Proof Lifting heavy doesn't bulk up females - PICS

000WhiteRose000

So I've been lifting as heavy as I can, short reps (started 12, now down to 8 with increased weight).

Oh, and I lowered my carbs and upped fat and protein - best change I've ever done.

It's been hard work but I LOVE lifting now.

Still got a long way to go, but here are the results in the last month:

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lisaslim1976

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

Zombriana

You have such a teeny frame!
Great work though, keep it up and you have the means to look like a fitness model!

Dlopez678

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

I agree

punkypenny

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

I respectfully disagree, you look great both ways. There is no right or wrong way to look like a woman. I would like to know, what you calorie intake was like though. Did you eat at or below maintenance. Just curious, because I've been lifting and it was recommended to me to eat at maintenance. Great job!

hongruss

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

I agree

Oops I feel bad now, but guess people are like me & prefer honesty. The "black" photos, you look curvy, womanly & may I say downright sexy. In the "whites" you look too thin, jmo.

It isn't what is aesthetically pleasing to others though, so great job on the life changes & going after your goals. Well Done

Russ

000WhiteRose000

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

I respectfully disagree, you look great both ways. There is no right or wrong way to look like a woman. I would like to know, what you calorie intake was like though. Did you eat at or below maintenance. Just curious, because I've been lifting and it was recommended to me to eat at maintenance. Great job!

Normally below maintenance. between 1500-1900. But not a massive deflict. Now that I've cut down on carbs and upped protein and fat I just eat if I'm hungry, I don't look at calories anymore. But I'm not as hungry as I use to be on my "low fat" diet.
In 2 weeks I'm going to cut right down on carbs and hopefully that will remove more fat and show some muscle.
I think you need to eat properly to grow and develop muscle, then cut down and remove the fat. you can't do both.

000WhiteRose000

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

I agree

Oops I feel bad now, but guess people are like me & prefer honesty. The "black" photos, you look curvy, womanly & may I say downright sexy. In the "whites" you look too thin, jmo.

It isn't what is aesthetically pleasing to others though, so great job on the life changes & going after your goals. Well Done

Russ

Most people do seem to think that females don't suit muscle.

Christi_Kitty

I feel like you looked great in the black photos, very lean, and muscular, but you're defiantly a woman... This is for you to be proud of something you've worked for, don't listen to anyone who says "you looked better before". I think you look awesome now, and if someone has a rude comment, they can keep it to themselves. This is not a bashing board! But either way, you look sexy, and confident, and I love it!!!!

shell3986

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

I respectfully disagree, you look great both ways. There is no right or wrong way to look like a woman. I would like to know, what you calorie intake was like though. Did you eat at or below maintenance. Just curious, because I've been lifting and it was recommended to me to eat at maintenance. Great job!

Normally below maintenance. between 1500-1900. But not a massive deflict. Now that I've cut down on carbs and upped protein and fat I just eat if I'm hungry, I don't look at calories anymore. But I'm not as hungry as I use to be on my "low fat" diet.
In 2 weeks I'm going to cut right down on carbs and hopefully that will remove more fat and show some muscle.
I think you need to eat properly to grow and develop muscle, then cut down and remove the fat. you can't do both.

Well, to build muscle, you're supposed to eat at a surplus. I actually think you look like you have lost muscle. Have to agree with the above and say you looked better before.

iKapuniai

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

Agreed. I think now you look too thin and ALMOST sickly. Before, you were nearly perfect, in my honest opinion.
However, I also applaud your hard work, and at the end of the day it comes down to how YOU see yourself and how YOU feel about yourself. So long as you're happy and healthy, nothing else matters.

Love and Alohas,
Ihilani Kapuniai

taunto

Congratulations on achieving what you were looking for. I remember you were a bit upset about your progress some time ago but I hope you've found happiness now. I won't say any negative things to you since you're a very kind hearted person and I know that you definitely worked very hard for this so Congrats

-Riz

shelbiejo

You look great! Both ways! Don't let anyone get you down by saying "You looked better before." So many girls would kill to look like this. If you are happy with the way you look that is all that matters!

Electrikat

I see a big difference in your legs/thighs! What kind of leg work did you do? I cannot get rid of my fat upper thighs for the life of me...or I get super bulky quads :[
Thanks!

suelegal

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

I respectfully disagree, you look great both ways. There is no right or wrong way to look like a woman. I would like to know, what you calorie intake was like though. Did you eat at or below maintenance. Just curious, because I've been lifting and it was recommended to me to eat at maintenance. Great job!

