The elliptical bulk up thighs or make them smaller?

[Anonymous]

Does the elliptical trainer make thighs bigger or smaller?

I really don't want to bulk up my thighs.

If I have it one level one the lowest will that be okay?

[beastman88]

vigorous cardio will shrink the muscle mass in the legs but you will tone up a lot overall. our bodies adapt to what we put them through. so if we run a lot our bodys will turn into a running machine, if we do a lot of anerobic exercise with weight our muscles will get bigger, if we do a lot of muscle endurance activities we won't get tired as fast etc etc

[WeaponZero]

Where does this "bulk" come from? Fat? Or muscle?

Elliptical burns calories, which means fat gets burned. You can't spot burn though. However because of the high rep/low intensity nature of elliptical work it does not build muscle or stimulate muscle in a way that induces hypertrophy, so you will not see gains in any way pertaining to muscle.

[Asker]

Okay good. Thanks:-)

[WeaponZero]

Generally speaking, regardless of your goals, any fitness regimen you do should be primarily based on strength training with cardio used only as a supplement. As long as you don't eat at a surplus you will still burn fat and not add bulk, but you'll be fitter from a functional standpoint.

[Stacyzee]

It doesn't bulk up legs.

It tones and slims them.

The only way I can see you bulking up were if you had the intensity on its highest, and was working out extremely hard (with a lot of protein in take).

[HYPNOSEX]

Nice meaty thighs, men love them.