Help my hips please

igulp · 10-08-2005, 12:57 PM

Or rather don't help em get bigger. I suppose I'm like alot of people who isn't happy with body shape - I mean apart from obviously doing bodybuilding. Thing is I don't know how much is my dismorphic viewpoint, but I really want to make my middle body section look slimmer in proportion to the rest. I've got biggish hips and my arse muscles seem to be getting bigger what with lunges etc. Aslo at the moment cos I just finished a PH cycle I'm probably carrying extra bloat/weight.

So I was hoping you all could advise - my diet's pretty much under control though I'm doing another 6 weeks or so bulking so if anything it probably won't improve for a while.

For my lower back I'm doing deadlifts, SLDL's, and a kind of floor back raise as a stretch/alternative to hyperextensions. Then abs are covered by weighted crunches, oblique crunches and maybe one other. Legs are squats and used to add lunges, now SLDL's.

Can anyone suggest anything, or should I just wait for my upper body to develop further? Ta in advance.

warchild · 03-10-2005, 08:33 AM

Hi igulp

Wow, somebody else that suffers from the same complex as me.

The only way to sort this i have found is to go against the grain and stop doing heavy squats and deadlifts. if you must do them go for high reps.

Do leg presses and for lower back stick to hyper extensions. Also if you drop the oblique exercises your waste should trim down.

The hardest part is to stop doing the squats. I expect that because your hips and glutes are so strong that you can lift some impressive weight.

zx9rjas. · 03-10-2005, 11:30 AM

I suffer from this too. My hips in general are large whereas my training partner has a naturally tiny waist in structure.
Best way to change this is to drop oblique exercises (obviously) but more importantly keep doing the heavy squatting and build them quads (try feet close together to hit the quads more). Also, Make you lats grow furthermore to create a better taper to the waist.

TBGB · 03-10-2005, 04:11 PM

"Does my bum look big in this?"

Sorry!

addy boy · 03-10-2005, 05:50 PM

when squatting dont go down too low, this hits the glutes, so i was told, i have noticed that when i squat low down the next couple of days my glutes really ache.

10-08-2005, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
igulp Under Construction Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 78 Rep Power:	Help my hips please Or rather don't help em get bigger. I suppose I'm like alot of people who isn't happy with body shape - I mean apart from obviously doing bodybuilding. Thing is I don't know how much is my dismorphic viewpoint, but I really want to make my middle body section look slimmer in proportion to the rest. I've got biggish hips and my arse muscles seem to be getting bigger what with lunges etc. Aslo at the moment cos I just finished a PH cycle I'm probably carrying extra bloat/weight. So I was hoping you all could advise - my diet's pretty much under control though I'm doing another 6 weeks or so bulking so if anything it probably won't improve for a while. For my lower back I'm doing deadlifts, SLDL's, and a kind of floor back raise as a stretch/alternative to hyperextensions. Then abs are covered by weighted crunches, oblique crunches and maybe one other. Legs are squats and used to add lunges, now SLDL's. Can anyone suggest anything, or should I just wait for my upper body to develop further? Ta in advance.

03-10-2005, 11:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
zx9rjas. Legend Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 696 Rep Power:	I suffer from this too. My hips in general are large whereas my training partner has a naturally tiny waist in structure. Best way to change this is to drop oblique exercises (obviously) but more importantly keep doing the heavy squatting and build them quads (try feet close together to hit the quads more). Also, Make you lats grow furthermore to create a better taper to the waist. ______________________ 50% of Training is nutrition 50% of Training is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above.

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addy boy Under Construction Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 59 Rep Power:	when squatting dont go down too low, this hits the glutes, so i was told, i have noticed that when i squat low down the next couple of days my glutes really ache. ______________________ Done it before, stopped, started again, wish I never stopped.

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03-10-2005, 08:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
warchild Under Construction Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: yorkshire Posts: 52 Rep Power:	Hi igulp Wow, somebody else that suffers from the same complex as me. The only way to sort this i have found is to go against the grain and stop doing heavy squats and deadlifts. if you must do them go for high reps. Do leg presses and for lower back stick to hyper extensions. Also if you drop the oblique exercises your waste should trim down. The hardest part is to stop doing the squats. I expect that because your hips and glutes are so strong that you can lift some impressive weight.

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TBGB Under Construction Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 73 Rep Power:	"Does my bum look big in this?" Sorry!