Ditto! You're new pics show that your liftng has worked. You have wonderful muscle tone!

nkyjennifer

Good job! You look beautiful.

I've just decided to start lifting heavy, too, and it's nice to have threads like this to share with my friends who think I'm going to "get bulky". :happy:

bleacheblonde

Holy crap, you look awesome in both the befores and afters...it is evident that you're working hard and it's paid off. Hell, I would kill just to look like your "before" picture

Redbarron80

Me too....almost looks anorexic

Rhea30

You look good, can see your muscle tone in your arm. Good job

Scandinavia

I'm skrry that a lot of people can't appreciate the hard work that you've put into this. It's an amazing change, and I would love to look like you. You look amazing in both, but I absolutely love your afters. Just ignore those who are being rude.

deb630

I Thought you looked stunning in your before pics, your after ones, i think you look very thin

fteale

I'm skrry that a lot of people can't appreciate the hard work that you've put into this. It's an amazing change, and I would love to look like you. You look amazing in both, but I absolutely love your afters. Just ignore those who are being rude.

It isn't rude to worry about someone's health.

Rhea30

I'm skrry that a lot of people can't appreciate the hard work that you've put into this. It's an amazing change, and I would love to look like you. You look amazing in both, but I absolutely love your afters. Just ignore those who are being rude.

It isn't rude to worry about someone's health.

She doesn't look unhealthy. I think people who see this as unhealthy are taking in the contrast to much of a tan pic against an un-tan pic of herself. I'm that pale if I don't tan, alot of people are. And to one person who stated anorexic looking, she is by far from looking anorexic. There are no bones that are protruding that shouldn't be, she is skinner then the before picture but not to an unhealthy point.

capriciousmoon

Normally below maintenance. between 1500-1900. But not a massive deflict. Now that I've cut down on carbs and upped protein and fat I just eat if I'm hungry, I don't look at calories anymore. But I'm not as hungry as I use to be on my "low fat" diet.
In 2 weeks I'm going to cut right down on carbs and hopefully that will remove more fat and show some muscle.
I think you need to eat properly to grow and develop muscle, then cut down and remove the fat. you can't do both.

I think your results are amazing and motivational. I just hope that you're still eating enough to stay healthy. Being "not as hungry" can easily lead to undereating, so just be careful with that.

Christi_Kitty

Me too....almost looks anorexic

Anorexia is a DISEASE not a SIZE
Someone can be a size 30, and still be anorexic.
Keep your ignorance to yourself please.

Marmitegeoff

Please dont take this the wrong way, but i think you looked better before, more womanly. However i applaud your hard work :-)

Agreed. I think now you look too thin and ALMOST sickly. Before, you were nearly perfect, in my honest opinion.
However, I also applaud your hard work, and at the end of the day it comes down to how YOU see yourself and how YOU feel about yourself. So long as you're happy and healthy, nothing else matters.

I agree but then that is just my opinion I applaud your efforts to get to your goals

Yanicka1

Wow people are nasty!!!! You look great and with a few bulk cycle you could be a fitness model. I enjoy lifting heavy very much also.

000WhiteRose000

I am very far from being anorexic. if anorexics eat 3 cheesecakes for desert like I did last night, they have fun!

hesn92

Nice Have you considered eating at a surplus instead? I have been lifting weights and eating either around maintenance or up to 300ish calories over it and I'm still maintaining the same weight... have been for a couple of months.

17ChargerGirl17

She put her picture on here for peoples honest opinion and she is getting it.
I don't believe that anyone is trying to hurt her feelings in any way. They are just telling her what they think.
I don't think anything that has been said has been nasty or mean in any way.

I thought you looked great before!! I applaud your hard work and dedication. It comes down to what you want to look like.
And how you feel.

Txnurse97

She put her picture on here for peoples honest opinion and she is getting it.
I don't believe that anyone is trying to hurt her feelings in any way. They are just telling her what they think.
I don't think anything that has been said has been nasty or mean in any way.

I thought you looked great before!! I applaud your hard work and dedication. It comes down to what you want to look like.
And how you feel.

Exactly. If you put your pictures on a public web site, you need to be prepared for all responses.

I also think you looked better in your before pictures, but I like a few more curves. I would also love to have your before body!