How to Lose 1-2 Inches of Thigh Fat

How to Lose 1-2 Inches of Thigh Fat

Thunderlegs. Saddlebags.

How do these two sentences make you feel? I'm willing to bet you won't feel very good after reading this.

They're probably making you fat. I apologize for that.

I don't want you to feel fat. I want you to feel like a slim, strong woman, capable of doing anything you set your mind to.

But how do you feel when you have all that extra flab on your thighs?

Good question.

There are a few things you need to do right away if you want to get rid of thigh fat and get a pair of strong, lean legs.

The first is obvious. You need to clean up your diet.

This doesn't mean you have to rush to the bookstore and grab the latest best-selling fad diet. This will only make things worse in the long run because you will gain more weight than you lost when you go off the diet.

All it means is that you need to get rid of fat-gaining foods like processed carbs, too much chocolate (at least switch to extra dark), anything fried, and calorie-bomb coffee drinks. You then need to replace these things with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, healthy fat-fighting nuts like almonds, and lean protein sources like chicken and turkey breasts and lean cuts of beef.

The next thing you need to do is focus on interval training for your cardio over the boring, monotonous 60-90 minutes you're used to. If you do interval training for your cardio, you'll burn more fat than the moderately fast stuff you've been force-fed for years, and you'll finish in a fraction of the time.

There are many different ways to do interval training. You can do this on a treadmill, elliptical trainer, or stationary bike by mixing 20-40 second high-intensity workouts with 60-90 second very low-intensity workouts. Repeat the cycle for about 12-15 minutes and you're done!

You'll be done with your cardio sooner than many of the ladies have even entered their "fat burning zone." A zone that doesn't exist, by the way.

The next thing you need to focus on is performing strength training properly.

To really lose fat from your thighs, you need to stop focusing on isolation exercises like hip adductors/abduction machines, leg extensions, etc. and start focusing on big compound movements like squats and lunges. There are so many variations of squats and lunges that you should never get bored.

And don't worry. Doing these exercises will not give you bigger thighs. I don't care what you've been told, it's virtually impossible for most women to get big thighs when doing these types of exercises.

Here is a quick leg workout I gave to a client of mine who wanted to lose thigh fat.

I told her to do this mini circuit right after warming up.

1A) Walking Lunge – 10 reps per leg

1B) Plie Squat – 8 reps

1C) Mountain Climber – 30 seconds

I told her to do these three exercises as a circuit, moving from one exercise to the next with little to no rest. You should also perform this circuit 3-4 times before continuing with the rest of your workout.

Do this mini circuit before doing anything else in your workout 2-3 times a week for 4 weeks and I guarantee you will lose thigh fat.

Inspired by Ed Scow