Ladies and weight lifting

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  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    i guess this is becoming childish, ok u r stronger well done and be safe

    Dude, I am only just getting started with getting strong.

    The point I was making is that while listing out a bunch of assistance exercises like this guy did "looks good on paper", the benefit to the NOVICE (which you claim this program is for) is questionable, perhaps even detrimental.

    When you came back at me asking if I have questions to go look at the bb.com thread?? Well that was just insulting. :laugh:

    What does this guy bring to the table that Rippetoe, Wendler, or even StrongLifts guy do not?
  • GenesisandEden
    GenesisandEden Posts: 338 Member
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  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    i guess this is becoming childish, ok u r stronger well done and be safe

    Dude, I am only just getting started with getting strong.

    The point I was making is that while listing out a bunch of assistance exercises like this guy did "looks good on paper", the benefit to the NOVICE (which you claim this program is for) is questionable, perhaps even detrimental.

    When you came back at me asking if I have questions to go look at the bb.com thread?? Well that was just insulting. :laugh:

    What does this guy bring to the table that Rippetoe, Wendler, or even StrongLifts guy do not?
    dude no i didnt mean to insult you at all, and im sorry if i did. i understand your point the main idea is this program made for the average guy who wants to do curls and **** :)
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    No. to lose FAT/inches we should lift and eat. You might not lose as much weight, because muscle is heavier than fat. But you will lose inches and you will lose body fat. I've lost slightly more than 30 lbs of body fat but added 12 pounds of muscle, so the total weight loss isn't particularly impressive. But I've dropped from a size 16/18 to a size 10. That IS impressive (to me, anyway.)

    WOW, that is just amazing

    That response shows how little you know about lifting

    the response just shows a motivational efforts, non with my knowledge and im not that knowledgable
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    Motivational boost for the ladies, how you will actually look after lifting weights

    http://www.xplosivegrowth.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/525655_347699671932941_206979286004981_881420_389128403_n.jpeg
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    maybe a small transformation from usual to after lifting weight pics will help and here is one

    http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3dokrj9Tv1qgeozjo1_500.jpg
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    here we go, one more pic

    http://leangainsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/weightsvsnoweights.jpg
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    one more motivation

    http://www.stayfitbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/valeria-orsini.png
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    here in some action

    http://cdn1.elitedaily.com/elite/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/elite-daily-hot-girl-lifting-weights.jpg
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
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  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member
    Lol Ithanks for helping me find some more pics for my Pinterest board...I'm sure I'll be JUST like that girl. :laugh:

    You kind of remind me of this guy: tumblr_lq3nizNw2m1qg8t4ro1_500.jpg
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    Lol Ithanks for helping me find some more pics for my Pinterest board...I'm sure I'll JUST like that girl. :laugh:

    You kind of remind me of this guy: tumblr_lq3nizNw2m1qg8t4ro1_500.jpg

    hahaha, im not that hopeless im actually engaged almost getting married :)
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    Lol Ithanks for helping me find some more pics for my Pinterest board...I'm sure I'll JUST like that girl. :laugh:

    You kind of remind me of this guy: tumblr_lq3nizNw2m1qg8t4ro1_500.jpg

    hahaha, im not that hopeless im actually engaged almost getting married :)

    Actually can we just need you only need to SQUAT ?! :)
  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member
    Sorry I guess that sarcasm missed you:

    Stop being so patronizing. We do not need some random dude to google pics of hot women for us. We know how to do this (lol).

    I guess your heart is in the right place?

    (I also know what I "need" to do in the gym ;) )
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    Sorry I guess that sarcasm missed you:

    Stop being so patronizing. We do not need some random dude to google pics of hot women for us. We know how to do this (lol).

    I guess your heart is in the right place?

