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Oh no! I gained 8 pounds....
DrMAvDPhD
Posts: 2,097 Member
On purpose! Just finished my first bulk. Over 10 weeks I gained 8 pounds (I'm guessing 3 pounds of water, the rest fat and muscle). Here's me before beginning lifting (133 pounds), after 8 months of lifting and eating around TDEE or at a very slight deficit (1800-2200 cals, 129 pounds), and after 2.5 months of lifting and and eating around 500 calories over TDEE (~2700 cals, 137 pounds). Yup, I weigh about four more pounds on the right than I do on the left. I completed NROL4W between picture 1 and 2 and have been doing NROL Supercharged between 2 and 3. Just goes to show you how hard a women has to work to "bulk up"!
Edit: To clarify, first picture is July 2012, second is March 2013, third is May 2013. So in total we are talking about 10 months of progress here!
Edit: To clarify, first picture is July 2012, second is March 2013, third is May 2013. So in total we are talking about 10 months of progress here!
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You look AWESOME!!! great work!:bigsmile:0
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awesome!0
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You look fantastic!
You would never think the picture of you on the right is heavier, than the one on the left
Just goes to show
10 WEEKS - WOW!!0 -
Excellent! Just goes to show we shouldn't gauge our progress by the scale!0
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You look fantastic!
You would never think the picture of you on the right is heavier, than the one on the left
Just goes to show
10 WEEKS - WOW!!
10 weeks between 2 and 3, 10 months between 1 and 3! Thanks :-)0 -
Excellent! Just goes to show we shouldn't gauge our progress by the scale!
Absolutely :-)0 -
Fantastic! I plan to go into a bulking phase soon. You look great!0
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You look ridiculously awesome! Great job! :drinker:0
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You look SO good! great job!0
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On purpose! Just finished my first bulk. Over 10 weeks I gained 8 pounds (I'm guessing 3 pounds of water, the rest fat and muscle). Here's me before beginning lifting (133 pounds), after 8 months of lifting and eating around TDEE or at a very slight deficit (1800-2200 cals, 129 pounds), and after 2.5 months of lifting and and eating around 500 calories over TDEE (~2700 cals, 137 pounds). Yup, I weigh about four more pounds on the right than I do on the left. I completed NROL4W between picture 1 and 2 and have been doing NROL Supercharged between 2 and 3. Just goes to show you how hard a women has to work to "bulk up"!
Edit: To clarify, first picture is July 2013, second is March 2013, third is May 2013. So in total we are talking about 10 months of progress here!
did you mean july 2012? :happy:
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You look great, awesome job
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We're not in July yet, so I call FAKE0
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FREAKING AWESOME0
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Fantastic! I plan to go into a bulking phase soon. You look great!
Its a scary concept but the results are totally worth it! Next time I'm going to aim for ~6 months of bulking to hopefully get a bigger muscle gain.0 -
did you mean july 2012? :happy:
Whoopsie! Fixed :-)0 -
Beautiful! Nice work.0
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We're not in July yet, so I call FAKE
Jealous much? You know, it's called a typo. It's a common error, but if you haven't heard of it, you can check into it.0 -
GAINED? no way LOL you look amazing! great work girly! thanks for the much needed inspiration0
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We're not in July yet, so I call FAKE
Jealous much? You know, it's called a typo. It's a common error, but if you haven't heard of it, you can check into it.
I think she was joking! She's on my fl, so she's seen the whole process!0 -
We're not in July yet, so I call FAKE
Jealous much? You know, it's called a typo. It's a common error, but if you haven't heard of it, you can check into it.
I think she was joking! She's on my fl, so she's seen the whole process!
Oh, Okay. Whew! Glad it's was just in fun. :happy:0 -
That is so awesome. You have inspired me to get started in some strength training. Thank you for your post.
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Wow u Look friggin amazing!!0
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That is so awesome. You have inspired me to get started in some strength training. Thank you for your post.
Dianne
That makes me happy to hear :-) Clearly I'm a big fan of the New Rules of Lifting seriies, either one is a good place for a beginner!0 -
So awesome!!!0
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Love it! Gaining weight never looked so good!0
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absolutely love this post!
show just how important weight training is on to way to a better healthier life. Kudos to you and you look fantastic0 -
That's great, you look really good :-)
You also look taller!!!
Have you grown?
Well done on what you've achieved 0 -
Awesome, awesome awesome! Thanks for sharing! You look smoking hot!0
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Love this post! Thank you thank you THANK YOU for sharing!0
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I came into this thread expecting panic over an 8lb (mostly water weight) gain from a temporary binge/holiday or something similar.
Love that I saw a fantastic success story instead. Great job, you look fantastic! Yay for lifting! :happy:0
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