Losing muscle

[Guest chibi_usa]

How long will it take if you are on HRT? I want to lose muscle so bad. But I'm still pretty buff. It's been like 5 years since I exercised and 1 year on hormones. When will it shrink??? Anybody have experience with muscle.

P.S. Don't confuse muscle with strength.

I meant the physical appearance. Not the strength/weakness

Thanks ^^

[Guest KerryUK]

Well Chibi, I've been on HRT just over 2 years now and I can honestly say that the muscle reduction is very slow - it's the usual thing, one just has to wait and what will be will be. You must bear in mind that no amount of HRT will transform our bone structure though - so,if you're quite 'bulky' skeletally there's not much you can do about that.

On a brighter note though, I'm always really hard on myself and still see a bulky blokey body when I look in the mirror BUT am regularly told how petite and feminine I look. People see us differently to how we see ourselves.

Kerry

[Charlize]

I worked as a laborer for years on interstate highways and bulked up a great deal before starting to design and build in the residential market. I now just work a farm. Needless to say i was a strong man. It has been around 3 years on HRT and i'm still a very strong woman. One difference is that i have a lovely soft layer that seems to smooth out everything to some extent. I also don't seem to have the power i once did. Stacking bales of hay and moving grain bags is harder than it has ever been. This may partially be do to heart problems but i am sure E plays a role as well. The changes in our bodies seem to take place slowly. I hope i will be able to continue farm work. I know a few pretty tough women working farms near me.

Hugs,

Charlize

[Guest Kayla Grace]

Im about 130 lbs of muscle last I checked. despite that, I'm actually pretty small.

Well, small enough for other women to be surprised when I can lift things heavier then them ... if that counts for anything? LOL

But in all honesty, I don't think it matters how big you are. I know a bodybuilder female and she looks great - she competes as well but she's not very big. You're not going to be a female Arnold Schwarzenegger unless you really push for it. You'll very likely lose muscle as quickly as you put it on - which is not very fast at all.

Besides, not very many people enjoy a girl they define as a "stick with breasts"

From what my nurse said, you'll experience a strength cut for sure. I'll ask her if/when you can expect a size reduction when I go in for my appointment next week.

[Guest Christina200]

Hey Kayla,

I'm more like a stick without breasts! lol

Chrissy x

[Guest Kayla Grace]

Hey Kayla,

I'm more like a stick without breasts! lol

Chrissy x

OOH! Me too!

[Guest G-A-L-E]

Hello Everyone, does muscle reduction accelerate post SRS? I am looking more like a long stick with no breast everyday. Oh and no butt!

[Guest TGTrish]

I couldn't build decent upper body strength even as a teen, 15, maybe 20 pull-ups at best. I tried to do one yesterday, made it about half way, and felt something start to tear. Even though I'm losing weight I'm still pretty much sticks on a beer belly. I can't feel too sorry for those with a little extra muscle.

Trish

[StephanieVikingGirl]

Okay, I think that I have everyone topped: I was a male bodybuilder (natural) who competed from 2006 to 2010, and who had been working towards another competition in 2014 when...well....there was a change in direction. Needless to say, I was worried about all that excess muscle mass when I started to transition. A long story short: no problem, I look very fit, and yet feminine enough for someone in my profession. I am a professional bicyclist, more specifically I am a wine tour guide for Napa Valley Bike Tours. I lost a lot of strength early on after starting HRT, but muscle size has been lost very slowly. I have however gained a nice layer of smooth bodyfat over those muscles, and I look fine. Currently I am a rather fit looking 5 foot ten inch tall woman with a medium bone structure, and I blend in very well at work. I am tied for second tallest woman at work with Kelly, but Katie is the tallest, and I just fit in with all the other girls nicely. I have been on HRT for one year now, and I am no longer worried about too much muscle, I usually wear sleeveless sundresses nowadays, with pretty sandals. At work I wear a short tennis skirt (a skort), colorful tennis shoes, a pretty top, and over it a Napa Valley Bike Tours logo shirt in baby blue. I do think that we are our worst critics when it comes to how we look. It took me awhile before I was convinced that I looked okay, but what ultimately convince me was when my boyfriend took some photos of me in a bikini, and then put them on my facebook page. I heard nothing, but praise for how I looked, and well I kinda did think that I looked pretty good myself. I think that mirrors tend to lie to us, but photographs are somehow different. Oh darn, a long post again, sorry. Thanks for reading.

hugs,

Stephanie

[Guest Kayla Grace]

[bodybuilding st00fs]

Well, looks like I've been topped. Though your great loss of your hard earned muscle may have been because of your possibly great genetics

Hello Everyone, does muscle reduction accelerate post SRS? I am looking more like a long stick with no breast everyday. Oh and no butt!

I'm no endocrinologist, but I would certainly think so. As far as I know, the testes are the prime reason for testosterone production. As per my endo, lifting doesn't create testosterone on a noticeable level; at least in the short run like fat loss.

As for your butt, if you add me to facebook I can get you a picture of a machine I swear by plus my butt routine. my info is on my profile.

I couldn't build decent upper body strength even as a teen, 15, maybe 20 pull-ups at best. I tried to do one yesterday, made it about half way, and felt something start to tear. Even though I'm losing weight I'm still pretty much sticks on a beer belly. I can't feel too sorry for those with a little extra muscle.

Trish

You don't need an Arnold chest, but I will point out everyone needs a strong back - both for stability, and for those breasts. Many times I find lower back injuries are by far the most common ... which is horrible, because your lower back is about as important as your legs in terms of "don't break it".

I really do recommend leg exercises and a strong butt for that boy/girl you've been eyeing. A few core exercises couldn't hurt either

Kayla <3

[Guest Cyndysub]

I am trying something I saw on a site. The main gist of it is that I am going vegan for a while and my budget will like it as well giving the high price of meat. Humans really don't NEED more than 5% protein in their diets. Wants is a different subject though. The idea is to lower your protein intake and exercise at least 30 min on a stationary bike for at least 5 times a week. To build muscle you have to rest a day or two before any more exercise. To NOT build muscle and to diminish it you need to not give it any exercise rest between

the days that you exercise. My main problem is my big calf muscles so that is the one that I am concentrating on so the bike is good for that.My arm,bicep,and thigh muscles have diminished as well as my strength. I was a runner for at about 3 decades and hence the big calf muscles. I don't know if this will work but going vegan for a while will be a benefit on several levels. Lentils,beans,eggs,and sun-dried tomatoes are all high in protein. A list of high protein veggies are available online. Peace, out!

Cyndy