Bulky - What's wrong with it?

Easywider

I'm striving for the look of a natural female body builder:

Incredible.

porffor

Bulky? I think it looks much nicer than jiggley and fluffy-empty. Smoother under clothes, too. Like your own lycra bodysuit under your skin lifting up the parts. Much sexier than bat wing arms and thighs that flatten out on the chair like melted legs.

Holy cow!! That's some awesome leg musculature right there!! I am green with envy

Thanks I'm proud of my bulk after losing 50lbs and turning 50 yrs old. I was in the age of anorexic cardio 60's 70's and 80's ideals for women. Be who you are built to be and that will make you beautiful.

Inspirational! You look fantastic - and at 50 that is double fantastic I'm 40 and always been bulky even when lighter and with more muscle mass than I have now. I ride horses and lift weights but am still too high in fat % to look ripped in any form. But they are there.. lol

Well done!

NatalieWinning

This is what female muscles look like. Who's afraid to look like that for petes sake?

I'm striving for the look of a natural female body builder:

Incredible.

Bentley2718

The word 'bulky' can mean different things to different people.

Bulky to me means... well.. fat. Other women think bulky means well-defined and large muscles.

I like well-defined and large muscles. I want some.

Me too! On the wanting well-defined and large muscles.

ShifuYaku

This is what female muscles look like. Who's afraid to look like that for petes sake?

I'm striving for the look of a natural female body builder:

Incredible.

My boyfriend just said he doesn't want me to look like this.

NatalieWinning

This is what female muscles look like. Who's afraid to look like that for petes sake?

I'm striving for the look of a natural female body builder:

Incredible.

My boyfriend just said he doesn't want me to look like this.

I'll bet it never occured to him he has to get a girl and be glad he has her. Not decide how she looks. You don't get to decide your ideal body type, either. Do whats healthy for you and reaches your goals. Then any guy that loves you will be happy for your success. Whats your ideal man's body type? Show him a picture of what you want him to look like and then you will both have some food for thought. You are what you are. Even when you are skinny and fit!

cordianet

My boyfriend just said he doesn't want me to look like this.

Sorry, but I'll just refer back to my original thread:
1. The boy's not right in the head.
2. You'd have to work for a long time really hard and eat just right to get abs like that. Casually lifting weights is NOT going to make you look that way. All it will to do is make you stronger, and help you burn more calories even at rest.

Masterdo

The next woman to get "bulky" by accident will be the first. There's just no way it will happen without tremendous and very conscious efforts, so no worries there.

And ladies should actually be encouraged to lift even more than men. It's good for bone density, and ladies are naturally inclined to lose some of that past a certain age. Lifting can add quality years to your lifetime, make no mistake about that

So tell that to your BF, and tell him that if he doesn't do something, you'll bench press more than he does soon

ericgAU

Tell your BF that you can lift weights without getting `bulky'. Resistance training is more than just bulking up to achieve a certain amount of muscle mass. Weights are great for weight loss and increasing strength. Sounds to me like maybe BF is a little envious of your achievements....

ericgAU

This is what female muscles look like. Who's afraid to look like that for petes sake?

I'm striving for the look of a natural female body builder:

Incredible.

My boyfriend just said he doesn't want me to look like this.

WTF!!! What I would give to have a girl that looks like ^^^^ on my arm lol.... (sorry folks. i am just a male after all...)

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

Honestly, I want to gain muscle after I lose weight. I'm doing some research into how I can do it, but I still have a long way to go to get to my goal weight. I don't know why women are so afraid of getting bulky and I'm excited to. Oh well.

NatalieWinning

A lot of guys don't want their girls to get better looking. Then they might lose them. Or they only get satisfaction out of being able to keep that chubby girl because she needs him, not because they deserve each other. He's a little desperate for you not to change, isn't he?

sistasledge101

You need to do what makes you happy, regardless of your boyfriends preferences. Men come and go. I for one am going to get a toned body, even if my husband thinks "soft" women are best. If he's worth having, he will be supportive.

Rae6503

My boyfriend just said he doesn't want me to look like this.

1. Might be time for a new boyfriend.

2. You won't look like that unless you really really try. Train really hard, go through bulk/cut cycles, have awesome genetics, spend years on it, etc. That lady is a "professional" and like any "professional", she didn't get to that level on accident.

3. If he's a good guy he'll love you and support you even if you have different opinions on what is attractive. My husband likes petite women with big boobs. Yeah.