REAL MFP women, weight training Befores and Afters

Pascua_j

I just so went and bought " The new rules of lifting for women" for my kindle app...

Guess I better start tonight with my before picture!

I just hate going over to the "mens" side of the gym where all the weight lifters are grunting and bumping.. I always feel so out of place and feel like everyone is looking at me Oh well...

Me too!!!
I completed one round of P90X, light weight lifting and then 3 months of BodyPump classes. I bought the NROL4W book and am trying to work up the courage to head over to the "boy's side" of the gym, but I am terrified!

mstawnya

I just spent the last 20 min. looking at all of the awesome women on these threads. Fantastic!

Here's mine:

HMVOL7409

Still a work in progress. You ladies are fantastic looking! Don't have an official before photo bc I couldn't bring myself to do one in Janurary; so I used a photo from last year that really upset me with how soft and heavy I looked.




Now, last week before my last BF test.

12by311

Still a work in progress. You ladies are fantastic looking! Don't have an official before photo bc I couldn't bring myself to do one in Janurary; so I used a photo from last year that really upset me with how soft and heavy I looked.

Great job!

kalkat

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Kirkajuice

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fittiephd

I guess I'll join in the fun now that I've been lifting for 3 months 5'8"

March 2011 - Before losing weight - 150 lbs


August 2011 - After losing 10 lbs from changing my diet - 140lbs


March 2012 - After 12 weeks of TurboFire and MFP - 131 lbs


May 31st 2012 - After 2 complete stages of NROLFW and starting stage 3 - 130 lbs



Lookin forward to even more results as I continue NROLFW!!! LOOOVE lifting so much

12by311

You look SOOO good friend!

Squidgeypaws007

Wow, I want to grow up to be just like you guys xD lol, but seriously - thanks for posting, it shows there IS hope!!

AinatSkram

This thread is something that every woman needs to go through in it's entirety... Absolutely amazing!!

Can't wait to start lifting and get some before and after photos up, but until then -- truly inspiration work ladies!! Thank you for sharing!

agreenmess

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Krushchev

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BarbellCowgirl

This is the thread that inspired me to start lifting. Love it!

SheTrucker

Holy smokes! You gals look amazing! I'm so gonna start lifting now, thanks ladies and keep up the great work!

agreenmess

BUMP!

kori333

The exact thread for lifting inspiration I've been looking for! AMAZING results!!!

ShellBells16876

You girls look amazing ,guess I'll be hitting the gym again , thanks girls

crisanderson27

I do not have before and after pictures.

But.

I've been training a young lady at the gym for the last month. I met her on MFP about three months ago, maybe a little more. She PM'd me, asking about heavy lifting and what kind of lifts she should be doing, etc. She was a member of another gym, and had her own personal trainer, but her results weren't what she wanted. She is a floor nurse, working 3x a week for 14hr shifts. She'd been exercising since the middle of March (lots of cardio, bodyweight at a park, gym 1x a week, and lots of hiking) and had lost some weight...but she said her clothes still fit her poorly, and she didn't really have a 'good' feeling about her weight loss. I told her what to tell her trainer...who basically refused. She'd tell him 'I want to lift heavy!', he'd say 'Ok...but we need to work on your form first'...then put her on machines with stupid light weight and hundreds of reps.

Machines don't teach form, first...and low weight/high reps do not make for an effective workout.

Anyhow, she messaged me back a bit later, told me what he was doing. I told her to get another trainer...she went to the management at her gym, and complained. There was a huge mess, in which the MANAGER stated to her that the freeweight area where she wanted to lift really wasn't for women, unless they wanted to bulk up (understand, this is an LA Fitness in Phoenix spouting this crap). After enough fight though, they gave her another trainer. He was no better. She was lifting with him one day a week. He would have her do cardio for an hour, then ask her what she did for exercise during the week...at which point he would throw random exercises at one body part or another. One week it might be legs, the next chest...etc. He would KILL whatever body part he was working...flooding her with reps on ten different machines for her hour of training.

She messaged me again. I told her the trainers she was working with were idiots, and she needed to be on a SOLID, FORMATTED PROGRAM, that would have her lifting heavy weights, with a progressive upload scale, and set parameters. She sarcastically (in a friendly way) asked me if I could do better. I told her to quit her trainer and come lift with me for just a couple weeks, and I would show her results.

