When did you start seeing those muscles?

KDar1988
KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How long did it take before you started to see definition? I was looking at my arms this morning and am beginning to see the rounding of the shoulder cut in and then starts to bulge back out again at the biceps. I'm so psyched! I've seen some awesome arm pics on this site (men and women) and is definitely motivation to keep lifting :)

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  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    I'm lean so any muscle shows, I can be relatively weak and still pretty cut. I think it's more a body fat thing than anything else.

    And YES shapely arms rock, congratulations on your progress!
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    I've lost a lot of weight and have tried to keep up lifting weights for several years. Been fat all my life so I never knew what was under there LOL.
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    edited May 2016
    KDar1988 wrote: »
    I've lost a lot of weight and have tried to keep up lifting weights for several years. Been fat all my life so I never knew what was under there LOL.

    I didn't either. LOL! I've been lifting for close to a year and I'm just now after a couple months starting to see a difference. I think I managed to put on a smidgen of muscle, but the majority of what I'm seeing is due to my fat percentage getting lower now. Still have a long way to go, but I see a little difference in my shoulders/arms, and my abs are starting to pop a bit too.


  • andrewq6100
    andrewq6100 Posts: 415 Member
    it took me a good minute I'm finally showing a lot of definition on my upper body, striations and vascularity on my shoulders, biceps and forearms, at 16% bodyfat. I started at 21% with very little definition. it all depends on your body type and bf% though, I still have very little to no visable ab or chest definition which is pretty sucky but I am workin on it!!
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    It's completely dependant on body fat percentage. I have rounded shoulders up to 15% but my true muscular separation doesn't come out till about 10%. Just know you cannot build muscle and lose fat at the same time. It's one or the other.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    Sorry should've added that body fat percentages for women will be much higher due to their naturally higher fat levels.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    When did you start seeing those muscles?

    1974.
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    jessef593 wrote: »
    It's completely dependant on body fat percentage. I have rounded shoulders up to 15% but my true muscular separation doesn't come out till about 10%. Just know you cannot build muscle and lose fat at the same time. It's one or the other.

    Thanks! Can't wait to see what I have after I get the rest of my weight off. I don't want crappy looking arms so I'll keep it up :)
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