Lunges and Squats - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Dianne042425 · 11-16-2010, 04:03 PM

Hi all!

I dont know if anyone can answer this but I thought I'd ask anyways. I really want to tone up my back legs, back upper legs, and butt. From about the back of the knee all the way up to my butt. I heard the best exercises for this are lunges and squats. I absolutely hate the gym and it is just not something that I can sustain. It is just too boring for me. Anyways, my question is; is it possible to tone those areas just by doing lunges and squats 5-6 days a week and not spend an hour in the gym lifting weights? Like lets say 6 sets of 15 lunges and 6 sets of 15 squats?

I have sort of asked questions like this before but I still dont quite understand..

Mitza24 · 11-16-2010, 04:11 PM

Yes there are a lot of things you can do without having to lift any weights for that area. You can do walking lunges...start with maybe 20 each way and then rest for 1 min. Then do wall sits....back flat against the wall and drop down until your legs form a 90 degree angle. Hold for 30 seconds and do that 4 times. Leapfrog squat jumps are great as well. If you have p90x, the plyometrics disc have a ton of things that just use your legs to squat and jump. You can probably go online and see videos for a ton of different exercises and then set a schedule that you can follow.

Mitza24 · 11-16-2010, 04:14 PM

If you can get that disc, it will kick your butt into gear...literally!! I have them and am going to add that disc twice a week starting this week into my workout routine. You will get great results!

Dianne042425 · 11-16-2010, 04:21 PM

Ive heard all about p90x. I dont have the cd's and cant really afford them. I heard they are an hour long and really intense. Couldnt I just do like 30 minutes of legs on my own? lol I like the wall sits idea! Thanks for your feedback!

Mitza24 · 11-16-2010, 04:31 PM

Found this and it might be helpful since it shows you how to do a ton of things with your legs. If one your friends have te p90x, burn the Plyo disc!

http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_2114_exercise-legs.html

sacha · 11-16-2010, 04:35 PM

You should google KETTLEBELLS. You can do all sorts of squat variations and have a kettlebell at home to add resistance without going to the gym

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvVPrpusmrk

Dianne042425 · 11-16-2010, 04:39 PM

ahhh thanks so much !!! This is very helpful!! I hope it works!