    (I also know what I "need" to do in the gym ;) )

    i guess i keep missing sarcasm comments, gotta be more careful
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    Stop being so patronizing. We do not need some random dude to google pics of hot women for us. We know how to do this (lol).
    ^This. Most women on here not only know to lift heavy, they know how. All of the OP's posts come off as very patronizing and misinformed.
  • DaysFlyBy
    DaysFlyBy Posts: 243 Member
    I really think he was just trying to be nice. He probably wasn't aware how many women actually do lift since he, like I, don't know any who do IRL. :)
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
    im just trying to help, and thank for all your comments folks and for real none of my girlfriends lift weights so yea i guess i had a wrong approach :)
  • Barrett147
    Barrett147 Posts: 5
    Components of a safe, effective exercise program are Frequency, intensity, and time or duration,
    Do not accelerate your workout time too rapidly,
    If you are overweight and out of fitness...
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Lol Ithanks for helping me find some more pics for my Pinterest board...I'm sure I'll JUST like that girl. :laugh:

    You kind of remind me of this guy:

    hahaha, im not that hopeless im actually engaged almost getting married :)

    Small recommendation. Call them "women" not "girls" unless it's "grrrrlz". I have 4 daughter - two girls and two women. Guess which are allowed to lift.

    It's not just some PC bs - attitudes and mores make a difference.
  • liesevanlingen
    liesevanlingen Posts: 508 Member
    No. to lose FAT/inches we should lift and eat. You might not lose as much weight, because muscle is heavier than fat. But you will lose inches and you will lose body fat. I've lost slightly more than 30 lbs of body fat but added 12 pounds of muscle, so the total weight loss isn't particularly impressive. But I've dropped from a size 16/18 to a size 10. That IS impressive (to me, anyway.)

    How have you measure the increase in muscle mass? How long did it take you?


    I work out at a gym and they have one of those scales that measure fat %, water weight, muscle mass, etc. I've been working out seriously since February, a couple of times a week, plus additional cardio (treadmill) about 3- 4 times per week.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    im just trying to help, and thank for all your comments folks and for real none of my girlfriends lift weights so yea i guess i had a wrong approach :)

    I, for one, took your comments as an attempt to be helpful. :wink:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Lol Ithanks for helping me find some more pics for my Pinterest board...I'm sure I'll JUST like that girl. :laugh:

    You kind of remind me of this guy:

    hahaha, im not that hopeless im actually engaged almost getting married :)

    Small recommendation. Call them "women" not "girls" unless it's "grrrrlz". I have 4 daughter - two girls and two women. Guess which are allowed to lift.

    It's not just some PC bs - attitudes and mores make a difference.

    I guess I have a bad attitude. I am 38 and still say "girls" instead of women in certain contexts, like "headed out with the girls." Sometimes I say "ladies."
  • maqsmj
    maqsmj Posts: 697
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  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    As a woman who lifts, I think Stronglifts 5x5 is a better novice program. It's easy to follow, time sparing, efficient and has less room for error. I don't know why people are always trying to re-write the fundamentals.
  • thooks0614
    thooks0614 Posts: 68 Member
    I lift 5lb dumbbells and then THROW them to the floor after I'm done with my 50 reps because I am absolutley exhausted. I'm going for tone. Not bulk.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    As a woman who lifts, I think Stronglifts 5x5 is a better novice program. It's easy to follow, time sparing, efficient and has less room for error. I don't know why people are always trying to re-write the fundamentals.

    This, plus how many times are you going to keep bumping your own thread? You made your point, so let's move on, kthx
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    As a woman who lifts, I think Stronglifts 5x5 is a better novice program. It's easy to follow, time sparing, efficient and has less room for error. I don't know why people are always trying to re-write the fundamentals.

    This, plus how many times are you going to keep bumping your own thread? You made your point, so let's move on, kthx
    BOOM.

    Oh no. Oh no he did NOT.
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    I'm a little insulted it's called "ice cream fitness" why not "bon bon" or "powder puff" or "lil sassy lady".

    Women who want to lift are women who want to lift, and we don't want to feel like sugarplums doing it.
  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    I lift 5lb dumbbells and then THROW them to the floor after I'm done with my 50 reps because I am absolutley exhausted. I'm going for tone. Not bulk.
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