Finished Bulking! Onto New Goals! [Image Heavy]
Fujiberry
Posts: 400 Member
So I've been bulking for about a year.
This is a several months before I started bulking. This was me at my 'unhealthy heaviest' (113 lbs).
Then me after losing a teeny bit of weight...
And then after bulking (me at my 'healthiest heaviest' (115 lbs.)--
I would like to continue bulking for another year, but over the course of several months, I've become incredibly inspired to try powerlifting. I joined an all-women Facebook group for powerlifters and I'm so happy to see how positive they are and that there's really no 'broscience' to be found. I also took up a board position at my university's Bodybuilding and Powerlifting Organization. I decided that for now, I'm putting my goal of competing as a bodybuilder on the back burner and I'll be focusing on increasing my strength as a powerlifter. I plan on competing in a local meet in mid-Feb.
Training for bodybuilding has made me reevaluate my disordered eating habits and has given me a healthy relationship with food as well as a confidence in my body that I never had before. With this new goal in mind, I hope to develop an even better mindset-- humble (someone will ALWAYS be stronger than me), but confident in the things my body can perform.
Onto my new journey!
CURRENT STATS :
5'2"
115 lbs.
Squat 205x1
Bench 105x1
Deadlift 200x1
GOALS FOR FEB-MARCH :
225-240 Squat
115-120 Bench
220-230 Deadlift
This is a several months before I started bulking. This was me at my 'unhealthy heaviest' (113 lbs).
Then me after losing a teeny bit of weight...
And then after bulking (me at my 'healthiest heaviest' (115 lbs.)--
I would like to continue bulking for another year, but over the course of several months, I've become incredibly inspired to try powerlifting. I joined an all-women Facebook group for powerlifters and I'm so happy to see how positive they are and that there's really no 'broscience' to be found. I also took up a board position at my university's Bodybuilding and Powerlifting Organization. I decided that for now, I'm putting my goal of competing as a bodybuilder on the back burner and I'll be focusing on increasing my strength as a powerlifter. I plan on competing in a local meet in mid-Feb.
Training for bodybuilding has made me reevaluate my disordered eating habits and has given me a healthy relationship with food as well as a confidence in my body that I never had before. With this new goal in mind, I hope to develop an even better mindset-- humble (someone will ALWAYS be stronger than me), but confident in the things my body can perform.
Onto my new journey!
CURRENT STATS :
5'2"
115 lbs.
Squat 205x1
Bench 105x1
Deadlift 200x1
GOALS FOR FEB-MARCH :
225-240 Squat
115-120 Bench
220-230 Deadlift
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Looking strong, nice lifts, keep it up!0
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good job! keep up the great work!0
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Wow, nice! You look so strong and lean! I hope to be like you someday 0
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those are some really good numbers. Impressive. Best of luck0
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Whoa.
Well done.0 -
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Don't worry about being competitive.
I'm going to compete in a comp in january, shooting for 100kg class, and my best lift, DL is currently 435 max.
I'm just going because I'm very sure I'll look friggin' sexy in a singlet.0 -
I know that I should just go into my first meet and treat it as a learning experience, but I have to admit that I'm pretty terrified of embarrassing myself in front of people. >__> So I want to at least be somewhat confident in my lifts. I'm not going to be disappointed if I don't reach my goal PRs in time, but I'm still going to shoot for them.
Don't worry about being competitive.
I'm going to compete in a comp in january, shooting for 100kg class, and my best lift, DL is currently 435 max.
I'm just going because I'm very sure I'll look friggin' sexy in a singlet. 0 -
oh for sure, keep pushing hard, just don't set unreasonable expectations, and you'll kick *kitten*.0
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Well Done! You look amazing!
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Amazing! I'm seriously impressed.0
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Wow ;-)0
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Oh WOW! Well done! (*)0
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You look awesome. Congrats!0
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Successful bulk, nicely done!0
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You look fantastic!0
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Well done!0
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Impressive!0
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Thanks for the support, everyone! : D0
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Very impressive... and I'm interested in knowing which facebook group that was?0
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Those legs! Very impressive numbers for someone your size! Especially that squat... dang.0
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You look amazing. I'm jealous of your quads especially! nice work!0
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Ugh I want to be in the position to bulk lol. I really love your legs.
Also, when bulking did you find you preferred a certain rep range? I know for myself I want some extra size for sure but I definitely want a very compact look - I often see women with large legs like yours but they are also very jiggly, which I do NOT want!
Good luck in your eventual competition!0 -
Ugh I want to be in the position to bulk lol. I really love your legs.
Also, when bulking did you find you preferred a certain rep range? I know for myself I want some extra size for sure but I definitely want a very compact look - I often see women with large legs like yours but they are also very jiggly, which I do NOT want!
Good luck in your eventual competition!
I like the 6-8 rep range. Maybe 10 max once in a blue moon.
I think that look has more to do with the fact that those women were already carrying extra fat on their thighs. I tend to carry more of my weight/fat in my midsection (you can sort of tell from my 'before' picture), so my legs were in desperate need of size in the first place.
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Wow! You look incredible!0
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Ugh I want to be in the position to bulk lol. I really love your legs.
Also, when bulking did you find you preferred a certain rep range? I know for myself I want some extra size for sure but I definitely want a very compact look - I often see women with large legs like yours but they are also very jiggly, which I do NOT want!
Good luck in your eventual competition!
I like the 6-8 rep range. Maybe 10 max once in a blue moon.
I think that look has more to do with the fact that those women were already carrying extra fat on their thighs. I tend to carry more of my weight/fat in my midsection (you can sort of tell from my 'before' picture), so my legs were in desperate need of size in the first place.
Ah yes, they probably just aren't as lean as I'd like to be in terms of body fat %. Really nice to see that the rep range you mention helped you achieve these results, as this is the range I was going to stick with once I bulk! Thanks 0
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