This is the time line of her progression since she started exercising:

3/15 - 186lbs size 18+ - Started calorie counting and being active with walking outside of her work.
4/9 - 174lbs - Started hiking in addition to work and walking.
4/21 - 171lbs - Lifting 1 day a week (high reps, low weight) with a trainer, 1hr of cardio with trainer, working (floor nurse), hiking 2x a week, bodyweight 1x a week.
5/26 - 165lbs - Started intermittent fasting at my suggestion. Her trainer was VERY unhappy about it. Her food intake regulated (she was eating at a consistent deficit previously, but the amount was ALL OVER the place), and her total caloric intake increased on average.
6/1 - 161lbs - Lifting 1 day a week (high reps, low weight) with a trainer, 1hr of cardio with trainer, working (floor nurse), hiking 2x a week, bodyweight 1x a week.
6/25 - 159lbs tight size 12 - This is where we got rid of her trainer and she came to lift with me. I put her on a program based on HEAVY dumbbells/compound movements/some machines, and hitting every body part 3x a week. I cut her hiking to preferably only 1x a week, and her ONLY cardio is 10 minutes of warmup for lifting. We cut off the bodyweight as well, as I wanted her time for lifting. Overall, her activity DEACREASED.

7/27 - 154lbs size 6, she posted this on my wall this morning:

Been a little over a month since I started lifting heavy. When I started I was in a tight (very tight) size 12. Last nite got into a pair of my old size 6 jeans. Scale has been bouncing around the same 6 lbs. Measurements havent changed much. THANK YOU. I havent worn those jeans in years. This **** works even if the scale doesnt change.

ETA - About two weeks ago, we ditched a lot of the dumbbell work. Lori's balance with dumbbells was poor at best, and her form was impacted badly. We integrated barbell squats and deadlifting (I know, you would think this would make balance worse...so not the case with her)...and her gains have literally skyrocketed since.

ChrisGoldn

I do not have before and after pictures.

But.

I've been training a young lady at the gym for the last month. I met her on MFP about three months ago, maybe a little more. She PM'd me, asking about heavy lifting and what kind of lifts she should be doing, etc. She was a member of another gym, and had her own personal trainer, but her results weren't what she wanted. She is a floor nurse, working 3x a week for 14hr shifts. She'd been exercising since the middle of March (lots of cardio, bodyweight at a park, gym 1x a week, and lots of hiking) and had lost some weight...but she said her clothes still fit her poorly, and she didn't really have a 'good' feeling about her weight loss. I told her what to tell her trainer...who basically refused. She'd tell him 'I want to lift heavy!', he'd say 'Ok...but we need to work on your form first'...then put her on machines with stupid light weight and hundreds of reps.

Machines don't teach form, first...and low weight/high reps do not make for an effective workout.

Anyhow, she messaged me back a bit later, told me what he was doing. I told her to get another trainer...she went to the management at her gym, and complained. There was a huge mess, in which the MANAGER stated to her that the freeweight area where she wanted to lift really wasn't for women, unless they wanted to bulk up (understand, this is an LA Fitness in Phoenix spouting this crap). After enough fight though, they gave her another trainer. He was no better. She was lifting with him one day a week. He would have her do cardio for an hour, then ask her what she did for exercise during the week...at which point he would throw random exercises at one body part or another. One week it might be legs, the next chest...etc. He would KILL whatever body part he was working...flooding her with reps on ten different machines for her hour of training.

She messaged me again. I told her the trainers she was working with were idiots, and she needed to be on a SOLID, FORMATTED PROGRAM, that would have her lifting heavy weights, with a progressive upload scale, and set parameters. She sarcastically (in a friendly way) asked me if I could do better. I told her to quit her trainer and come lift with me for just a couple weeks, and I would show her results.

This is the time line of her progression since she started exercising:

3/15 - 186lbs size 18+ - Started calorie counting and being active with walking outside of her work.
4/9 - 174lbs - Started hiking in addition to work and walking.
4/21 - 171lbs - Lifting 1 day a week (high reps, low weight) with a trainer, 1hr of cardio with trainer, working (floor nurse), hiking 2x a week, bodyweight 1x a week.
5/26 - 165lbs - Started intermittent fasting at my suggestion. Her trainer was VERY unhappy about it. Her food intake regulated (she was eating at a consistent deficit previously, but the amount was ALL OVER the place), and her total caloric intake increased on average.
6/1 - 161lbs - Lifting 1 day a week (high reps, low weight) with a trainer, 1hr of cardio with trainer, working (floor nurse), hiking 2x a week, bodyweight 1x a week.
6/25 - 159lbs tight size 12 - This is where we got rid of her trainer and she came to lift with me. I put her on a program based on HEAVY dumbbells/compound movements/some machines, and hitting every body part 3x a week. I cut her hiking to preferably only 1x a week, and her ONLY cardio is 10 minutes of warmup for lifting. We cut off the bodyweight as well, as I wanted her time for lifting. Overall, her activity DEACREASED.

