Why did you start lifting?
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symba1130
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And...why are you still lifting??
Was it for weight loss?
Are you already at maintenance but looking to loose body fat?
Increase strength?
Recomp?
You just like lifting??
I started 5x5 about 10 weeks ago and it has been to "lose weight". I still have about 10-15lbs to go, but I also knew that I wanted to reshape my body along the way and not just lose pounds. I have previously (like most) done lots of cardio and received results, but wanted something different. I have been loving what lifting has done for my physic as well as my head...I feel stronger mentally too.
How about you?
Was it for weight loss?
Are you already at maintenance but looking to loose body fat?
Increase strength?
Recomp?
You just like lifting??
I started 5x5 about 10 weeks ago and it has been to "lose weight". I still have about 10-15lbs to go, but I also knew that I wanted to reshape my body along the way and not just lose pounds. I have previously (like most) done lots of cardio and received results, but wanted something different. I have been loving what lifting has done for my physic as well as my head...I feel stronger mentally too.
How about you?
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Started because all the research I've done points to lifting for the body type that I want... Still working on it but I def love the way it feels to be in the "guy section" of the gym and hold my own! Confidence will come.0
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I started lifting after reading the boards. I decided I didn't want to end up "skinny-fat". I've been lifting since March 2013, so 8 months now.
And...why are you still lifting??
-I'm still lifting because I like the results so far, and I'm not at my goal body/weight yet.
Was it for weight loss?
-It was more for retaining lean body mass than weight loss. I've kept my calorie deficit for that.
Increase strength?
-After lifting, this became important to me. I never liked being seen as weak, mentally or physically. Knowing that I'm stronger than I though I was is a wonderful feeling.
Recomp?
-I may consider this as I get closer to maintenance calories.
You just like lifting??
-This is pretty much it at the end of the day. I've fallen in love with the way it makes me feel and how my body looks now
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Great post, Symba!
I started because all of the women who inspired me with their success and their kick *kitten* bodies lift, and every single one said to start sooner rather than later, even if you still had significant weight to lose.
As some of you know from a recent status update, I'm feeling a little discouraged about my "lack of progress" since starting with 5x5 about 2 months ago -- 10 lbs., less than 6 inches lost, and zero changes in how my clothes feel -- but I know this is absolutely the right path for me, and that if I just keep at it, I will have the success and body that I want. Yes, I need to make some tweaks and changes, but I don't see myself ever quitting.
Plus, I just freaking love it. Lifting makes me feel dead(lift) sexy and like a total bada$$.
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I hate that MFP censors our posts.
If I want to say *kitten*, I should be able to do so without using stupid-*kitten* dollar signs.
*kitten* *kitten* *kitten*! 0 -
I hate that MFP censors our posts.
If I want to say *kitten*, I should be able to do so without using stupid-*kitten* dollar signs.
*kitten* *kitten* *kitten*!
I also forgot to say, I continue to lift because I want more booty. I'm trying to develop my *kitten* and hamstrings into something glorious haha
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I hate that MFP censors our posts.
If I want to say *kitten*, I should be able to do so without using stupid-*kitten* dollar signs.
*kitten* *kitten* *kitten*!
I also forgot to say, I continue to lift because I want more booty. I'm trying to develop my *kitten* and hamstrings into something glorious haha
For a better glute workout check out strong curves by Bret Contreras aka glute guy. I've seen a huge change in my back side from his work. My glutes were dormant before I started his work now I feel them work all the time.
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I hate that MFP censors our posts.
If I want to say *kitten*, I should be able to do so without using stupid-*kitten* dollar signs.
*kitten* *kitten* *kitten*!
I also forgot to say, I continue to lift because I want more booty. I'm trying to develop my *kitten* and hamstrings into something glorious haha
For a better glute workout check out strong curves by Bret Contreras aka glute guy. I've seen a huge change in my back side from his work. My glutes were dormant before I started his work now I feel them work all the time.
I've been better at activating my glutes through squats and deadlifts now. It's looking perkier and I have a bit of hammy development going on lol. I usually do glute bridges if I have the time, but I'm usually too tired to add them after my workout
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I hate that MFP censors our posts.
If I want to say *kitten*, I should be able to do so without using stupid-*kitten* dollar signs.
*kitten* *kitten* *kitten*!
I also forgot to say, I continue to lift because I want more booty. I'm trying to develop my *kitten* and hamstrings into something glorious haha
For a better glute workout check out strong curves by Bret Contreras aka glute guy. I've seen a huge change in my back side from his work. My glutes were dormant before I started his work now I feel them work all the time.
Good tip on this...I was wondering what else I can do to help the booty.
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I hate that MFP censors our posts.
If I want to say *kitten*, I should be able to do so without using stupid-*kitten* dollar signs.
*kitten* *kitten* *kitten*!
I also forgot to say, I continue to lift because I want more booty. I'm trying to develop my *kitten* and hamstrings into something glorious haha
For a better glute workout check out strong curves by Bret Contreras aka glute guy. I've seen a huge change in my back side from his work. My glutes were dormant before I started his work now I feel them work all the time.
Good tip on this...I was wondering what else I can do to help the booty.
Basically just make sure you squeeze those glutes as much as you can when doing any lifts.0 -
I hate that MFP censors our posts.
If I want to say *kitten*, I should be able to do so without using stupid-*kitten* dollar signs.
<.< are those canadian dollar signs? let's find out
royal canadian *kitten* *kitten* *kitten*
nope. they're canadian. anyway.
i got a nice little perfect storm to start me lifting. i was biking all the time and getting strong enough in specific places that i was starting to want to balance that out anyway. i had hit a weight loss plateau that was infuriating me but i wasn't going to ride even MORE miles per week than i was already, and everything i read said 'lift! lift! lift!'
and also, i'm 49 and all that menopause-is-coming and other 'age' stuff. i just feel like i've got this window (in a good way, not a last-ditch kind of way). it's kind of like: now is the time to do it and maximize things, especially bone density and muscle mass.
and, i dunno. something more meta, but . . . i'm often the only woman in teams wherever i work, plus i have this really great male friend who i saw quite a lot of while he was in town for a while, last year. so a fair number of men in my world, and one i aws hanging out with a lot. and all these people are strong, and somehow it just doesn't work in my mind with that whole "oh, but they're guys" kind of thing. i just get all competitive. just a kind of a 'hey, if you can do that then i wanna do that too!' kind of thing. i don't care if i can bench 60 and they could bench me; it's more just like if they're strong then i wanna be strong. especially my big friend; i kind of miss him because he'd get a bigger kick out of all this than anyone else that i've known.
why i keep doing it? i like it. i really do have this simple reason for it all really: i just want to see how strong i can get.
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