SheHulk

I have been working out for awhile now and I am seeing so really good result in my arms, back and chest but my legs are giving me trouble. I have problems with the sides of my legs and it seems no matter how hard I try, cardio and weights, high reps too, they stay the same. Anyone have any advice?

SheHulk

Hey everyone I'm new to this forumn,

Here's a new post with more info. I've been doing weighs for awhile now and I'm looking for some
solid advice. I'm 29, 5'4" and about 160lbs. I used to dance a lot and teach so I'm pretty dense but now that I'm not dancing anymore, I've put some fat on top of my muscle, especially my legs.

I have recently changed my workout, so that I am training more intensely. I start with a light weigh @15 reps and increase my weigh by about 10-20lbs each set of reps until exhaustion. I'm noticing that my arms, chest and back are responding well to the change but my legs are staying the same. My legs are getting stronger but staying the same shape.

This is what I'm doing:
workouts for monday, wednesday, friday....alternating
CHEST: barbell flat, decline, pec flys and push ups
BACK: chin ups, lat pulls downs(close grip), rows, rear delt flys
SHOULDERS: dumb bell press, seated or standing shrugs, dumb bell front raises and sometimes.
ARMS: bicep machine, dips, dumbell bicep curls, barbell skull crushers,
LEGS: lunges, hamstring curls, leg press, calf raises

tuesdays & thursdays
wide lat pulls downs squats
flat bench decline press
leg ext single arm dumbell rows
military press lat pull overs


Thoughts? Suggestions? Say what you like, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
SheHulk

Big Guns

It's your diet. Please post what you eat. I promise it's the diet

SheHulk

I wake early on mon., wed., and fri., so I usually have a berry smoothie for breakfast; for morning snack an apple or banana, some yogart, easy things that I can eat at my desk at work. I usually come home for lunch and I have another breakfast, meat like bacon or sausage and eggs with cheese and spinach...sometimes I have hash browns and skip the eggs. Supper is some west indian foods...curry chicken, stewed beef, minced meat...etc. I try to say away from rice and pasta at supper and have meat with salad and I love cottage cheese.

Its hard because I don't have a lot of money and I try to buy healthy foods when I can afford it. I do snack on carrots and nuts and sometines pea pods in the afternoon at lunch. One problem is that I work till 6pm and then hit the gym and sometimes I'm hungry working out. I have tried protein bars but some taste horrible and others are way too sweet.

I personally think my downfall is late at night. I get super hungry and then have cereal or bad foods and on the odd occasion I have fast food :O
I do really well during the day to avoid sweets and make good food decisions but late night is brutal. I don't mind changing my foods but I don't want to make so many drastic changes that eating becomes a chore. I love food and want to enjoy it.

Big Guns

Drop the bacon and sausage!! big NO NO. Never go w/o protein at ANY meal. Your diet is not very structured. You can eat healthy and cheap if you know how to shop. NEVER buy "prepared" anything. If you can't make it yourself....don't eat it. Hash browns, sausage, and bacon have no place in a healthy diet plan.

Your major problem is poor diet. From just what you've posted you need some help. Now you need to decide just how much you like your "thicker legs". a proper diet THEN won't be a chore.
Plus dancing burned a bit of calories as well.

SheHulk

Do you have any suggestions on how I can structure my food an deat better?

Big Guns

From sdb edited by me

Sample Meal: Breakfast
Eggs...3 whites 1 yolk
Oats...1/2 cup
Fruit...1 serving

Sample Meal: Snack
Protein shake (these are okay)
Almonds 10-15

Sample Meal: Dinner
Chicken....4oz
Baked Potato..4oz or steamed rice...1/2 cup

Sample Meal: Post Workout
Protein Shake (there's really no way around this one)
Fruit of choice

Sample Meal: Supper
Fish or other meat source 4oz of either
Garden Salad