Walk Like A Man

[Guest SamIThinkIAm]

Anyway--seriously--how does one who is *not* biologically built to walk like a guy do it?

I've tried watching bio guys but it's just not cutting it.

Obviously I don't cross my feet in front of the other because that just gives you that female model walk which is NOT what I'm going for... I try to put as much as space as I can between my feet and take a long strides (well--for a guy with freaking short legs seriously lol my inseam is like a 28-30 tops ). I can do the stereotypical tough gangster swagger but it---like it does on bioguys--looks ridiculous.

Plus I've got tight spastic muscles pretty much all over so pretty much, even if I wasn't female biologically, my hips still tend to sway ridiculously (because my knees want to cross in on each other--they get pulled in so my legs tend to form an X shape--plus my left leg is knock kneed ) and my spine doesn't want to move so I can't get my shoulders to sway instead. I'm trying as hard as I can to loosen all the muscles up but I'm worried.

Is there like excercises I could practice or something? Obviously it's gonna take practice but is there like a 'place your feet like this, hips like that and stand like this' type thing I can follow?

[Guest sarah f]

You said it best. It will take lots of practice to get a walk down and have it as second nature to you. I am trying to get my feminine walk down and I have to continue to think about it all the time. Just keep on practicing and hopefully you will get there soon.

Love,

Sarah F

[Guest Nicodeme]

I would say as long as you manage to keep your hips from swaying you'll be doing a good job. I'm still training myself but even when I was walking without trying to "masculinize" it I was passing fine.

[Guest Pól]

You could try thinking about trying to keep your hips even as you walk.

re: the song -- have you ever seen the film "Sleepers"?

[Guest NatalieRene]

Just pretend you're walking on two parallel beams instead of one and you'll get it.

[Guest SamIThinkIAm]

Thanks everybody I'll keep working on it.

Pol---nope I haven't seen it--as far as I know 'Sleepers' came out in 96 didn't it? I *think* I had just started kindergarten then

[Guest Pól]

Pol---nope I haven't seen it--as far as I know 'Sleepers' came out in 96 didn't it? I *think* I had just started kindergarten then

Hey, I didn't see it when it came out either ... I was in Third class in '96. Stop trying to make me feel old! It's a very difficult film for me to watch for most of it, but there are also parts I really like, and the part with this song is one of the good parts.

[Guest Kurt]

I always walked fairly manly. I walk with my toes pointed out, always have. And I take bigger strides. For awhile most people thought I was walking with a stick up my butt. Lol. It does take practice. One thing I learned is confidence is everything. Just walk and don't worry too much and let it just go with the flow. May be hard but you'll get the hang of it. I've seen some bioguys sway their hips. Everyone walks different. Just hold your head high and however you walk is manly enough. I hope that helped. I'm not the greatest advice giver since I may as well have been out as a transguy since I was 3. Was always more male then anything. Lol.

[Guest Anna_Banana]

Wider stances. Practice spreading your legs more rather then keeping them closed. Like, when you sit in a chair, don't sit with your legs together, sit with them spread about a shoulder's width apart. Same thing when you are standing. Hunch a little too. Most men have terrible posture.

.Anna

[Guest Cricket]

I don't have any advice, but I can definitely commiserate. When I was growing up I always had really guy-like posture and body language, but I ended up getting shamed into walking and acting like a girl when I was in high school and now I have to untrain/retrain myself too. I'm just trying to find what's comfortable for me. You should try to do the same. I've noticed that most people don't really seem to pay attention to how I walk and they probably aren't paying much attention to how you walk, either. Most people are too busy trying to get where they're going to care about how we act or look, as long as we aren't in their way. =P It's gonna take a lot of practice but we'll get there!