Why does my body shape get more square when I work out?

[Anonymous]

This applies for going to the gym or even doing at home workouts. I mostly work out with resistance bands but also do some cardio..
I like that my legs and butt get rounder and more in shape. But I feel like my body overall looks more squared and kind of less feminine. Why is that?
(also I tend to eat more when going to the gym)

[ZXCwWRQWz]

Maybe just being pumped? Although I don't think that's bad at all. Society tends to glorify soft women with loose postures, especially around the lower part of the spine. Firming up the chest, lats, delts, core, hip flexors, etc, is going to firm up your whole body and temporarily bulk up the muscles. It's going to probably make you stand straighter and squarer at least for a while.

[Crankor]

Could be what your working out or related to your body fat% incomparison to your height... could be a lot of things. Or that your just not use to seeing yourself like that.

[Asker]

Im 60 kg my body fat is around 27% and muscle 41 kg so Im not super lean.
I mean I see it when looking at bef and after pictures.. also I don’t do low carb while working out I pretty much eat everything but within limits. Maybe I should change my diet (low carb, low fat..)

[Crankor]

Its prob more of the % being around your newly built muscle. It is helpful to limit your bread intake. What you eat depends more on how you feel. As long as you don't overeat each meal. Just eat until your comfortably full.

[DavidRaul]

Whats your workout routine? I might help you reach your goals

[Asker]

I usually do treadmill for around 15 mins or some other type of cardio. And then I mostly do lunges, squats and hip exercises or some other variation to grow glutes and thighs using resistance bands.
I could show you pictures but there’s no option here lmao

[DavidRaul]

Well i guess i found what the problem is. You might have a bit of fat around your upper body while having muscle mass in your lower body making it seem square. You need to add an upper body workout to your regime to make it tapered. I can recommend you a workout program if you are up for it

[Asker]

Yess when I gain weight I usually also gain in the upper body which I dont like.. also when I do upper body workouts with weights I get too big arms and shoulders (im 164cm and weigh 60kg). So I want something that doesn’t make me bulky.
Sure, I would appreciate.

[DavidRaul]

Should i message you or you want to discuss in this section?

[Asker]

Yes sure

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