The results of lifting heavy (pic)

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kdiamond
kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I decided to take a picture while I was at the gym today after doing my pull ups, shoulder presses and bicep curls (went up to 20 lb dumbbells today woohoo). My arms were popping!

This is for the sceptics, the ones they think will look "bulky". :wink:

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  • torregro
    torregro Posts: 307
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    Great photo. That's it..............those are the arms I'm working towards.
    How long did it take you to achieve that look, if I might ask?
  • tellybelle
    tellybelle Posts: 144
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    Awesome!!! I agree heavy=results not bulky!! You look fabulous! Great job!!!!
  • currlygirrl
    currlygirrl Posts: 82 Member
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    I'm working on getting my arms to look like that......you look FANTASTIC!!
  • starboardzor
    starboardzor Posts: 312
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    BEAUTIFUL arms!! I love a girl with nice arms. I'd like to look like that one day =)
  • Quaneshia1983
    Quaneshia1983 Posts: 41
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    You look great keep up the good work, I also left heavy weights and I think it's how much you lift that will make you get bulky.
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
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    @ K - you rock! Very nice...
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
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    Strong IS the new sexy! Love it!! Nice arms :)
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
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    Great photo. That's it..............those are the arms I'm working towards.
    How long did it take you to achieve that look, if I might ask?

    Thanks all!

    It took 6 SOLID months of Crossfit and lifting (5x a week).

    I used to curl 5 lbs back in the day!! The result was weak stick arms. LOL
  • legend1973
    legend1973 Posts: 83
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    Agreed!

    Yes muscle weighs more than fat but it takes 70% less room in your body!

    Looking good Lady, keep it up!!!
  • mommynmotion
    mommynmotion Posts: 149 Member
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    You GO!

    I eliminated a bunch of cardio this week and started doing Body For Life which is just lifting and 20 minutes of HiiT cardio a few times per week....down 2 pounds!!!!

    Let's start a revolution!!!!
  • chuisle
    chuisle Posts: 1,052 Member
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    I totally agree! I hate it when women say that. We do not have the hormones in our bodies to look like weight lifters even if we wanted to! You would have to work really hard to "bulk" up in the way most women are afraid. Way to go!
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
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    Muscle is sexy! I am working on mine.
  • sbranaghan
    sbranaghan Posts: 29 Member
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    You look fabulous!!!!!!
  • Pheef52
    Pheef52 Posts: 254 Member
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    You do look really strong. What is cross fit if you don't mind me asking?
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
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    You do look really strong. What is cross fit if you don't mind me asking?

    Crossfit is AWESOME. It is cross-functional fitness, basically army-type basic training stuff. Google it. It uses mostly all compound exercises, heavy weights, and cardio like sprinting and jumping rope. I fully attribute my physique to this program!
  • bmontgomery87
    bmontgomery87 Posts: 1,260 Member
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    Great looking arms.

    20 pounds for db curls is impressive for a girl. (I mean that in a good way. I really haven't seen any women at my gym using weight that heavy)
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
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    very nice.
  • Domestica
    Domestica Posts: 91
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    Love it! And yes, anyone who's ever personally known a female bodybuilder knows that they don't get like that "by accident"! There is a LOT of work, science, and often drugs involved! My arms were my least favorite body part ALL my life -- now, after months of working my tail off (one entire workout JUST for biceps, one entire workout JUST for triceps -- oy!), I am super proud of them! I love the post-burn pop, too! Good work -- you look great!!
  • immacookie
    immacookie Posts: 7,424 Member
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    Beautiful!! I wanna be you when I grow up! :flowerforyou:
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
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    Thanks for posting! I love lifting heavy! I just upped my curls to 30 lbs this week and deadlifts to 115! Feeling awesome!

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