Muscle on a Woman
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Matt your girlfriend is smoking! Seriously got body going on there! I totally agree with your comparison of rather seeing a large female bodybuilder build over an obese 30% fat figure. All day long. Personally, although its not a look I aspire too (heavyweight female bodybuilder) I appreciate the dedication it takes and the years of hard work gone into achieving that look.0
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feel free to creep my profile. all 100% natural... 110% effort and 120% hard work!!!
I definitely just creeped and GIRL YOU LOOK AMAZING!
I have been doing lifting for 3-4 weeks now and I love the results so far. I think muscle of girls just shows hard they look after their selves without starving their selves!
Exactly.
And when someone says its obsessive to train etc... look at reality - an hour or two at the gym vs:
-Several hours in front of the TV each night
-Drinking until you cannot work
-Eat so that you gain massive mounds of fat
-Hours on video games
You get the point! Is it not better for one to keep oneself healthy - you get one body - best to keep it running the best you can - you are in it and use it more than ANYTHING you will own in your life time and maybe, your body, will be depended on by your kids and family too, so not to fail and get ill.
I get told I'm obsessive because I do it 3 times a week as well as a lot of cardio. I don't find that obsessive and I certainly don't find my eating habits obsessive (my boyfriend tells me this). Just because he sits around eating a large Domino's pizza and watch TV, he thinks I'm obsessive! I'm the one that looks after myself. He tells me he doesn't want me to look butch. What a weird thing to say! (I also have more muscle than him now). But I take pride in my appearance and I also take pride in choosing the right foods and the right portions.
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feel free to creep my profile. all 100% natural... 110% effort and 120% hard work!!!
I definitely just creeped and GIRL YOU LOOK AMAZING!
I have been doing lifting for 3-4 weeks now and I love the results so far. I think muscle of girls just shows hard they look after their selves without starving their selves!
Exactly.
And when someone says its obsessive to train etc... look at reality - an hour or two at the gym vs:
-Several hours in front of the TV each night
-Drinking until you cannot work
-Eat so that you gain massive mounds of fat
-Hours on video games
You get the point! Is it not better for one to keep oneself healthy - you get one body - best to keep it running the best you can - you are in it and use it more than ANYTHING you will own in your life time and maybe, your body, will be depended on by your kids and family too, so not to fail and get ill.
I get told I'm obsessive because I do it 3 times a week as well as a lot of cardio. I don't find that obsessive and I certainly don't find my eating habits obsessive (my boyfriend tells me this). Just because he sits around eating a large Domino's pizza and watch TV, he thinks I'm obsessive! I'm the one that looks after myself. He tells me he doesn't want me to look butch. What a weird thing to say! (I also have more muscle than him now). But I take pride in my appearance and I also take pride in choosing the right foods and the right portions.
You go girly..you're doing it for you and nobody else.0 -
feel free to creep my profile. all 100% natural... 110% effort and 120% hard work!!!
I definitely just creeped and GIRL YOU LOOK AMAZING!
I have been doing lifting for 3-4 weeks now and I love the results so far. I think muscle of girls just shows hard they look after their selves without starving their selves!
Exactly.
And when someone says its obsessive to train etc... look at reality - an hour or two at the gym vs:
-Several hours in front of the TV each night
-Drinking until you cannot work
-Eat so that you gain massive mounds of fat
-Hours on video games
You get the point! Is it not better for one to keep oneself healthy - you get one body - best to keep it running the best you can - you are in it and use it more than ANYTHING you will own in your life time and maybe, your body, will be depended on by your kids and family too, so not to fail and get ill.
I get told I'm obsessive because I do it 3 times a week as well as a lot of cardio. I don't find that obsessive and I certainly don't find my eating habits obsessive (my boyfriend tells me this). Just because he sits around eating a large Domino's pizza and watch TV, he thinks I'm obsessive! I'm the one that looks after myself. He tells me he doesn't want me to look butch. What a weird thing to say! (I also have more muscle than him now). But I take pride in my appearance and I also take pride in choosing the right foods and the right portions.
