Muscle shift and transer

[Dr. latissimus]

Right now Im too heavy at 230 and my thighs are ridicoulus huge so im going low calorie, low carb and low protein to drop total weight. I noticed my muscle mass and blood flow went from my upper back/ upper body to my lower body after running for 40+ minutes. Now if i want to shrink my legs then I cant run (better yet I need ti be in a wheelchair lol). Im thinking of just pumping my upper body with weights and swiming to decrease my size of legs.

Im 6'1 230 15% body fat

My diet
AM: ornage or apple or small oatmeal
afternoon: brocoli steamed
pm: handfull of mixed nuts
^^500-700 calories^^

[spider28]

how big are ur legs that u hav to go to this extreme

[Lifter4Life59]

700 cals??? no offense but that is a terrible plan IMO. You should keep your cals low but u still need to make sure u take in enough protein to maintain any gains. Not to mention, to me it just doesnt seem healthy to eat that low of calories

[Justin Buchana]

I think I threw up in my mouth a little.

[jawadams]

I sure hope this is a joke....

From sig:

226 lbs....goal? 230 at 8% bf with 18 inch arms

So you wanna gain weight by the look of that.... If not there is no helping you.

[Paumen]

Have fun getting skinny fat after that diet.

[theshoupguy]

Oh, the Nutrition forum would have your head if they saw this... yikes.

[Eric-Navy]

Your body may have already entered into an alternate universe. Right now it is confused and will probably soon be going into survival mode where it eats muscle and leaves the fat, I believe.

[Dr. latissimus]

I just want smaller legs there too freaking big...muscle and fat...I just the shif the mass to my upper body

[Dr. latissimus]

bump

[nerd_power]

You bumped this thread for more advice? You're only going to get more people telling you how terribly wrong your idea is.

Your thighs are "ridiculously huge"? Congrats on that, go ahead and focus on your upper body.

You have a few extra % of bf to lose? Eat maintenance calories minus 500, healthy balanced diet, try to keep protein up to allow your upper body to stay strong.

Have a weird complex about the size of your quads? Don't walk around in a speedo. Nobody will notice.

Want to get validation for your crazy plan to starve your body into cannibalizing what you perceive as excess muscle? You need to look at www.eatingdisordertips.com.

-Andrew

[F1eld]

yeah what you should really do if you think your legs are too big is just stop working your legs and focus on your upper body i guess

[Dr. latissimus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_in_nutrition

It says when your body doesnt get enough protein it will rob it from your muscle mass; hence if i only work upper body out and only walk for my legs shoudlnt the muscle from my legs deplete?? Reps for input

[darinaldi]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_in_nutrition

It says when your body doesnt get enough protein it will rob it from your muscle mass; hence if i only work upper body out and only walk for my legs shoudlnt the muscle from my legs deplete?? Reps for input