Please hang in there with me, I am going to be as concise as possible! Thanks you for any input!
I am new to the forum and thoroughly confused! I read the book "Exercise For Your Bodytype" by Edward ...Jac. and he promotes that a pear or hourglass should not do any lower body resistance training (or stairmill/stepper/spinning) b/c it will just increase the size of the lower body. So, needless to say I have stayed away from any lower body wt training for years and I do my upper body (heavy) 2-3 days a week, however, I have a very flat butt and my legs are so so...Yet, when I start to wt train them, I swell like crazy and it is very noticable for 3 days to a week, I know this is not in my head b.c even my pants and skirts will be tight. My question is, why doesnt' this happen to my in my upper body, I only swell during my workout and for a short time after, is it because my legs are not used to the wt training and if so, is this swelling just temporary and then will my legs start to shrink? I am so sorry if I sound stupid! I am just so confused and I am trying to figure out how to slim and tone my lower body without increasing size and I would like to decrease the size and lift my butt! Is it true that this can only be done with high reps and low to no resistance or should i be working in the 10-12 rep range and will this swelling go away?
Thanks again for insight! I would love to hear any personal experiences!
Evi