Hello All,
I wasn't sure where to post this, so I apologize in advance if this is the wrong area.
My wife lost 100+lbs 2 yrs ago and has kept it off - Very proud of her
Her pics are here http://wp.me/p2rpQN-p
My question is, the "curves" she had at the heavier weight are gone, she went from a endomorph type build to a slender ectomorph type with little differential between her waist and hips & a flatter appearance in her glutes. I had her doing squats, lunges and straight leg deadlifts, but she is not seeing great results from it as I thought. I'm lacking ideas on how to help her add back the proper curves to her physique now that she is at a lower weight.
I thank you in advance for your suggestions.
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Thread: Manufactering Curves..
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05-31-2012, 03:44 AM #1
Manufactering Curves..
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05-31-2012, 03:56 AM #2
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05-31-2012, 04:17 AM #3
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05-31-2012, 04:30 AM #4
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But is she eating in a surplus (more calories than her body 'needs')? Doing so is essential to muscle-building, and she won't be building anything (as you've seen) otherwise. She can calculate her maintenance calories here and aim to eat 10-20% more than that, monitoring from there.
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05-31-2012, 04:42 AM #5
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05-31-2012, 04:54 AM #6
Depending on an individuals' body, balance, movements etc those exercises might not target her glutes if that's what you're looking for- I know for me that squats and lunges get my quads going but hardly any glute action unless I'm very consciously activating those muscles.
Google "The glutes myth dispelled" , there's a really good article (can't post links yet sorry).
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05-31-2012, 04:57 AM #7
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05-31-2012, 06:24 AM #8
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Here's the link to the article: http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...the_glute_myth
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