Bingo. Until you point things out... people miss what other could consider obsessive.
For a woman to look butch, thats a WHOLE lot of work.0 -
Thank you Matt and Fozzi! That makes me feel better about pointing stuff out to him and having a valid argument against why I am not obsessive.0
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I have started on the muscle building. I like women to look strong. It definitely looks awesome.
I am a climber so am not looking to be bulked as I need the power to weight ratio but there is something really good about seeing muscle being used, athletic women look strong and confident. There needs to be more of them. I think that is why Jessica Ennis has been so popular this year0 -
A woman with muscles is definitely hot, hot, hot!0
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feel free to creep my profile. all 100% natural... 110% effort and 120% hard work!!!
I definitely just creeped and GIRL YOU LOOK AMAZING!
I have been doing lifting for 3-4 weeks now and I love the results so far. I think muscle of girls just shows hard they look after their selves without starving their selves!
Exactly.
And when someone says its obsessive to train etc... look at reality - an hour or two at the gym vs:
-Several hours in front of the TV each night
-Drinking until you cannot work
-Eat so that you gain massive mounds of fat
-Hours on video games
You get the point! Is it not better for one to keep oneself healthy - you get one body - best to keep it running the best you can - you are in it and use it more than ANYTHING you will own in your life time and maybe, your body, will be depended on by your kids and family too, so not to fail and get ill.
I get told I'm obsessive because I do it 3 times a week as well as a lot of cardio. I don't find that obsessive and I certainly don't find my eating habits obsessive (my boyfriend tells me this). Just because he sits around eating a large Domino's pizza and watch TV, he thinks I'm obsessive! I'm the one that looks after myself. He tells me he doesn't want me to look butch. What a weird thing to say! (I also have more muscle than him now). But I take pride in my appearance and I also take pride in choosing the right foods and the right portions.
My OH isn't negative about what I do as such, but he also thinks 'i'm obsessed'. I think it's just because it's a new development in our lives together, but as time passes it will just become part of what I am. Hopefully it will be the same with your OH. Or just break up lol :laugh:0 -
As you can see from the above posts, you are going to get a mixed reaction. When I was in my prime physique I had men tell me I was intimidating cause I lifted *heavy*. (I still think there is a big misconception of what *heavy* is for a woman.) I also had men stop me in a store and tell me how amazing i looked. Ive had men/women blatently ignore me at the gym cause I worked out in the weight room. But I also made some wonderful friends in the weight room.
I think some ppl have different ideas of what muscular is..what toned is.. what skinny is... Just like the poster earlier commented about madonna's arms.
I stopped caring what ppl thought... Got used to the positive and negative comments/stares and kept on liftin 0 -
Thanks darlingThat is my goal although I've been lifting heavy for over a year now. Although I now have toned arms but I want it to look a bit more muscley.
A sufficient amount of muscle on a woman's body is actually sexy but too much will cause the opposite.
Awesome profile pic!! What a transformation!
Been yo-yoed for more than a decade & then struggled in this journey for 3 years before I finally get here where I am. But I owe the most part to heavy weight lifting.0 -
I get the same thing sometimes in the gym especially when I was still starting to lift heavy but I shrugged them off. Then when they see me rin the squat rack rocking a 65kg barbell, they just tame like a kittens, LOL.As you can see from the above posts, you are going to get a mixed reaction. When I was in my prime physique I had men tell me I was intimidating cause I lifted *heavy*. (I still think there is a big misconception of what *heavy* is for a woman.) I also had men stop me in a store and tell me how amazing i looked. Ive had men/women blatently ignore me at the gym cause I worked out in the weight room. But I also made some wonderful friends in the weight room.
I think some ppl have different ideas of what mascular is..what toned is.. what skinny is... Just like the poster earlier commented about madonna's arms.
