Your inspiration to lift heavy
Nix143
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I read something today that got me thinking and so I thought I'd share it in here.
My goal since I started 50ish days ago was that in March next year when I go to Egypt with my girlfriend I want to be back in the bikini I was wearing when we met 4 years ago. I was about 147lbs then. At that point even though I didn't feel thin, I didn't feel fat, I was kinda ok with my body. So my first thought had been to fit back in that bikini and that would be ok.
However as I started reading I started thinking about my actual body composition. Even at my lightest adult weight - 119lbs - severe heartbreak weightloss - I still had thunder thighs. Big, fat, wobbly cellulitey legs that were completely out of proportion to the rest of my body. So obviously, goal weight isn't the thing that's going to define success for me. It's going to be how my body looks.
Which then led me to the need to lift heavy. As far as I can tell it is the ONLY chance I have of ever dealing with the pear shape I've been given and the only way I can do something about these big ole legs of mine.
So, I just wanted to share, that today I decided that when March comes around and the healthy eating and the weights have paid off I wil be buying myself a NEW bikini. Because, after all, I think that will be a great way to reward myself.
What's your motivator to want to lift heavy?
My goal since I started 50ish days ago was that in March next year when I go to Egypt with my girlfriend I want to be back in the bikini I was wearing when we met 4 years ago. I was about 147lbs then. At that point even though I didn't feel thin, I didn't feel fat, I was kinda ok with my body. So my first thought had been to fit back in that bikini and that would be ok.
However as I started reading I started thinking about my actual body composition. Even at my lightest adult weight - 119lbs - severe heartbreak weightloss - I still had thunder thighs. Big, fat, wobbly cellulitey legs that were completely out of proportion to the rest of my body. So obviously, goal weight isn't the thing that's going to define success for me. It's going to be how my body looks.
Which then led me to the need to lift heavy. As far as I can tell it is the ONLY chance I have of ever dealing with the pear shape I've been given and the only way I can do something about these big ole legs of mine.
So, I just wanted to share, that today I decided that when March comes around and the healthy eating and the weights have paid off I wil be buying myself a NEW bikini. Because, after all, I think that will be a great way to reward myself.
What's your motivator to want to lift heavy?
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Pretty much the same as yours--body composition. At the end of the fat loss cycle, I would like to be a chick w/visible muscle--Lifting is never boring to me. Most other programs are, like dreadmill. At this point, I don't care what I weigh as long as my size continues to decrease.0
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for me, its just about efficiency. Weight lifting is the best bang for your exercise buck, period. A few big compound lifts 3-4 times a week is a realistic lifestyle choice for me. Becoming a marathoner or other type of endurance athlete really isn't.
Also, my metabolism rocks and I look just as good at 165 as I did at 145. At this point I'd never want to give that up. (You get to eat a lot more cals at 165 too).0 -
I was a runner, loved to run. I was thin and could eat pretty much anything I wanted. I got an illness that laid me up for a few months, and I probably will never be able to do the endurance thing again. I gained weight, and was desperate to figure out what to do. I discovered weights and it's my new love. I'm older (sigh), so keeping a good metabolism is a motivator for me. I love thinking that I can put in 3 workouts a week, and my muscles will just keep burning it up!0
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I am 41 and have thyroid issues - my DR told me to lose weight is an uphill battle - Ive lost 20lbs since last December (slow going) BUT I have some IRL friends that started lifting heavy last year - she looks little and strong and its due to her lifting - I started in July and loved it (but life/emergencies etc halted that) I picked the iron back up mid-september and I def notice my clothes fitting different - being stronger etc - even though the scale hasnt moved in months!
My inspirations are - my hot FL women that lift
my clothes fitting better
and really just feeling like a bad *kitten*!!
OH and Hawaii 2013
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-Body Composition - I love being strong and having muscles. Let's be honest, it's cool.
Plus it's somewhat unique (which Iove being) because you really don't see a lot of women with really good muscle tone.
-I genuinely enjoy lifting! I'll take a barbell over a treadmill anyday.
-Health benefits - Higher LBM, improved metabolic rate, strong bones, etc. etc.0 -
After doing the Warrior Dash last year, I was amazed that I was strong enough to pull myself up the Great Warrior Wall on a rope. It made me realize that I love feeling powerful. And if I could do that with the minimal strength training (just body weight and stuff with 5# dumbbells) I was doing up to that point, I couldn't wait to see what real lifting would do.
And of course, once I started, I saw what a huge difference it was making to my body shape, which completely sold me on it.0 -
I want to be stronger than a lot of men!
The men at my work tell me my shoulders are too muscly and I take it as a compliment and then poke fun at them because I can do more pushups than they can.0 -
I'm not really sure. I just tried it and loved it. I do it because I like doing it and because I know how good it is for me. I also want to be stronger. I hate being a little delicate weak girl. Lol.0
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I have always been strong (since I was young, remember being about 7 years old and arm-wrestling the boys in school, was a tomboy through and through) and whenever I have joined a gym, strength training is my forte...so I just keep coming back to it, because the sense of accomplishment afterwards is comforting. The way your body changes is also appealing of course.0
