Females only - lifting/weight training results?

stephaniek511

Thank you @Ara_the_halfelven - I will check it out!

I've started with Strong Curves as recommended on the weight lifting thread. It's been going well but I need to make some adjustments to that and figure out how to expand my access to equipment.

Turtlepower41

Not sure I'm normal? I'm 5ft 2. 48kg and consume nearly 4000 calories a day. I cycle around min 10 miles a day and 20 minutes on my mat for abs training daily/plus small weights. Recently added in protein shakes too...I'm naturally slim but wouldn't mind gaining 5 or 6 pounds but getting bored of constantly eating! It's exhausting. I have really good muscle tone...I had my thyroid checked too. Any tips?

saramelie77

Yay for strong womens!!! I'm absolutely not there yet, but I've been there before, lifting weights and looking damn good! So I'm going back to it soon. Give me a year and I'll post MY pictures!

((I used to weight 119 pounds, no muscles, undereating, and wear a size 11. Then, after lots of lifting and eating enough, I got to 139, wearing a size 7!! So at some point, with lifting, the weight on the scale doesn't matter so much, it's all about composition! But you all know this already. ))

Silkysausage

ExpressoLove11

A year between the two pictures but I've only been lifting consistently for 8 months.

Edited to add - I realise now there is only 9 months between the two pictures so actually a good visual of my progress.

claireychn074

Slooooowly building muscle 👍 takes time when nearer 50 than 40 and with various injuries but it’s steady progress.

doradestroyer

Gained

+ 8kg lifting weights and tracking a surplus over several years. I now maintain it with 80% bodyweight training @mariah.stock

lucytalbot94

Ladies you are all on fire you're that hawt! Definitely inspiration to start lifting!!

ContentlyMe

So, I had some pretty serious residual gastric symptoms for months after having Covid last September and got dangerously thin because I couldn’t keep any food down. I’ve always been a competitive athlete, races, bodybuilding, powerlifting, LawFIt, O-Course style races, you name it. I’ve been training for something since I was 17. And suddenly I couldn’t. I didn’t even know how to plan my week! I didn’t know what to do. I began having a reduction in symptoms early April, and as soon as I could keep a whole meal down I started lifting again. I broke 120 pounds this week and I’m ecstatic. I hope to compete in my next powerlifting meet next Spring. Here’s a photo of me last Easter, thinner than I’ve ever been, and my most recent “progress” photo.

sonjamoore2

ContentlyMe wrote: »

So, I had some pretty serious residual gastric symptoms for months after having Covid last September and got dangerously thin because I couldn’t keep any food down. I’ve always been a competitive athlete, races, bodybuilding, powerlifting, LawFIt, O-Course style races, you name it. I’ve been training for something since I was 17. And suddenly I couldn’t. I didn’t even know how to plan my week! I didn’t know what to do. I began having a reduction in symptoms early April, and as soon as I could keep a whole meal down I started lifting again. I broke 120 pounds this week and I’m ecstatic. I hope to compete in my next powerlifting meet next Spring. Here’s a photo of me last Easter, thinner than I’ve ever been, and my most recent “progress” photo.

Wow! That is absolutely amazing. A testament to not only your physical strength now but also the mental strength to get yourself back in the game.

Silkysausage

Just turned 46, current physique, cutting now to see what's been done. Then it's back on the food to grow some more!

Anna022119

Used to be skinny but I gaiined 10 kg since September 2018.