I stopped caring what ppl thought... Got used to the positive and negative comments/stares and kept on liftin
Some men are either ignorant about what a strong female looks like or worse, some are still into male chuvinism which pisses me off.0 -
agreed!Muscles on a woman is sexy!!!0 -
feel free to creep my profile. all 100% natural... 110% effort and 120% hard work!!!
I definitely just creeped and GIRL YOU LOOK AMAZING!
I have been doing lifting for 3-4 weeks now and I love the results so far. I think muscle of girls just shows hard they look after their selves without starving their selves!
Exactly.
And when someone says its obsessive to train etc... look at reality - an hour or two at the gym vs:
-Several hours in front of the TV each night
-Drinking until you cannot work
-Eat so that you gain massive mounds of fat
-Hours on video games
You get the point! Is it not better for one to keep oneself healthy - you get one body - best to keep it running the best you can - you are in it and use it more than ANYTHING you will own in your life time and maybe, your body, will be depended on by your kids and family too, so not to fail and get ill.
I get told I'm obsessive because I do it 3 times a week as well as a lot of cardio. I don't find that obsessive and I certainly don't find my eating habits obsessive (my boyfriend tells me this). Just because he sits around eating a large Domino's pizza and watch TV, he thinks I'm obsessive! I'm the one that looks after myself. He tells me he doesn't want me to look butch. What a weird thing to say! (I also have more muscle than him now). But I take pride in my appearance and I also take pride in choosing the right foods and the right portions.
Bingo. Until you point things out... people miss what other could consider obsessive.
For a woman to look butch, thats a WHOLE lot of work.
*AND* for a woman to look "butch," well, now, there's some of us who just downright like that! ;-)0 -
Muscle on women is hot too. You can tell she has worked hard for it too, just like the men.0
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Muscle make hulk happy in pants, make hulk grab apple pie.0
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Muscle on woman is amazingly hot! Thats all that needs to be said0
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Women with great muscle tone are beautiful. A lot of women consider muscle on a woman to be a body builder figure. A lot of the time when women bash weight lifting it is only out of fear and lack of knowledge about lifting.
Do what you want for your own body. If you like the muscle look, go for it. At the end of the day, no matter what anyone says or what their opinions may be, you are the one who has to live with your body. 0 -
go for it muscles are prettier than rolls0
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Muscle on a woman look amazing. my wife and I train together all the time.0
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Muscle on woman is amazingly hot! Thats all that needs to be said
agreed, and she can decide how it appears by the amount of body fat.
I can only hope to get to that point where I may have to put some back on!
right now, its SMASH
EAT.
REPEAT.
I have been lifting heavier and heavier, and dont look any bigger...in fact, without any change in weight for a while, my waist is smaller!0 -
I think women bulk up a little. I know my arms are noticably more defined and bigger. I dont mind the look though0
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Ok, let me be the voice of the other side. No question that you ladies showing the guns are attractive and would be tops on with my friend but I find myself attracted to thicker girls. Please do not take this as a slam to those that work their butts off to get cut. I totally admire your hard work and dedication and I am not here to slam anyone but I wanted to give the other side. Its all about what an individual find attractive. So you do what makes you happy since that is what is most important!0
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hmm0
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I'm into it.0
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A lot of times people immediately think of the bodybuilding competition pics. First off, the women cut severely before a comp, so they have very little BF, they are body painted, and they are extremely pumped. When they are in off-season, and not pumped and painted for a show, they look more natural, and shapely.
There is also a big difference between body building and power lifting. The power lifter women have a much higher BF% and the huge muscles they build, covered with the often large layer of body fat, can make a woman look very bulky and manly. I think some women are afraid of looking like that, so they are afraid to lift heavy. In some circumstances, if a woman has a lot of BF to lose, she may want to work on losing BF while lifting moderately, and wait until her BF% is lower before she hits the heavy weights.
