Noticeable results
llfretwell
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I am sure this has been asked plenty of times already, but I haven't tried to search very hard on this forum so I'll just ask again. When did ya'll begin to see results from stronglifts? I am only 1 week in and definitely don't expect to see anything right now, but I am anxious! I know it takes time, don't get me wrong, but I am curious at others experiences.
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I'm not quite sure at what point I was seeing results...but every month I lose inches! Definitely take measurements and pictures. Also, the bf always compliments me on my behind and arms so its obviously working!0
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It also depends where you are starting from. I'm just trying to swap out some fat for muscle because my weight is good - I didn't have to lose any. I saw great results within the first 2 months (muscles actually showing), but now progress is sloooooooow.
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I would actually like to lose 5-10 lbs., then swap fat for muscle. I'm hoping my TDEE is close to accurate so I'm not eating too much.0
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I've been lifting for about 8 months now, I think? (June last year) and I started noticing muscles showing despite my bf still being high even just 1 month after starting. My diet hasn't been great throughout, either. But now you can see definition on my biceps and triceps and my shoulders are pretty nice looking and even though I got love handles, my back muscles have been showing up a bit since about december
As for invisible results, the results have been amazing in everything I do daily almost from the get go! ^^0 -
I have about 30 lbs to drop so I was hoping that the results would come in faster.
I started about a month and a half ago and have dropped 1 inch off my waist and lost 1lb.
It is going much slower than I imagined but I can actually say I see a difference in my body. My stomach is getting way flatter and my booty is getting a bit more perky lol0 -
It really depends on your build and body fat to begin with IMO. I started lifting after I had already reached my goal weight, and also I am very pear shaped so definition in my arms and shoulders I noticed quickly, within a month. Now my lower half...you might not know I lift if you saw me in a bikini. :grumble: I'm hoping to lose a few more pounds and see more definition there.0
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I've been doing this for about a month and my main motivation was to get stronger, but as a happy side effect my waist band is looser so something's going on there, I think the muscles in that area feel a bit harder as well.
Before I started this I was going to bodypump 2-3 times a week pretty religiously for over 2 years and hardly saw any changes in that time. Lifting heavy is awesome 0 -
I am anxious too! I just started a few weeks ago. I am going to do my first progress photos, measurements, and weigh in after my period comes and goes next week. 0
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I believe 18 weeks in I was in a bit of a slump looking in the mirror thinking not enough change and I took pics...huge changes...
1st pic after 1 round of 30DS, 2nd pic after 2nd round of 30DS, 3rd Pic 10 weeks into lifting, 4th pic 18 weeks into lifting
Bum shot - bottom pic is 18 weeks into lifting.
Week 10 for inches I had lost 1inch in my waist (narrow part), 1inch at belly button, 1.5inches off hips and dropped 3% BF
Week 18 for inches 1/2inch from both waist and hip measurments, and another 1% of BF
Gross weigt loss has been 15lbs..
ETA: I need to get more pics...flexing maybe..0 -
I started 2 weeks ago and I lost 1" off my waist, almost 2" off my hip and 1" of each tigh. I am still considered obese though. I am 206 lb 5'8" and started 45 % BF. I have a predominantly pear/ hourglass shape with relatively narrower waist and giant butt, lol. I also have big boobs , but other than that I have a very weak upper body.
I am eating 1750 cal a day, and usually very good with clean eating. I do not eat wheat whatsoever, so that keeps off most junk food .
I was doing p90x3 for 2 months prior to stronglift, and I didn't lose any inch or lb during that time.
Obviously my fat layer preventing the muscle to show, and lost no weight, but I am very happy about what is going on in the past 2 weeks.0 -
I believe 18 weeks in I was in a bit of a slump looking in the mirror thinking not enough change and I took pics...huge changes...
1st pic after 1 round of 30DS, 2nd pic after 2nd round of 30DS, 3rd Pic 10 weeks into lifting, 4th pic 18 weeks into lifting
Bum shot - bottom pic is 18 weeks into lifting.
Week 10 for inches I had lost 1inch in my waist (narrow part), 1inch at belly button, 1.5inches off hips and dropped 3% BF
Week 18 for inches 1/2inch from both waist and hip measurments, and another 1% of BF
Gross weigt loss has been 15lbs..
ETA: I need to get more pics...flexing maybe..
