Women lifting heavy - with pics

SilviCor

I`m trying to convince a friend that working out with heavy weight for women will NOT make you bulky. Can you send along your pics! I would love to show her how right I am!

whierd

It made me bulky. :sad:

CrankMeUp

Me ( I am 41)


me with heavy lifting:






pretty sure I was more bulky BEFORE i ever picked up a barbell.

Factory_Reset

*sigh*

Jules, I never get tired of these pics. Never.

whierd

Me ( I am 41)


me with heavy lifting:






pretty sure I was more bulky BEFORE i ever picked up a barbell.

Yum. Just...yum. And bendy too.

lostdogg

Me ( I am 41)


me with heavy lifting:






pretty sure I was more bulky BEFORE i ever picked up a barbell.

Yep you're awesome

whierd

Me ( I am 41)


me with heavy lifting:






pretty sure I was more bulky BEFORE i ever picked up a barbell.

Yep

Mine.

ssaraj43

Amazing!

misskerouac

I don't lift as heavy as some on here (which I'm working towards) but lifting heavier than I ever thought i "should" as a girl (silly right?)

CrankMeUp

stop infinity quoting me!!:blushing: :blushing: :blushing: :blushing: :blushing:

thanks guys.

Factory_Reset

Me ( I am 41)


me with heavy lifting:






pretty sure I was more bulky BEFORE i ever picked up a barbell.

Yep

Mine.

:mad:

bookworm_847

I'm just getting started seriously working with the weights. I just bought my very first barbell, and I'm about ready to move up from my 10 lb dumbbells... holla!

So in so I can remind myself of the awesomeness ahead (hopefully) when I get intimidated or discouraged.

You ladies rock!:drinker:

spectralmoon

Me ( I am 41)


me with heavy lifting:






pretty sure I was more bulky BEFORE i ever picked up a barbell.

Yep

Mine.

:mad:

BinaryPulsar

I lift weights. I'm not bulky. See my profile pics. The ones with the blue headband are the most recent of all (including the one it is set at now). I do mostly lower body and compound lifts. And also body weight exercises as well (such as pushups).

I don't lift as heavy as some of the ladies here. But, I do lift heavy for me. And heavy enough that people that see me at the gym are like: Wow!

michellekicks

whierd

^Badass!

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

Most of my lifts are in the intermediate/advanced ranges for my weight class. Bench is lagging behind, almost to intermediate, because of my surgical history, but it's catching up.

here's one of me with enormous delts and biceps



and here's one of my bulky man-physique

kairisika

Ladies, when trying to show people that lifting doesn't make you bulky, don't show photos where you flex.
It doesn't look bulky to your eye, because you're thinking lady-bodybuilder bulky. But some of the people who fear bulk are actually just afraid of the cut look, where you can see the muscles.

Show your relaxed photos that show what you look like on a daily basis.

The flexed photos are awesome in general, but not for this purpose. Sometimes they are detrimental to the effort.

Zaniejane

I really love this thread!! You all look amazing

BinaryPulsar

Yeah, I also want to say how beautiful all you ladies are!!! So inspiring!!

Zaniejane

Ladies, when trying to show people that lifting doesn't make you bulky, don't show photos where you flex.
It doesn't look bulky to your eye, because you're thinking lady-bodybuilder bulky. But some of the people who fear bulk are actually just afraid of the cut look, where you can see the muscles.

Show your relaxed photos that show what you look like on a daily basis.

The flexed photos are awesome in general, but not for this purpose. Sometimes they are detrimental to the effort.

Wha......!? If I were to post a pic, I'd post anyway I was proud to post. If I was dead lifting 200 pounds you bet I'm gonna be proud of my muscles.

Lack of "cut looking " muscles is fairly easy to achieve, just don't move much and they'll atrophy a bit.

whierd

Ladies, when trying to show people that lifting doesn't make you bulky, don't show photos where you flex.
It doesn't look bulky to your eye, because you're thinking lady-bodybuilder bulky. But some of the people who fear bulk are actually just afraid of the cut look, where you can see the muscles.

Show your relaxed photos that show what you look like on a daily basis.

The flexed photos are awesome in general, but not for this purpose. Sometimes they are detrimental to the effort.

No.

michellekicks

Ladies, when trying to show people that lifting doesn't make you bulky, don't show photos where you flex.
It doesn't look bulky to your eye, because you're thinking lady-bodybuilder bulky. But some of the people who fear bulk are actually just afraid of the cut look, where you can see the muscles.

Show your relaxed photos that show what you look like on a daily basis.

The flexed photos are awesome in general, but not for this purpose. Sometimes they are detrimental to the effort.

That's the point, though... when flexed the muscle looks entirely different than when not flexed. I can make myself look bulky, but when I'm not lifting, there's no bulk there.

misskerouac

Ladies, when trying to show people that lifting doesn't make you bulky, don't show photos where you flex.
It doesn't look bulky to your eye, because you're thinking lady-bodybuilder bulky. But some of the people who fear bulk are actually just afraid of the cut look, where you can see the muscles.

Show your relaxed photos that show what you look like on a daily basis.

The flexed photos are awesome in general, but not for this purpose. Sometimes they are detrimental to the effort.

Every one that has posted has included a relaxed picture

Hezzietiger1

EricJonrosh

It made me bulky. :sad:

Dude you're injecting!

pastryari

I don't lift as heavy as some of the awesome ladies on here YET...but I'm working on it. I don't think I look bulky.

Some recent bikini pics, all taken after I started lifting..

whierd

It made me bulky. :sad:

Dude you're injecting!

That 18.5" gun is au natural!

whierd

I don't lift as heavy as some of the awesome ladies on here YET...but I'm working on it. I don't think I look bulky.

Some recent bikini pics, all taken after I started lifting..

You have a very pretty body. I'm interested to see how you look after a few more months of lifting.

eevincheezburger

Before lifting weights in January 2013




After a couple of months of lifting weights






After 6 months of lifting weights















Edit: I just read the post about "please don't post pics of yourself flexing because it will scare girls who don't want to get bulky" so sorry if my offensively huuuuuge muscles scare anyone away

CrankMeUp

^WOW!!!!!!!!!