working out

[Guest fungasdun]

Hi iam 29 Androgynous man. I wanted to ask some questions about working out.

At school i use to get tacken the mick out of due to chest size. I have a very wide and broad chest and over defects. Over this year i seem to have but on quite a lot of weight. My problem is i find it very hard to gain muscle, my arms are very thin and give away the fact my chest is not made of muscle.They are not breasts by no account.

Has anyone any tip on working out for a Androgynous male.

I Dont want to train up for muscle. I d just like to somehow tone my body up slightly to make me feel more like me.

[Guest Alder]

The only advice I can offer is to avoid actual strength training. Cardio workouts work to burn off fat without bulking up on muscle like lifting heavy weights and such. One can find plenty of video's and such on youtube, or just googling aerobic/cardio/fat burning video's Or even look for workouts 'specialized' for females, as they usually gear the results for "no bulk"

[Guest Juniper Blue]

With weights, I would go for high reps .. 3 sets of 15-20 and very slow through the full range of motion. You may try alternating muscle groups like back and chest, followed by bicep and tricep and take no rest in between sets accept to stretch. This alteranting muscle group technique is sometimes called "super-setting" with "pre-exaustion" ( working larger muscle groups first and secondary muscle groups second.) Try to start your worek out with 30-45 minutes cardio ... mix it up, bike one day, walk or jog another day and swim (if you can) on other days. Make sure that you stretch ... maybe even try yoga.Working out like this should keep the muscles looking, toned and lean ... but not "bulked" up.

Good Luck!

JB

[Guest fungasdun]

thanxs. I was thinking similar berylium, ill try to stick to just cardio then. Thanxs juniper i use to do a lot of yoga and rock climbing. Since i stoped last year ive put on so much weight. I am thinking maybe ill get my self a exercise bike today. Hopefully i can start this afternoon.

[Guest Luna Selene]

what I found was the best, was good ol' fashioned manual (or womanual if you may) labor. I felt my best after picking up gardening. I felt great ecause I was in shape. Theres a difference between being ripped nd being in shape. Bigger muscles don't actually work better. Stronger muscles do. they come from slow random, yet repetitive movements. If you want to work your forearms, trim a hedge. Your legs, mow grass or weed your garden. (the constant crouch, weed, move and repeat are great for the thighs.) if you want a full body workout that leaves you begging for mery...plant some trees. Digging is amazing for your back.

Plus you are doing some good while you're at it!

If you don't have a garden you can always donate your time to someone else's garden. Plenty of organizations are constantly in need of volunteers. If gardening isn't your thing, help build a house for a family in need. You will begin to feel amazing, both physically and emotionally.

sorry for the psa!

-Luna

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[Guest Luna Selene]

Wow...please excuse the spelling errors.

Thick thumbs plus tiny touch screen equals --Censored Word-- Luna talk.

[Guest Micha]

Read once in a book called The Naked Warrior about a 150 lb man who could lift like twice his weight - point to echo Luna's post about big muscles vs effective strength. I found it encouraging to think I could be decently strong without being all big and freakin bulky. The book was about working out with no equip, focused around one armed pushups and one legged squats (I failed at both )

I'ma be starting a cardio routine, soon as I stop procrastinating.

[Guest Luna Selene]

You can procrastinate tomorrow!