Back in my younger days when I was lifting, I had a naturally muscular body, especially legs and shoulders, but I had a short, thick waist. I had a super strong core, but I had to watch the crunches because my waist was already thick, and the only extra BF I had was right in the midsection. It was frustrating that I couldn't get the skinny waist like the bodybuilders I worked out with.
I never had any complaints from men or women about my muscles!
If I didn't have injuries and a chronic spinal disease now, I'd still be in the gym 3 days or more a week.0 -
I personally love the look. Shoulder, arms, legs, and that deadlifters butt! Its pretty awesome.0
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A lot of times people immediately think of the bodybuilding competition pics. First off, the women cut severely before a comp, so they have very little BF, they are body painted, and they are extremely pumped. When they are in off-season, and not pumped and painted for a show, they look more natural, and shapely.
There is also a big difference between body building and power lifting. The power lifter women have a much higher BF% and the huge muscles they build, covered with the often large layer of body fat, can make a woman look very bulky and manly. I think some women are afraid of looking like that, so they are afraid to lift heavy. In some circumstances, if a woman has a lot of BF to lose, she may want to work on losing BF while lifting moderately, and wait until her BF% is lower before she hits the heavy weights.
Back in my younger days when I was lifting, I had a naturally muscular body, especially legs and shoulders, but I had a short, thick waist. I had a super strong core, but I had to watch the crunches because my waist was already thick, and the only extra BF I had was right in the midsection. It was frustrating that I couldn't get the skinny waist like the bodybuilders I worked out with.
I never had any complaints from men or women about my muscles!
If I didn't have injuries and a chronic spinal disease now, I'd still be in the gym 3 days or more a week.
Just to mention that a lot of powerlifting women don't have large bf%'s or look bulky at all. I know some do, as you don't need the low bodyfat for comps like in bodybuilding. It's all done in weight categories though. My category or lower, I doubt the women in those would look bulky, or have high levels of body fat. Powerlifting (and oly weightlifting) is actually quite good for not building large muscles because the focus is on strength and power rather than muscle size.0 -
I think a lot of repliers are agreeing with you that muscle is sexy but not really giving any advice on how to get there.
What defines a figure competitor type body (which is what a natural body builder looks like) is large muscles and low body fat. It's pretty hard to do both at the same time. Most go through cut and bulk cycles.
To build significant muscle you need to eat a lot, over maintenance, to lift heavy, and to eat adequate protein. Calculate your TDEE (google it, there are a ton of sites), add 10%. If you fail to gain on that (and you'll gain fat and muscle but you can't gain muscle until the scale goes up) you're good, if not add more. Get about a gram of protein for every pound of lean body mass (or total mass just to be safe). If you are new to lifting I'd suggest a program like StrongLifts5x5 which is very basic. It'll help you learn to lift and build a good amount of strength and yes, some muscle size. If you've already been doing a program like this you might want to look into a hypertrophy specific (muscle building) program that includes a lot of volume (like 2-3 moves per muscle group), 8-10 reps. A lot of people bulk during the winter. Some bulk for a certain amount of time others bulk until they gain a certain amount of weight.
Once you've reached your bulking goal then you cut, which is basically a diet but you need to be careful to not lose any of that REALLY hard earned muscle you've hopefully just gained. Small deficit (so TDEE minus 10%), same amount of protein and continue lifting, although you may want to switch back to a strength program and cut the volume (I do 3x5 instead of 5x5). Continue this until you are happy with your muscle definition.
Repeat the process as often as you like.0 -
5x5 won't really add mass my friend, not really in the hypertrophy zone, 8-12 reps, or higher if done to failure (IIRC around 20-25 reps produced the same muscle gains as 8-12 when taken to muscular failure).
5x5 won't as it won't stress both the fast and slow twitch fibres which is how mucle gain is made. Both have to be strained for muscle bulk to increase.0 -
I haven't read through all the responses, but my overall view is that I like women with curves in the "right" places. Other than that, I'm not picky. Yeah - I like fit-looking women, but the "overly" musclebound women? It's on a case-by-case basis.0
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