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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tend to get blocky thighs with "normal" gym workouts, but Pilates gives me the long and lean look.  The trade off is that my core is the only thing being super strengthened -- but since I'm not looking to leg press a VW or anything like that, I don't care.  [b]I work out to look good, not to be a badass[/b].[/quote]

OP you have to decide what you want.  If your goal is to fit a certain physical image, then stop exercising.  Let your muscles go away, put as little load on your legs as possible.  You will be weaker, obviously.

My goal is to be a badass and I don't care what other people think of my appearance.  So, even though I have legs that are probably bigger than yours, I cheer when they get stronger and bigger.  [/quote]

Quoted PP here.  Nowhere did I say I don't exercise.  I said I work out with a specific goal in mind, and that's to look a certain way.  I'm healthy and adequately strong -- I can lift/carry 75 lbs. or so, I don't get winded easily, etc.  I just feel happier with myself when I fit the aesthetic I prefer.

I'm sincerely happy for you that you're meeting your fitness goals.  You go, girl.  Kick some ass.  But our goals are not the same, so spare me the judgment.[/quote]

I  was not judging you, though I realize re reading the two posts that it probably felt like that.  Sorry about that.

You have an appearance based goal.  Exercise is likely causing OP's legs to be bigger because they are stronger.  My legs are naturally muscular and when I started running, lifting, etc they got bigger. (There are plenty of other parts of my body that store the fat that my legs apparently don't want ;)

You are able to exercise without your legs getting bigger because you have a different body type than I (and the OP, I would guess) do.   If I had an appearance based goal of smaller legs I would stop lifting and running and would try to stay off of my feet because my legs are inclined to be big.  I know plenty of people - including a powerlifter friend - who exercise and don't have legs like mine.  I just meant that if she had an appearance based goal she probably shouldn't be so active, since she tends to put muscle on her legs. That's all. [/quote]

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