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09-23-07, 12:42 AM
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| Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
I'm going to a good friends wedding this December, and I have a dress in mind. I just would really need to know what types of excercises would be good for legs in general, and to be specific the thighs and calves.
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09-23-07, 02:53 AM
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| Re: Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
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Originally Posted by waterlopekin  I'm going to a good friends wedding this December, and I have a dress in mind. I just would really need to know what types of excercises would be good for legs in general, and to be specific the thighs and calves.
Thankx | Weight loss in general is the best thing you can do, period. Now, aside from that, how long of a dress are we talking here? Are just calves going to show? Hamstrings/Quadriceps too?
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09-23-07, 12:28 PM
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| Re: Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
If you want to build a shapely backside, quads and hamstrings along with build endurance and drop weight nothing works better than squats and deadlifts. Bad thing is most people hate them as they're too hard.
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| Re: Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
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Originally Posted by MikeB If you want to build a shapely backside, quads and hamstrings along with build endurance and drop weight nothing works better than squats and deadlifts. Bad thing is most people hate them as they're too hard. | I think those are more for the intermediate lifter or for someone with a personal trainer to ensure good form.
For beginners I would think lunges would be a great idea, wouldn't you?
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| Re: Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
lunges sound "do"able. 
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| Re: Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
Body weight squats to a heel lifts
Stand up straight do a squat, stand back up and keep going to the balls of your feet, hold 3 seconds lower and repeat.
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| Re: Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
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Originally Posted by waterlopekin lunges sound "do"able. | if it ever becomes too easy you can always hold light weight dumbbells. Race walking can also be good as well.
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| Re: Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
There's a litany of leg exercises you can do to build muscle.
However, by the sounds of it, you are more interested in fat loss. As someone said above, simply lose weight. That'll do the trick. Just remember you can't pick and choose where the fat comes off via various exercises.
Not trying to minimize resistance training... as anyone who knows me knows that I highly recommend anyone do it. I'm just being realistic for your goals. | |
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| Re: Good Excercises for Thighs and Calves?
Thanks...I have been trying a little bit of what everyone has been saying...and I have been lunges part on my aerobics tape more.
Ugg...I'm going to get weighed in tomorrow...I really hope its going down.
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