How to Slim Down Muscular Legs

Many women would like to have slimmer thighs.

There are many women who struggle to decrease the size of their muscular thighs. While some women develop muscular thighs through intense resistance training, others have inherited this physical trait through genetics. Although many female athletes consider their muscular thighs an undesirable trait, it is important they understand that their large muscles likely have contributed to their athletic success. No matter how you came to have muscular thighs, you should be able to reduce their size over time. By altering your diet and fitness routine, it is possible to slim down your thighs.

Things You'll Need

• Light weights
• Food high in protein and low in carbohydrates

Instructions

1. Add some type of cardiovascular exercise that works your legs, such as walking, bicycling or running, to the beginning of your regular fitness routine The cardiovascular exercise will work to fatigue your legs, thereby decreasing the amount of weight needed during resistance training.

2. Decrease the amount of weight used when strength training your thighs. By decreasing the amount of weight that is used, you should be able to perform more repetitions at a time. Performing a greater number of repetitions at a lower weight will help you to decrease the size of the large, bulky muscles associated with lifting heavier weights.

3. Eat a small meal after your workout. The meal should be high in protein and low in carbohydrates. This will decrease the amount of stored glycogen, a substance in the body that is partly responsible for increasing the size of muscles.

4. Adopt walking or running into your fitness routine. These types of exercises work to build endurance muscles. Endurance muscles are smaller in size than those muscles that are used for powerful, quick bursts of energy, such as those used by a sprinter or power lifter. Long distance running, in particular, helps to develop smaller, leaner muscles in the legs.

Tips & Warnings

• According to figureathlete.com, many women who complain of bulky thighs are actually carrying excess fat on their thighs. For these women, working on reducing total body fat will decrease the size of their thighs.

• Talk to your doctor before starting or altering a fitness routine. Follow your doctor's guidance to ensure your continued health as you work to reduce the size of your thighs.

References

• Figure Athlete: Lean Proportions