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How can I tone and lift heavy without bulking up ?

donyellemoniquex3
donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
edited January 1 in Fitness and Exercise
I want shoulders and lean legs, but I don't want to be that toned to where I can't zip up my boots all the way up the calf or have to wear special shirts jut to fit my arms.
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  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    you aren't going to put on that amount of muscle from lifting heavy.

    it takes a ton of work to gain amounts of muscle like that, and if you're eating in a deficit to lose weight, it won't be a problem.
  • MariaMariaM
    MariaMariaM Posts: 1,322 Member
    <---Not bulky in my opinion.
    It is extremely difficult for women to get bulky. You need to train for it and eat at a surplus.

    Toned calves and legs are extremely sexy and zipping up should not be a problem, especially if you are at your goal weight.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Calf size is due in big part with genetics. I have big calves like every women in my family.

    I lift heavy and all it did was to make me smaller (even my calves lol)

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  • MariaMariaM
    MariaMariaM Posts: 1,322 Member
    Calf size is due in big part with genetics. I have big calves like every women in my family.

    I lift heavy and all it did was to make me smaller (even my calves lol)

    11614737_7941.jpg

    Excellent Progress!
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    Focus on changing your lifestyle in such a way that you have the knowledge and habits to eat well and exercise well for the rest of your life. Being afraid of bulking up is not even remotely an issue you have to worry about. That's like being afraid of accepting a job because you fear you will become a millionaire.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I want shoulders and lean legs, but I don't want to be that toned to where I can't zip up my boots all the way up the calf or have to wear special shirts jut to fit my arms.

    Don't eat at a surplus, walk around flexed all the time, or do steroids.

    Heavy lifting has only made my arms & legs smaller and more streamlined.
  • mgoetsch1982
    mgoetsch1982 Posts: 339 Member
    ^^And avoid the spam above me from california girl.

    She's more interested in promoting the company that pays her.

    The company doesn't pay her to promote their programs! She also has the backing of the MFP staff
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    ^^And avoid the spam above me from california girl.

    She's more interested in promoting the company that pays her.

    The company doesn't pay her to promote their programs! She also has the backing of the MFP staff

    So MFP gets a cut as well? That makes sense.
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member


    The company doesn't pay her to promote their programs! She also has the backing of the MFP staff

    She's either being paid, or receiving some type of compensation. otherwise she wouldn't spam people and promote this.

    I'm frustrated that MFP is behind her spamming the boards with all of this garbage......
  • curvykim78
    curvykim78 Posts: 799 Member
    I'm in the same boat as you...but overall I have lost inches from all over. I've been at it for about 5 months now (with a month off for surgery) and I can see a difference in myself. Not as much as I'd hoped for just yet, but it takes time. it makes my hubby laugh when he sees me flein' in the bathroom mirror. Oh well, LOL, I've earned these!
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    ^^And avoid the spam above me from california girl.

    She's more interested in promoting the company that pays her.

    She also has the backing of the MFP staff

    ..
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    ^^And avoid the spam above me from california girl.

    She's more interested in promoting the company that pays her.

    The company doesn't pay her to promote their programs! She also has the backing of the MFP staff

    And you know this how?
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    Lift heavy, eat at a calorie deficit (TDEE-20%), and get in lots of protein. You can continue to lose volume but gain shape. Since lifting I have lost 3 inches off my waist, gained muscle definition in my back and shoulders, and not gotten bulky at all.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    most of my boots fit but were quite tight before I started lifting, this is a picture I took last fall of a pair of boots that 6 months earlier I had broken the little piece that attaches to the zipper:

    BOOT.jpg

    You won't accidentally bulk up, and you should be able to get the results you want through a mix of strength training and cardio. Don't be afreaid to pick things up and put them down.
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    ^^And avoid the spam above me from california girl.

    She's more interested in promoting the company that pays her.

    The company doesn't pay her to promote their programs! She also has the backing of the MFP staff


    So MFP gets a cut as well? That makes sense.

    Interesting:O
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    ninja edit.
  • denezy
    denezy Posts: 573 Member
    I'm pretty sure the only people who can't wear boots zipped up and need special shirts are the ones who are out of shape and overweight.
  • hamncheese67
    hamncheese67 Posts: 1,715 Member
    ^^And avoid the spam above me from california girl.

    She's more interested in promoting the company that pays her.

    So I've never really looked at her links before, but now going through them, I don't see any blatant promotion of a company. Just lots of pics of her. Seems more vanity than anything. Am I missing something. Note that I have short attention span so I didn't actually ready much, just skimmed.
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
    Focus on changing your lifestyle in such a way that you have the knowledge and habits to eat well and exercise well for the rest of your life. Being afraid of bulking up is not even remotely an issue you have to worry about. That's like being afraid of accepting a job because you fear you will become a millionaire.


    I like this!
  • ChgingMe
    ChgingMe Posts: 539 Member
    ^^And avoid the spam above me from california girl.

    She's more interested in promoting the company that pays her.

    The company doesn't pay her to promote their programs! She also has the backing of the MFP staff

    Plus she is a success. Middle aged and she looks oh so hot...
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    ^^And avoid the spam above me from california girl.

    She's more interested in promoting the company that pays her.

    So I've never really looked at her links before, but now going through them, I don't see any blatant promotion of a company. Just lots of pics of her. Seems more vanity than anything. Am I missing something. Note that I have short attention span so I didn't actually ready much, just skimmed.

    it's in her profile. This is a trick that gets used often. They promote "themselves" and lure people to see their profile where they put links to the program that they owe all their success to.
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    I'm pretty sure the only people who can't wear boots zipped up and need special shirts are the ones who are out of shape and overweight.
    Lol well no, I can't wear all boots and I'm not overweight or out of shape, but I do have very "bulky" calves. They are from years of ballet dancing and genetics, though, not lifting weights.
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
    really??

    I TRULY think you have no worries . Lifting weights isn't going to cause or contribute to that problem for you.

    Education. Always good to educate yourself on any topic before embarking ....
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Negative calorie foods FTW.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Negative calorie foods FTW.

    Enough with the negativity! Have a positive attitude about calorie foods and everything else!
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Enough with the negativity! Have a positive attitude about calorie foods and everything else!

    I'm on the Calorie Foods diet

    I can eat basically anything but celery and green tea
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member


    The company doesn't pay her to promote their programs! She also has the backing of the MFP staff

    She's either being paid, or receiving some type of compensation. otherwise she wouldn't spam people and promote this.

    I'm frustrated that MFP is behind her spamming the boards with all of this garbage......

    Why don't you just put her on ignore if it bothers you that much? That's what I do when people annoy me.

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  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Negative calorie foods FTW.

    Enough with the negativity! Have a positive attitude about calorie foods and everything else!

    Does that include cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing?
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Negative calorie foods FTW.

    Enough with the negativity! Have a positive attitude about calorie foods and everything else!

    Does that include cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing?
    Yes. Yes it does.

    CALORIE FOODS!!!!!
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Enough with the negativity! Have a positive attitude about calorie foods and everything else!

    I'm on the Calorie Foods diet

    I can eat basically anything but celery and green tea

    Calorie foods provide the best metaboburn.
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