How do i get a more manly body shape?
August 9th, 2010 | 
Author: Im 13 and i have a body shape of a woman. I used to be really fat but after 6 months of extreme dieting and exercise im quite thin now….a little bit chubby but not really noticeable.
My body is quite curvy…like that of a woman. How do i get rid of it? My legs and arms are really…really thin…quite anorexic.
And im pretty tall to. My thigs are big…I just have a little bit of fat on my stomach…thats it.
How do i get rid of it? Should i exercise and diet and continue losing fat until all my fat is gone? Then will my body shape become more manly? Or should i cut down on the dieting and start eating lots of meat and protein and exercise?If its not any of that…what should it do?? Pls help
Posted in Women's Health FAQs | 
Tags: body shape, diet, extreme dieting, legs, little bit, protein, stomach, thigs
It’s your imagination. At 13, you’re only just beginning to grow into a man, so don’t despair until you’re 18 or so. Give it a few years.
BTW, the primary characteristics of a female shape are wide hips and breasts. Unless you have those, you can’t possibly say you look like a woman.
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For your situation, I suggest you eat high protein and high fat foods, such as salmon and tuna. During those times, workout all of your major muscles with squats, pushups, and situps, coupled with bench presses and curls at the gym about once every other day, 3 to 4 times a week. This will help you lose all of the weight you gain from the protein and fat while toning the extra body mass you gain; meaning you will have a healthier looking body. Trust me, this will make your body look much manlier. (Did I spell that right? o.o)
Hey man. It sounds like you just need to gain some muscle. Check out http://www.bodybuilding.com and visit their forum.
Puberty also helps, haha.
Remember dude at 13 your body may react unfavorably to weights based resistance training so with that in mind here’s a stratigy for your ideal body type. Generaly the male prefered body is characterised by a "V" appearance, small waist wide lats and shoulders. some dudes have these features with out training and some need to hit the weights.
For this Body type i would encorage an older partisipant to focus a weights based resistance program mainly to his upper body (Back/ Chest, Bi/Tri , Anterior/Posterior Delts or shoulders) and balance it with a proteine rich diet and a mild cardio program.
Being only 13 though man i would go for lots of physical activity ,healthy normal adolesant diet and see what your body does over the next couple of years. it may suprise you.
If you cant wait that long to find out what its going to do just have a look at your dads body and that may give you some idea. when your older though man if you want to get big, eat lots of proteine rich meals and lift houses.
Enjoy being 13