5ft 1, weigh less than 110lbs... but still look ALOT biggee

SRH7

...Most people who do upper body weight find that their jackets are snug;they may need to go up a size or two. Why would the lower body be any different?

I posted an article about a New York trainer who whips models into shape for fashion shows. He won't let them use weight on the lower body because their hips will be too large to fit into the sample dresses.
Do you think he's paid thousands because he's wrong?

Yeah, no. My clothing has gotten looser not tighter since lifting heavy. Look at my pic - what a beast, right? I'm firmer not bulky. The OP may not want the ultraslim "runway model look" you've described above. I know I prefer a more athletic, toned look myself.

QFT

It is MFP-ers like you who inspired me to start picking up big weights six weeks ago (two inches off my waist, an inch off each calf and an inch off my neck already). Yep, I've seen it happen and know for certain that far from bulking me up, strength training is shaving inches off me.

twelfty

The wrong kind of weight training might result in your looking bigger.

Forever?

Like, if she gets a big muscle on her arm or leg or something, it's never ever going to get smaller for the rest of her life?

Think about it. She's curvy, and at under 110 pounds is close to her lowest weight. Her weight distribution is what it is. If you apply heavy direct weight resistance to areas that are disproportionately fat your adding muscle and it's just going to look bigger, which is not what she wants.

Most people who do upper body weight find that their jackets are snug;they may need to go up a size or two. Why would the lower body be any different?

I posted an article about a New York trainer who whips models into shape for fashion shows. He won't let them use weight on the lower body because their hips will be too large to fit into the sample dresses.
Do you think he's paid thousands because he's wrong?

New york models are probably not much more than skin and bones. There is absolutely no way there are eating at a calorie surplus to build muscle. I know there are a few examples of people building muscle with a calorie defecit but I believe that is only in some very overweight people, which the OP is not.

Sore muscles can retain water making them appear bulkier, but its only a temp thing.

The point was that if weight training actually made women smaller, those models would be lifting weights. They are told to avoid training because weights CAN increase size. Everyone here keeps insisting that weights can only make you smaller, and that every body type will respond in the same way.

no one is saying lifting heavy will make her smaller, what they're saying is to change your fat percentage you need to build muscle then tone (i think?) not to a ridiculous point though, a single max rep of 10kg wouldn't give a massive amount of size, the superstition lifting heavy for a while will make you bulk up like the hulk needs to be buried, two months of lifting heavy will bring minor gains to anyone unless they go hysterically hardcore with it, even with suplements up to the eye balls and more protein you can shake a stick at the most for a beginner is about 1lb of lean muscle a week and they'd deserve a pat on the back for doing so and be limited to about 6 weeks worth of those gains where it would level out, and be a more gradual increase thereafter

to make sense of this -

a woman of 110lbs carrying... say 20% body fat to have visible abs would want to be around the 12 - 15% mark give or take. so that would be between 5 and 8lbs of fat to replace with muscle, if put on the right places say for example, stomach, back, chest and a bit of legs and arms you can rest assured it wont be so jiggly, will sit on your body tighter (or not protrude as much) and you'll weight the same.

idk if this will cause arguements or not but if you're not in agreement by all means say so, however, please direct your attention to the "look at me now" posts and you'll see the girls on here who have lost loads of weight you can see muscle tone all over them for the above reasons, to get those last few bits in shape and to get that great body, they've gone to tough lengths to get that flat stomach and toned bum etc etc it doesn't come just from losing weight, toning and building muscle is the key, and fear of bulding muscle/weight needs to be overcome

twelfty

my two pennies worth would be if the OP did build muscle (which is basically what thin people have without a large fat percentage) she would gain that and have more room to remove problem fat areas while maintaining a healthy weight, body type obviously plays a part but you can change your body type massively from it's original predisposition or you wouldn't see 5'4 blokes weighing 180lbs or a larger person weighing 250+ lbs the body is an adaptable thing and if you do the right things you can change your shape

so for the OP it sounds like she wants an intense ab and core workout, russian chops, sit ups, deadlifts, side planks. if a decent regime is undertaken it will pull your tummy in alot and bring back some of the skin with it

If her body type is such that she holds weight in her lower half she won't be able to lose that fat without liposuction. You can't spot reduce.

no.... you can't spot reduce..... however you can tone a problem area and reduce your body fat all over, which gives the effect of spot reducing

CoderGal

Why get malnourished when you can just lift weights eat more and get slimmer and stop looking heavier then you weigh?

LorinaLynn

It's an odd comparison because it's 13 years apart, but this is my back side when I was maybe 125 pounds at 27 years old, when I didn't do any exercise, and my back side weighing about 10 pounds more at 40 years old, as someone who lifts heavy weights. My hips are narrower now... they don't flare out like they used to.



Yeah... this is the kind of horrible things heavy lifting does to your body. There's only 5 pounds difference in these photos.







Strength training is great for reducing body fat. Maybe the reason supermodels don't do it is because they don't HAVE any excess body fat to lose.

PetulantOne

Be wary of the advice to lift heavy. You are at or close to your goal weight and it sounds as if you think your body is very curvy. The wrong kind of weight training might result in your looking bigger. If you are taking advice from others, make sure you have the same body type, the same goals and are at the same stage of weight loss.

I think I generally disagree with this. All of this.

Me too.

Kayleigh90x

Thanks every one for all advice and information... I appreciate it :-)