppl are doing ZUMBA. look it up purchase a dvd and off you go.

youtube it



just 1 example

I don't know if you have heard of it already but you could also try kosoma

Belly Dance!! that really works!

Quote from: Didee on November 21, 2011, 08:34:33 PM
Belly Dance!! that really works!

Only until your belly is gone   

The answer to weight loss questions is always the same: burn more calories than take in. Eat healthy foods, eat often (never starve yourself) and exercise pretty much every day. But pick an exercise you like, not one somebody tells you is best. If you like bicycling, do that. If you like dancing, do that.

In spite of what you may hear, you can't really localize weight loss (or gain). You can build muscles, but "muscle in the butt and hips"? Women tend to have fat deposits in those areas. If you're trying to substitute muscle there for fat, I don't think that's going to work the same. HRT often helps people get fat there, but otherwise, I'd consider a little undie padding.

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