Pregnant weightlifter

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  • Microfiber
    Microfiber Posts: 956 Member
    Y'all don't think it's impressive, no? :laugh: :laugh:
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Good for her.
  • SmallMimi
    SmallMimi Posts: 541 Member
    Very impressed!
  • imhungry2012
    imhungry2012 Posts: 240 Member
    Awesome. People need to calm down, she IS taking care of her body :)
  • EDollah
    EDollah Posts: 464 Member
    A few months ago, I went to the gym but wasn't particularly motivated and had convinced myself that instead of squats/deadlifts I'd do various machines. Then I saw a woman who looked 8 months and 29 days pregnant squatting. I figured her excuses were so much more legitimate than my own that I had to go back to my harder workout after all.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    I think it's great and posted about this earlier on my wall.

    IMO people need to mind there own business. I'm assuming she's lifted for a long time prior to getting pregnant, is paying closer attention to her body and adjusts workouts as needed. In which case, she's doing something very good for her body, and no doubt giving herself an easier labour when the time comes.

    Some people have medical reasons/complications in which they may need to stop, she obviously doesn't as she's got this far along. Good for her! :drinker:
  • evedroid
    evedroid Posts: 134 Member
    love it!
    i definitely will continue to lift when i get pregnant with my second one :)
  • Pedalpush
    Pedalpush Posts: 246 Member
    Oh my lawdy, I wish I had looked that good with either of my pregnancies! Good for her. She knows her limitations, people need to mind their own business.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Women turn catty and jealous when they see another woman who is more awesome. Stop the presses.

    You know most of the people criticizing her are overweight moms who used pregnancy as an excuse to eat for 6 and turn into couch potatoes. Throwing stones at this woman is just their attempt at making themselves feel better about what they've done to themselves.
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
    I saw that story and I think it's good if she wants to stay healthy! Her Dr is fine with it and she has modified it so its not like she going over board. Hats off to her IMO!!! :flowerforyou:
  • ZealousMissJJ
    ZealousMissJJ Posts: 454 Member
    Wow, she is AWSOME!! :love:

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    My hero :love:
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Jesus. It's a news story that says "Woman does thing! People on internet complain! Other people defend!"

    :yawn:
  • SamMorBelsmom
    SamMorBelsmom Posts: 164 Member
    Amen to her! I think its empowering to see a woman that pregnant working out. Makes my excuses not to work out completely invalid! And yes, to all of the above. People need to mind their own business.
  • LumpySpacePrincess1
    LumpySpacePrincess1 Posts: 388 Member
    As long as her doctor gave her the go-ahead, I don't see what's wrong with it.
    Everyone's bought into the myth that we need to lie down and eat ice cream for 9 months....CAUSE IF YOU MOVE A SINGLE MUSCLE YOU'LL MISCARRY AND YOU'LL JUST BE SOME FIT BABY KILLA! :explode:
  • joolywooly33
    joolywooly33 Posts: 421 Member
    Amazing woman!
  • summer8it
    summer8it Posts: 433 Member
    "Normal" pregnant women lift all kinds of things -- heavy bags of groceries, squirming 60 pound children, strollers loaded with both heavy groceries and children -- and no one seems to think it's odd.
  • mmouse90
    mmouse90 Posts: 83
    That is awesome. Good for her.
  • betternette
    betternette Posts: 21
    "Normal" pregnant women lift all kinds of things -- heavy bags of groceries, squirming 60 pound children, strollers loaded with both heavy groceries and children -- and no one seems to think it's odd.

    You said it right! LOL! She looks great and should inspire many.
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    As long as her doctor gave her the go-ahead, I don't see what's wrong with it.
    Everyone's bought into the myth that we need to lie down and eat ice cream for 9 months....CAUSE IF YOU MOVE A SINGLE MUSCLE YOU'LL MISCARRY AND YOU'LL JUST BE SOME FIT BABY KILLA! :explode:
    If I ever get pregnant again, I hope to be lifting through the entire thing as long as the Dr. isn't an idiot and gives me the go-ahead.
  • wjstoj
    wjstoj Posts: 884 Member
    That's exactly what my stomach looked like 4 months ago !
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I've lifted through 7mos but stopped when I started blowing up like a blimp. I became self conscious. I wasn't doing that particular exercise (pictured above) but doing all my other lifting. I felt good so figured my baby felt good, too. She's 11 now. I was lazy last pregnancy and it was a regret!
  • pinkledoodledoo
    pinkledoodledoo Posts: 290 Member
    I think every woman knows her own limitations and it's great that this woman has kept up her routine through most of her pregnancy. Good for her! People just need to mind their own business when it comes to other peoples' bodies.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    one of my friends on my friends list is pregnant and continuing to do heavy lifting.... she's great

    nothing wrong with it if you lifted prior to getting pregnant and there are no complications of pregnancy that make lifting dangerous, plus your midwife/obgyn knows what you're doing and can advise you about if/when/how you can do it safely
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Women turn catty and jealous when they see another woman who is more awesome. Stop the presses.

    You know most of the people criticizing her are overweight moms who used pregnancy as an excuse to eat for 6 and turn into couch potatoes. Throwing stones at this woman is just their attempt at making themselves feel better about what they've done to themselves.

    Exactly. It's more than likely the people who wouldn't get off their as$es and lift regardless of the circumstance (along with the women who sat on their as$es for 9 months while pregnant using it as an excuse not to do anything at ALL and wondered why they gained more weight than they should've.....)
    Just another reason for people to try to make others feel bad about their accomplishments.
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    I hate that the moment you get pregnant, everyone in the world automatically has an opinion about what the mother should or should not do with her body. It's not like she decided to take up MMA fighting. She is lifting weights that she has probably been doing for quite a while so the chances of her injuring herself are probably pretty low.
  • Power_Man77
    Power_Man77 Posts: 207
    "Normal" pregnant women lift all kinds of things -- heavy bags of groceries, squirming 60 pound children, strollers loaded with both heavy groceries and children -- and no one seems to think it's odd.

    You are correct
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    "Normal" pregnant women lift all kinds of things -- heavy bags of groceries, squirming 60 pound children, strollers loaded with both heavy groceries and children -- and no one seems to think it's odd.

    ^^ this

    and pregnant women are just as susceptible to injury as anyone else walking the planet. should she stop walking on the sidewalk too because she might trip and fall or accidentally step off the side of it? No.
  • CassandraBurgos83
    CassandraBurgos83 Posts: 544 Member
    I think she is amazing! I wish I would have kept working out through my pregnancy and been as dedicated as her. Also there are studies showing the benefits of working out for the babies brain development and over all health not just for the mom. So to me she gets an A+ for her 2 in 1 combo.
  • Power_Man77
    Power_Man77 Posts: 207
    Ok we have a armless bodybuilder and a pregnant weightlifter

    NO EXCUSES FOR ME!!
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    I think people need to mind their own business. :grumble:

    It's not for me, I wouldn't do it, but then again, 24 years ago, when I was a young 21 yr old girl, I used to play frisbee barefoot in the park (a NY park at that) with the Dead, CDB and the Allman's right up until the weekend I gave birth :laugh: :blushing:

    Meh.

    When I had my 2nd child, I was a bit older (26) and had more mommy things going on and was more concerned with getting through the pregnancy than with how well I actually did it. The first one, there was plenty of room to spare, the 2nd, not so much.

    Again, I say, meh. :drinker:

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