How can I gain weight in my legs?
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The same way you gain weight everywhere else. Unfortunately, you can't direct what part gains the weight- if you gain weight, it's all over your body, unless you naturally tend to gain in one particular place. If you want bigger legs, try doing leg exercises; you have much more control about where you build muscle than where you get fat.
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hmm maybe instead of gaining weight in your legs, you can build muscle there. maybe work your legs out at a gym everyday
Their are certain exercises that can target your legs and thighs and you don't need a gym membership. Check with a trainer at the gym or the internet for the best answers, and you should save a membership fee.
make your legs eat more.
you could have fat injected into them.
To gain weight in your legs would require the use of resistance training. You have to gain lean muscle mass. However, in adolescents, weight training has to be done very carefully. If it performed aggressively, you can stunt the growth of the long bones of the legs...femur, fibula, and tibia. This can result in a shorter height.
Given your current height, I'd like to know the average height of the females in your family...both mom and dad's side. Are they considerably taller or is everyone 5'3" to 5'5"? What concerns me the most is your current body weight of 75lbs. This is underweight. So, in addition to gaining weight in your legs, I think you might need to talk to your parents about perhaps seeing a nutritionist and finding out why you aren't gaining weight. Are you eating 1,500 calories? Do you eat a diet consisting of meats and proteins? At 5' 3" I would expect your weight to be around 100 pounds.
So, first thing is to address your diet. Lean proteins and a healthy serving of fats is also required. Carbohydrates (complex, not simple sugars) are going to be required to fuel your body.
For your age and goals, I would recommend doing squats and lunges in your home. Buy an exercise ball and an inexpensive set of dumbbells. Locate a good solid wall, one that your parents wont mind gettng a little scuffed...try the garage or even a wood fence outdoors. Place the ball in the small of your back and let the ball rest against the fence/wall. Take note of where your feet are. When you come down in a sitting motion, make sure your knees do not push forward beyond your toes. If they do, move your feet out in front of you a little more. Once you found where your feet should be, get the weights and place them where you will be able to pick them up. You might want to start with about 5 pounds in each hand. OK, return to your position, ball in the back, weights in the hands and slowly come down as if you are going to sit in a chair. Stop when your thighs are parallel to the floor or almost 90 degress with your shins. Hold for a second, and then slowly rise. Do this for 8 times, and rest for a 1 minute and repeat. You want to do 3 sets of this, maybe 4. As you get stronger, you can increase the number of reps to 10, then 12. After that, you can increase the weights...gradually. Try 10 pounds in each hand but reduce your reps to 8 again. Rest a minute, do three sets. Keep this sort of pattern.
To do a lunge you can either do a simple alernating lunge or a walking lunge. The only difference is that the simple on is done in place while alternating which foot you place in front. The walking one, as the name implies, has you alternating each leg while lunging forward and moving a distance across the room. It is similar in motion to the squat, except that you place one foot in front...like "taking a knee" except you don't kneel. Again watch the forward placement of the knee over the toes. Then push off with the forward foot and return to the starting position. You can increase the intensity by using small handweights or dumbbells.
Do these exercises 3 times a week. Progressing gradually. See a nutritionist to address the body weight issue.
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