7/27 - 154lbs size 6, she posted this on my wall this morning:

Been a little over a month since I started lifting heavy. When I started I was in a tight (very tight) size 12. Last nite got into a pair of my old size 6 jeans. Scale has been bouncing around the same 6 lbs. Measurements havent changed much. THANK YOU. I havent worn those jeans in years. This **** works even if the scale doesnt change.

ETA - About two weeks ago, we ditched a lot of the dumbbell work. Lori's balance with dumbbells was poor at best, and her form was impacted badly. We integrated barbell squats and deadlifting (I know, you would think this would make balance worse...so not the case with her)...and her gains have literally skyrocketed since.

Question is did she make out of LA Fitness without biting off any Trainers Heads??? LOL

Seriously though.... Great Job!

amy1612

Awesome stuff, well dont to her, and good on you for helping!

fawndam

THANKS FOR SHARING EVERYONE!!!! I AM JUST STARTING THIS WEEK!!! YAAY!!!

3dogsrunning

I haven't gotten through the entire thread but wow!

Here is mine.
This is me about 5lbs under my highest weight, July 2010.


Over the next year and a half, I lost about 15 lbs counting calories and doing cardio (swim, biking, running) I started back at the gym in October 2011. I had been lifting weights on and off for most of my adult life, but hadn't gone consistently in years at this point. In November I decided to compete in a fitness competition (long story). My trainer gave me a strength training program and a diet For the first few months it was pretty typical program, but in the weeks up to the competition, the diet was really strict and I was doing a lot of cardio as well as the weights. This is my entry for a competition.

(I know I have a ways to go before I am competitive, and my posing is lacking)




OMG they're huge and I can't resize on my iPad. Ugh.

amy1612

Awesome work!!

Matt_Wild

3dogsrunning - now thats impressive!

strawberry4377

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ALW65

I've dabbled in lifting on and off for short spurts, but started back regularly 3 weeks ago. I did day 1 of New Rules of Lifting for Women yesterday and I'm really excited to know I'll be looking like you fine ladies in no time at all. I've lost a decent amount so far from diet, some running, and occasional weights but I'm thinking this will take me to the finish line

I can't wait to post before/afters

Thanks to all of you for sharing and please keep posting - you're all SO motivating for me!

getyourbeans

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3dogsrunning

3dogsrunning - now thats impressive!

Thanks!

ChrisGoldn

I haven't gotten through the entire thread but wow!

Here is mine.
This is me about 5lbs under my highest weight, July 2010.


Over the next year and a half, I lost about 15 lbs counting calories and doing cardio (swim, biking, running) I started back at the gym in October 2011. I had been lifting weights on and off for most of my adult life, but hadn't gone consistently in years at this point. In November I decided to compete in a fitness competition (long story). My trainer gave me a strength training program and a diet For the first few months it was pretty typical program, but in the weeks up to the competition, the diet was really strict and I was doing a lot of cardio as well as the weights. This is my entry for a competition.

(I know I have a ways to go before I am competitive, and my posing is lacking)




OMG they're huge and I can't resize on my iPad. Ugh.

wow amazing change!!

1RareJewel

I haven't gotten through the entire thread but wow!

Here is mine.
This is me about 5lbs under my highest weight, July 2010.


Over the next year and a half, I lost about 15 lbs counting calories and doing cardio (swim, biking, running) I started back at the gym in October 2011. I had been lifting weights on and off for most of my adult life, but hadn't gone consistently in years at this point. In November I decided to compete in a fitness competition (long story). My trainer gave me a strength training program and a diet For the first few months it was pretty typical program, but in the weeks up to the competition, the diet was really strict and I was doing a lot of cardio as well as the weights. This is my entry for a competition.

(I know I have a ways to go before I am competitive, and my posing is lacking)




OMG they're huge and I can't resize on my iPad. Ugh.

AMAZING TRANSFORMATION !!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: