I am annoyed with the anti-lady-muscle posts.

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  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    Yeah, I told my husband I was upping my weight in my Body Pump class. He said just make sure you don't look like a dude whe you come home. Thanks for the support, darling! JERK!

    Aww hun, he wasn't being unsupportive lol, most people...even most men, believe if a woman is lifting heavy, they'll look like a guy in no time.

    Stupid, and inaccurate stereotype.

    My husband used to think that way, but since I've been working out for so long and he can see with his own eyes that I've gotten smaller (and leaner) NOT bigger (and bulkier) he has a lot more appreciation for all the hard work I put into my body. :)I think he's even beginning to find my little muscles attractive! Lol

    And well he should...I damn well would =p.

    :laugh: :blushing: Thanks! He does I think, just maybe a little bit intimidated by the idea of me having muscles. He is a skinny dude after all, and sometimes I think he's worried about me getting more muscular than him. He can still beat me in arm wrestling with no question, so I don't think that's going to happen any time soon... lol I still try though! XD

    Just don't ever let yourself beat him, and you're golden =D.

    Or start a lifting program together. He'll get stronger bigger way faster than you. Damn men.

    Haha! Yeah, I'm seriously trying (in subtle ways) to get him to join me - or at least do some strength training! :)
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    lol but sometimes washboard abs do freak me out on a women, because i enjoy the soft subtle body of a women and a soft kissable midsection :)

    Ha! Maybe this explains why my husband grabs the fat that's left on my abs all the time. I asked him if he's going to miss it... he said he loves it either way. Good thing, cause I plan to get rid of most of it!

    I'm thankful to be with a man who loves my body the way I want it to be.
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    I particularly don't like muscles, for boys or girls. I am currently trying to get rid of muscles of my legs, because they are thick and I hate it. But apparently it is easier to get rid of fat then muscles.
    But your body looks nice, since you like muscles. I would definitely be afraid of you!
    I have never heard anyone want to get rig of muscles...thats a new one to me

    My last girlfriend said I almost had too much muscle for her...and I'm no bodybuilder. Oddly enough, she naturally had a somewhat muscular (and still shapely) figure.

    By the way, it's not hard to get rid of muscle...just go do mindless cardio for miles and miles and miles like all the skinny fat women at the gym.


    hey now... I was skinny fat long before I found the gym... thankfully when I did find it, I found weights, too! :drinker:
  • e_trexler
    e_trexler Posts: 31 Member
    MFP needs an upvote button. I hope to develop SOME muscles. I don't like the flabby look, personally.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I particularly don't like muscles, for boys or girls. I am currently trying to get rid of muscles of my legs, because they are thick and I hate it. But apparently it is easier to get rid of fat then muscles.
    But your body looks nice, since you like muscles. I would definitely be afraid of you!

    Um.. I see you just put up a picture. If that's you, and you think your legs are thick, I'd suggest you talk to a doctor or a therapist.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    People do not get that lifting heavy will not make them look big.... i have been lifting heavier for about 7 months gradually and my legs look WAY smaller... WAY.... :smile:

    Plus the muscles are under there, its the percentage of body fat that determines how much you see of them.

    I cant wait till mine actually develop a little more!
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  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    alot of guys just get intimidated when a women has more muscle, or is in better shape then they are. lol i say bring on the sexy in shape women. lol but sometimes washboard abs do freak me out on a women, because i enjoy the soft subtle body of a women and a soft kissable midsection :)

    That's just a matter of a little bodyfat. NOT how much muscle is underneath. I prefer a slightly smoother midsection on a woman as well (where the play of the muscles just show when she's contracting her abs for...err, whatever reason), but it doesn't mean I wouldn't be attracted to a woman with a six pack. Miss Puffyhearts are definitely within the range of my preferance, as are most of these women. I definitely know what you mean by 'smoother' though.
    I particularly don't like muscles, for boys or girls. I am currently trying to get rid of muscles of my legs, because they are thick and I hate it. But apparently it is easier to get rid of fat then muscles.
    But your body looks nice, since you like muscles. I would definitely be afraid of you!
    I have never heard anyone want to get rig of muscles...thats a new one to me

    My last girlfriend said I almost had too much muscle for her...and I'm no bodybuilder. Oddly enough, she naturally had a somewhat muscular (and still shapely) figure.

    By the way, it's not hard to get rid of muscle...just go do mindless cardio for miles and miles and miles like all the skinny fat women at the gym.
    I agree if you wanna be skinny fat go for it, i just still wont understand it lol

    Me either.
  • brandi22479
    brandi22479 Posts: 81 Member
    That's the best booty I've ever seen. If it was mine, i'd be naked 24/7 and hire someone to follow me around with a mirror! :love:
  • FlyeredUp
    FlyeredUp Posts: 632 Member
    People do not get that lifting heavy will not make them look big.... i have been lifting heavier for about 7 months gradually and my legs look WAY smaller... WAY.... :smile:

    Plus the muscles are under there, its the percentage of body fat that determines how much you see of them.

    I cant wait till mine actually develop a little more!


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    Another prime example of a women with muscles being sexy!! :flowerforyou:
  • coopersmom2006
    coopersmom2006 Posts: 839
    Nice thread, but needs pics

    female-sprinter.jpg
    Damn I need to be running if my butt will look like that!! :bigsmile:

    Ummmm... how many more miles do I need to run before MY butt looks like that? That is one perky bootay!
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Nice thread, but needs pics

    female-sprinter.jpg
    Damn I need to be running if my butt will look like that!! :bigsmile:

    Ummmm... how many more miles do I need to run before MY butt looks like that? That is one perky bootay!

    None, she's a high jumper...you won't get that butt running, you get it by squatting and deadlifting heavy weight.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Nice thread, but needs pics

    female-sprinter.jpg
    Damn I need to be running if my butt will look like that!! :bigsmile:

    Ummmm... how many more miles do I need to run before MY butt looks like that? That is one perky bootay!

    none. start doing squats, dead lifts, and lunges. start yesterday. use heavy weights.
  • My1985Freckles
    My1985Freckles Posts: 1,039 Member
    So stop it. Thanks.

    So because you have a preference for your body to be one way, no one is allowed to express their preference for something else?

    THIS!

    AND the posted pics of the women on the first two pages don't really have well-definied muscles. I think they look awesome btw.
  • mrsdizzyd84
    mrsdizzyd84 Posts: 422 Member
    I particularly don't like muscles, for boys or girls. I am currently trying to get rid of muscles of my legs, because they are thick and I hate it. But apparently it is easier to get rid of fat then muscles.
    But your body looks nice, since you like muscles. I would definitely be afraid of you!

    Oh hun, you don't have to live this way. There is nothing wrong with your legs. Wanting to see your bones through your clothes is not necessarily a realistic or healthy goal to have.
  • NBabi91
    NBabi91 Posts: 270 Member
    I am pro whatever people want to look like lol. If being cut makes you happy awesome, if not awesome. Let's just be healthy and stop talking badly about each other. It annoys me. =]
  • BrendarB
    BrendarB Posts: 2,770 Member
    I lift heavy **** and put it back down, repeatedly - and it makes me happy every time I add another 5lbs to the bar.
    On the other hand, I do not heart deadlifts, but give me backsquats, cleans and push presses almost anytime!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Up until maybe a year ago, I never thought I wanted to be muscular, because, like many uninitiated women, I thought of female body builders as orange men in bikinis.

    I'm really glad I kept an open mind. Really, really glad.

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    I'd already lost about 20 pounds when the first picture was taken, then about another 10 when I started lifting in July, around the time the 2nd picture was taken. I don't know what I can squat or deadlift because my gym sucks and doesn't have free weights, but I can bench about 85% of my body weight and leg press more than twice my body weight.
  • hanna6774
    hanna6774 Posts: 225
    Here's a serious question for you ladies - I'm definitely showing my age here, Cory Everson, Joyce Vederal used to peak my interest back in the day. While I don't want to go quite that far, what is the best route to go as far as training? I am still "obese" and currently just doing cardio but I would ideally like to skip the whole "skinny fat" phase. Power 90 had caught my attention. Any ideas on what I should do or if I should be starting now?
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I am pro whatever people want to look like lol. If being cut makes you happy awesome, if not awesome. Let's just be healthy and stop talking badly about each other. It annoys me. =]

    This isn't about being cut =(. It's about being strong...add 5% bodyfat to the most ripped (meaning cut) woman you ever saw, and you'll be SHOCKED at how incredibly feminine and shaped she is.
  • Maurice1966
    Maurice1966 Posts: 419 Member
    Apart from looking hot, here the science behind why muscle matters http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Mauri66/view/muscle-matters-235863
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    I particularly don't like muscles, for boys or girls. I am currently trying to get rid of muscles of my legs, because they are thick and I hate it. But apparently it is easier to get rid of fat then muscles.
    But your body looks nice, since you like muscles. I would definitely be afraid of you!

    Um.. I see you just put up a picture. If that's you, and you think your legs are thick, I'd suggest you talk to a doctor or a therapist.


    um... "•Being able to see my bones through my clothes" I'm HOPING for troll at this point.
  • NBabi91
    NBabi91 Posts: 270 Member
    I am pro whatever people want to look like lol. If being cut makes you happy awesome, if not awesome. Let's just be healthy and stop talking badly about each other. It annoys me. =]

    This isn't about being cut =(. It's about being strong...add 5% bodyfat to the most ripped (meaning cut) woman you ever saw, and you'll be SHOCKED at how incredibly feminine and shaped she is.

    I just don't get why it's anyones business what other people look like. Mind your body and not others. This site it supposed to help people, not tell them that you don't like their body style.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Here's a serious question for you ladies - I'm definitely showing my age here, Cory Everson, Joyce Vederal used to peak my interest back in the day. While I don't want to go quite that far, what is the best route to go as far as training? I am still "obese" and currently just doing cardio but I would ideally like to skip the whole "skinny fat" phase. Power 90 had caught my attention. Any ideas on what I should do or if I should be starting now?

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member

    i think there is a difference between fit muscles, being sexy, ie this
    muscle1.jpg
    and creepy muscles, ie this
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    To each their own. Whatever makes the woman feel more confident in achieving what she wants...HoofukingRah!
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    C'mon guys...didn't your grandmas teach ya how to use a spoon to beat the sides of the lid and then just like that it pops open!

    I always slam it into the counter once or twice, knocks it lose. This, even after I had my recent wrist surgery. :bigsmile:

    It's a point of pride! I wanna go head to head with the jar and win... Just once! As somebody said, I think it has to do with my tiny hands.
  • CrumCake81
    CrumCake81 Posts: 34
    Nice thread, but needs pics

    female-sprinter.jpg

    I want my butt to look like this!!!
  • IndyInk
    IndyInk Posts: 212
    So stop it. Thanks.

    You look wonderful!
  • sheilairis
    sheilairis Posts: 16
    So overly happy to find this!! Two weeks ago I signed up with personal trainer for a year to get the muscles I've always wanted!! I love how women look with muscles! It's extremely hard training and changing my diet but I knew it would be and was put with a trainer who is a bodybuilder and doesn't let up on me! Love all you GIRLS WITH MUSCLES!! Someday I will look similar....you all give me motivation!!!!!!
  • Charisse1011
    Charisse1011 Posts: 84 Member
    I hope to soon look like u ladies, you look amazing....
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Here's a serious question for you ladies - I'm definitely showing my age here, Cory Everson, Joyce Vederal used to peak my interest back in the day. While I don't want to go quite that far, what is the best route to go as far as training? I am still "obese" and currently just doing cardio but I would ideally like to skip the whole "skinny fat" phase. Power 90 had caught my attention. Any ideas on what I should do or if I should be starting now?

    Cory Everson??

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    You're not getting that body without professional, if not chemical help.

    Joyce on the other hand...much more realistic.

    Vedral.jpg

    Pick up a good strength training program...stronglifts, or even NRoL4W...NOW. Do minimal cardio on your off days (2x a week), and get your diet in check...and you'll be halfway there already.
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