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Get Great Gams
Want to sculpt sexy thighs? Ms. Fitness Universe champ Katie
Uter shows you how to trim down and get flab-free thighs.
| By Leslie Gordon, Oxygen Magazine | |
It’s reassuring to know that even a former Ms. Fitness Universe understands the frustration thighs and buns can cause for most women. “If I gain weight, it’s always in my lower body,” admits 27-year-old Katie Uter. “I’ve always had shapely legs, but when I started competing (in the late 1990s) and the judges were looking for symmetry and balance, I actually had to bring my legs down a lot. It took me about three years of fine-tuning to get them in balance with the rest of my body.” Within that time Katie cleaned up her diet, increased her reps and sets and did more multi-muscle, compound exercises like squats and lunges. She also increased her cardio. Here are just a couple of her favorite moves. TOP TIP: Unless specified, Katie never pauses at the top of an exercise, instead she keeps on moving. “This way the muscles keep working throughout the entire exercise, and you only need one set to burn it out. A lot of times when people do this, they have to go down in weight because it makes the exercise much harder.” |
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| Squat Squats are a great beginning to any lower body workout routine. They’re one of the hardest exercises to do, so it’s best to do them before your muscles get fatigued. Begin with your feet shoulder-width apart, contract your abs and hold your body tall. With a body bar resting along your upper back, squat down and back as though you’re having a seat in a chair. Then push up through your heels to return to the start position.  |
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| Go much lower than the picture shows. Feet slightly wider and quads go parallel to the ground. | |
| Stationary lunge |