AMAZING results!! Such a motivation! Thank you!0 -
I started 2 weeks ago and I lost 1" off my waist, almost 2" off my hip and 1" of each tigh. I am still considered obese though. I am 206 lb 5'8" and started 45 % BF. I have a predominantly pear/ hourglass shape with relatively narrower waist and giant butt, lol. I also have big boobs , but other than that I have a very weak upper body.
I am eating 1750 cal a day, and usually very good with clean eating. I do not eat wheat whatsoever, so that keeps off most junk food .
I was doing p90x3 for 2 months prior to stronglift, and I didn't lose any inch or lb during that time.
Obviously my fat layer preventing the muscle to show, and lost no weight, but I am very happy about what is going on in the past 2 weeks.
That's awesome! When you calculated your TDEE, did you put that you were doing 3-5 hours a week of moderate exercise? I am a little unsure of what I should put as my exercise level. I'm obviously lifting 3 times a week, and I go for a 30-45 minute walk at least once a day. I also run on the treadmill every once in a while (definitely not every day). I'm also eating at 1750.0 -
Nice *kitten* Stef!!!
Eta: not sure how long it took this to come about, but even though I have quite a belly at 195/ 5"6 I can see my oblique line on my left size now without flexing (aka vcut)0 -
Nice *kitten* Stef!!!
Eta: not sure how long it took this to come about, but even though I have quite a belly at 195/ 5"6 I can see my oblique line on my left size now without flexing (aka vcut)
nice..I have yet to see that myself...hoping my next trip south (in a year) that will be showing.
@llfretwell I don't use a site to calculate my TDEE it gets iffy there I find. I got this calculation from Sara and SideSteel in the ETP group.
Use about 3 consecutive weeks of data for this for a good range of intake and exercise.
Total calories consumed +(pounds lost x 3500)/21 and that gives you your TDEE...not a guess from a website.0 -
I had an RMR testing using the CO2 exhaling mask in February , and my RMR is 1584. So basically that is that number I should never go below. If I do not exercise whatsoever, my TDEE is 2050 with my sedentary job calculated by the dietician based on RMR. Beside the 3 lifting, i do not do much. I do 30 minutes cardio twice a week, and 30 minutes dynamic stretches again twice a week. I walk the dog ,, but not daily. Some day I walk the dog twice , other days my hubby walks him. I figured my total exercise translate no more than 200-250 cal per day on average right now. With the 1750 calorie , I am eating ~500 calori deficit probably aroun TDEE minus 20-22%. Once the biking season starts, I 'll up my calories . I usually bike to work/school about 1 hr a day from mid April to mid October.That's awesome! When you calculated your TDEE, did you put that you were doing 3-5 hours a week of moderate exercise? I am a little unsure of what I should put as my exercise level. I'm obviously lifting 3 times a week, and I go for a 30-45 minute walk at least once a day. I also run on the treadmill every once in a while (definitely not every day). I'm also eating at 1750.0 -
I just finished my second week as well, but still didn't manage to take measurements. Took the second pictures today - first progress pictures - but I did not check them out yet, because I am scared not to see anything (which will be pretty likely, I mean two weeks).
But I already feel better overal, I have more energy, want to do something on my days off sports related, me! The queen of excuses. "Oh, today I cannot go to the gym, I have to clean behind the fridge." "My bike doesn't have air" and so on :-D0 -
Nice *kitten* Stef!!!
Eta: not sure how long it took this to come about, but even though I have quite a belly at 195/ 5"6 I can see my oblique line on my left size now without flexing (aka vcut)
nice..I have yet to see that myself...hoping my next trip south (in a year) that will be showing.
@llfretwell I don't use a site to calculate my TDEE it gets iffy there I find. I got this calculation from Sara and SideSteel in the ETP group.
Use about 3 consecutive weeks of data for this for a good range of intake and exercise.
Total calories consumed +(pounds lost x 3500)/21 and that gives you your TDEE...not a guess from a website.
Any idea on how to do this equation if there was no weight loss? (0x3500) or even a weight gain? (I am so bad at math)
Those bum pics are very inspiring!0 -
Any idea on how to do this equation if there was no weight loss? (0x3500) or even a weight gain? (I am so bad at math)
Those bum pics are very inspiring!
You would just sub your results for that time period, so no loss would be (0*3500) and a gain of one pound would be (-1*3500). So essentially, if you had a net zero loss you'd divide the total net calories consumed by 21 and that's your average TDEE. with a gain you're going to subtract the product of (x*3500) from net calories consumed and then divide by 21 for your average TDEE.0 -
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Wow! Do I read that right? The non metric dates always confuse me. The first pic is from the third of February and the second of the 8th of march? Just wow! Congrats!0 -
Wow! Do I read that right? The non metric dates always confuse me. The first pic is from the third of February and the second of the 8th of march? Just wow! Congrats!
Nice...and this is why pics are important....0 -
I am quite overweight but also really muscular (the lady in the weightroom that women worry about bulking into, probably, though I am bulky no matter what I do). I saw change and tone very quickly in my shoulders, butt and legs. My legs have gotten smaller and more toned which is great, and my butt is definitely perkier
. Its been a couple months and I've lost only about 10 pounds but my body feels really different and my shirts, especially, are smaller.
Pictures are a really good idea.0 -
Wow! Do I read that right? The non metric dates always confuse me. The first pic is from the third of February and the second of the 8th of march? Just wow! Congrats!
Yes, that is correct! Just slightly over one month. I am going to take another comparison pic within the first week of April and see the differences then!
Thank you!0 -
Wow ! That is very significant change just in one month!0 -
Wow, those results after 1 month are awesome! I have taken measurements and just got a pair of body fat calipers, but I haven't weighed myself in about a month. I'm afraid it will depress me. I was also doing keto (very low-carb) before I started heavy lifting/eating plenty of good carbs a couple of weeks ago, so I'm unsure of when that scary water weight that I most definitely gained back will be gone. Any thoughts on that?0
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if you were doing keto and started to eat more carb to fuel workout, you probably significantly heavier than before. However it is only water-weight and not fat, so who cares? Take pictures, and do measurements and forget the scale. I tried keto a while back but didn't like it, and didn't lose any actual fat on it. It flushed out a bunch of water at the beginning, which looks good on the scale, but the fat didn't move. Now the scale doesn't move, but my waistline shrinking, and I prefer this.Wow, those results after 1 month are awesome! I have taken measurements and just got a pair of body fat calipers, but I haven't weighed myself in about a month. I'm afraid it will depress me. I was also doing keto (very low-carb) before I started heavy lifting/eating plenty of good carbs a couple of weeks ago, so I'm unsure of when that scary water weight that I most definitely gained back will be gone. Any thoughts on that?0 -
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if you were doing keto and started to eat more carb to fuel workout, you probably significantly heavier than before. However it is only water-weight and not fat, so who cares? Take pictures, and do measurements and forget the scale. I tried keto a while back but didn't like it, and didn't lose any actual fat on it. It flushed out a bunch of water at the beginning, which looks good on the scale, but the fat didn't move. Now the scale doesn't move, but my waistline shrinking, and I prefer this.
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Would the gained water weight only be temporary though? I haven't weighed myself because I don't want to get discouraged, but I'm wondering when I should weigh? Will the water weight subside soon?0 -
Starting weight training by itself lead some water retention initially to protect the muscles . This will go away in a few weeks.
Would the gained water weight only be temporary though? I haven't weighed myself because I don't want to get discouraged, but I'm wondering when I should weigh? Will the water weight subside soon?
However the water retention stopping keto is totally different. During keto, your glycogen stores in the muscles are empty or minimal. When you eat higher carb, your glycogen stores are not empty. Glycogen binds with water and that is the source of the water retention. That water level stays in you if you keep your carb level. If you do keto again, it goes down again.
If the number on the scale bother you so much, hide your scale! Based on your picture, you are not obese and probably not even overweight. You may actually experience legit permanent weight gain due to the heavy lifting by putting on muscles.0 -
After 3-4 weeks i am the same weight (up 4 pounds since i started going to the gym 6 weeks ago) but i lost 2 inches on my belly.0
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In my opinion, that change is much more from the weight loss than from doing stronglifts.
Wow! Do I read that right? The non metric dates always confuse me. The first pic is from the third of February and the second of the 8th of march? Just wow! Congrats!
Yes, that is correct! Just slightly over one month. I am going to take another comparison pic within the first week of April and see the differences then!
Thank you!0
