Women lifting heavy - with pics

sanndandi

I just want to add my 2 cents worth of drooling at all you amazing ladies. I'm getting close to my goal weight (within 10 lbs) and I've realized I don't look the way I had hoped so just like everyone says, I need to start lifting. Very inspirational.

tartsul

everyone looks amazing!!!!! great job, ladies!

i've been lifting for about 3-4 months. i started out at 122...


and i'm up to 128 now but looking better, and feeling stronger.

Redheadllena

New lifter here! 3 months in. I wanted to get back the booty I lost while on my year of weight loss and calorie restriction, thus SQUATS are my new fave. I lift 3 days a week (splits) and do cardio and yoga maaaaybe once a week, if that. I may gain or maintain or lose (as I was at my last weigh-in, both inches and lbs), but regardless, I feel really happy lifting and am noticing more results than I've ever gotten in my stints of getting super into running/cardio. These are in order of least to most recent...apologies for drunk face in the last one lol

WOW! How tall are you?

I'm 5'9", and thanks!

To answer a few questions I've seen popping up again and again- to all the beginners, as far as where to start, a great resource for me was the book 'New Rules Of Lifting For Women' and more importantly, user ohilyssa's blog/google doc (link here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRnqHfnj_QkBPDY9xWFpwbaPNKQOtqPt9wWQR-tZ-WM/edit) She's on MFP as 'fanofpawl' too. She's my guru when it comes to lifting!!

Also, just one more thing...I haven't technically lost any weight from lifting, and may gain as I go. BUT I absolutely look and feel loads better about my body. For example, here's a pic from this weekend. My stomach used to be my biggest enemy. Now it's starting to look more and more like a friend. Never got results like this from cardio.

FitSuga

I lift and run. Keep in mind and I am still working on losing the weight.





and the obligatory before...Don't mind my cut and paste

mcrumpsf

You look perfect!

spicy618

I lift and run. Keep in mind and I am still working on losing the weight.





and the obligatory before...Don't mind my cut and paste

Great work!

How long have you been at it? i've been doing 5 x 5 for 3 months.

Your BF or Hubby looks so in love with his Suga... :flowerforyou:

My BF calls me Suga. :blushing:

mfrkorey

bump. about 6 chapters in to NROLFW! Yay!

jessilyn76

bummmmmmmp!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING!!!

Porcelaine22

everyone looks amazing!!!!! great job, ladies!

i've been lifting for about 3-4 months. i started out at 122...


and i'm up to 128 now but looking better, and feeling stronger.

You are sooooo beautiful!! properly stunning and you are definitely right that you look better with the extra few pounds worth of muscle!! SUCH an inspiration!!

ivetteo21

My husband said "everytime I look at your computer, your looking at pictures of half naked women!"

I told him I'm doing research.

"researching half naked women?"

"hell yeh!"

that's funny.. everytime my hubby passes by i minimize the window hahaha! Watching all these strong women is super inspirational! Great job ladies!

Redheadllena

I lift and run. Keep in mind and I am still working on losing the weight.





and the obligatory before...Don't mind my cut and paste

Wowww you look great to me!! WTG!

janiner79

I went from flabby and bloated to this... Yes it's extreme but this I only look like this for 1 day. Otherwise I just look ripped. I recommend all women to hit the weights! Its so empowering!

emirror

I went from flabby and bloated to this... Yes it's extreme but this I only look like this for 1 day. Otherwise I just look ripped. I recommend all women to hit the weights! Its so empowering!

You look amazing! I really like your avatar pic, too. :-)

ernila13

I have done a few progress posts, but I don't think I've ever posted a pic of what I looked like before I lost weight. This is me at my heaviest in 2008. I was between 180-190. I honestly couldn't tell you exactly what I weighed because I never set foot on a scale when I was this heavy.

No!! I actually gasped when I saw your after pic! Amazing!

amandaxob

Everyone looks so stunning!! I love it, truly inspirational.

alispatred

New to here, but wow thats some serious lifting, i do lots of carido and really do need to get my head around lifting heavier weights. Has anyone got a weight lifting programme they work to.

thanks

iamladibeast

Bump

luceegj

Me ( I am 41)


me with heavy lifting:






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

Looking amazing

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

But ewww ^^^

McWooey

Hey All,

absolutely inspired by all these pics and stories!

I started personal training about 1.5 years ago and initially we worked on building up general fitness and stamina, now we working on toning and the way through this is obviously heavy lifting, I'm not just dead-lifting but also using kettle bells, chest presses, deep squats etc.

my problem areas are my sides (muffin tops) and thighs/butt, i have very small upper body, my thighs are starting to tone up also and i'll upload a bikini pic after my holiday in 3 weeks time, hopefully my daily workout will help me see a real difference in them by then

the difference may look minimal but its huge to me, because i had went up a few dress sizes and now im back to my original size, but noticing real muscle instead of flab

anyway piccies below


feel free to send me a friend request - love the support you guys give and also love to do the same in return!!

xx Nat

comparison pics below taken between Feb 2013 and April 2013 with me doing my Personal training routine 3 times a week and 2 circuit classes per week


June 2013 pics below - I added a swim session to weekly fitness and reduced circuits classes to 1 a week



most recent pics below took on 24/25th July 2013 after 3 weeks of solid heavy lifting with minimal cardio! with 5-6 sessions a week

GreenTeaForDays

Want to trade wardrobes?!?!

No really though, thanks for the advice. You look great!