Does running make your legs bigger

Does running make your legs bigger?

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Do want your legs bigger? In truth basic jogging won’t build up much muscle mass. You will tone your calf and thighs for fat, but not much increase in size. If you are planning to build muscle, you would need a special work out regime wi…

Will running make my legs bigger?

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No, building lean muscle will not give you huge legs, but only tone and in some cases slim. Also, the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism will be, so this can help you keep generally healthy.

Will running make my legs bigger or smaller?

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If you run longer distances at a slower pace -it will look tighter with muscles..smaller. Look at marathon runners. If you do power sprints at shorter distances – you could get bulkier – look at short distance sprinters You also gotta stret…

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does running make your legs bigger?

Q: Im 16 and a guy. Does running on a tredmill and outside make your legs bigger? Like more muscular.

A: Overall, running is going to make your legs bigger if you’re running. Now sprints are goind to make them a lot bigger than distance but the muscle is going to build up. Go for it dude.

how does long distance running reshape the body and muscles? will it make your legs grow bigger?

Q: if your muscular and have big legs already from weights which you would like to get abit smaller will long distance running help reshape your body and keep your entire body portionate or will it just mainly work your legs and make them bigger? I’m not so interested in knowing how it can help shed some fat, I’m more interested in how it effects the shape of the muscles.thanks

A: I think it depends on body type– running has made my legs much bigger and my upper body thinner.

Does running more make your legs smaller or bigger?

Q: Ive been doing lots of running lately, and i was just wondering weather it can make your legs look too muscular? I do a 40 minute fast walk in the morning, and a 15 minute run at night…thank you!!!

A: It depends on your body type, where your hormones tell your bod to loose most fat from. Running is cardio (fat burning) exercise and muscle toning. Since you’re using your leg muscles, these will tighten and tone up. But which body part you shed the fat from will depend on your genes, and you can’t change that. Nomatter how much running you do, if your body burns more fat from the upper body than lower, then you’ll see your torso get slimmer at a higher rate than the lower body.