WOMEN: **Heavy-Lifting Free Weights* - 16 month progress

Beeps2011

laurie41565 - no, not all of the "progress" is from NROL4W. I started with "body for life", then moved into free weights with NROL4W. NROL4W took me 6 months to complete! I then moved onto NROL4Abs, NROL4Life, and finally, my current program is Venus Index.

HartJames

I wish you were standing the same in your before and after...

Beeps2011

Hart - I certainly have improved with "posing", lol.

I *do* have pictures of "before" and "after" in exactly the same pose....it isn't as "dramatic", I'll say that!

I wish quite the opposite....that I had posed like my 'after' pic in my 'before' pic (when I knew NOTHING about "posing"....) because I likely would NOT have spent Jan 1, 2012 crying my eyes out (once I saw the 'before' pic).

WickedZoey

amazing!

Rey278

You look amazing!!!!
I have wanted to start lifting for a while now, but no idea how or where to begin, i struggle at the moment with just 2.5kg weights! haha.
Well done, very inspirational

Beeps2011

Girl2686, if you read through this entire thread, it's all in there....the progression of weight-lifting I've done, the time spent on each program, etc.

Hopefully this will help others who might not be seeing DRAMATIC changes in, say, 3 months, to realize that, with time, all of it sorts itself out if you are: a) strength-training; and b) making sure calories in is LESS THAN calories out.

anyamb

Bump for inspiration!

anyamb

Bump for inspiration!

Graham_077

You look amazing!!!!
I have wanted to start lifting for a while now, but no idea how or where to begin, i struggle at the moment with just 2.5kg weights! haha.
Well done, very inspirational

Does your gym do an inductions to the weights room? Start light, you'll soon be lifting heavy But worth getting good form before the weights get too heavy.

Beeps2011

I do think working with a personal trainer, from time-to-time, for "form checks", etc., is really, really important. But, your "learning" is only going to be as good as your personal trainer - and I tend to find that MOST personal trainers don't know what the heck they are talking about.

So, be picky about your choice of personal trainer!

goodtimezzzz

I do think working with a personal trainer, from time-to-time, for "form checks", etc., is really, really important. But, your "learning" is only going to be as good as your personal trainer - and I tend to find that MOST personal trainers don't know what the heck they are talking about.

So, be picky about your choice of personal trainer!

goodtimezzzz

lol agreed trainers are ****ing lost..and u look amazing! thank u for this inspiring pic

Beeps2011

Thanks, goodtimezzzz

justjenny

Congratulations! You look great!

acrowder99

Beeps - thank you so much for posting. It's very encouraging!

Would you mind sharing the weight you are lifting (maybe what you started with & where you are now)? I am just having a tough time not underestimating what I should be doing. I get a little afraid that either I am going to hurt myself or that I am wasting energy on too light of a weight. Thanks!!

Lula16

great job!! thanks for sharing

sphira

You look amazing! Thanks for sharing!

Beeps2011

acrowder99 - I'm not lifting UBER-heavy...I tried doing THAT when doing NROL4W and, frankly, I just freaked myself out and convinced myself I'd get "injured". (I did, actually, nurse a naggling injury where my neck/shoulder/back all meet on my left side....through that WHOLE program.)

Squats - 25 lb DBs. I gave up on back squats when I realized that I'm just not getting the form right due to my very short torso and my very long legs. I think squats will always be my lame-est lift!
Deadlifts - 115 lbs.
Bench press - 35 lb DBs.

And....I tried a chin-up today - STILL CAN'T DO EVEN ONE, lol.

It's okay, I'll keep trying. Turns out, I'm not THAT interested in how "strong" I am (i.e. I don't want to be an olympic bodybuilder, for instance), I just want to LOOK like the women in fitness magazines look.

Beeps2011

Sooooooooooo, that means, in terms of "how heavy do you lift?"

1. I do NOT even lift my bodyweight in squats.
2. I do NOT even lift my bodyweight in deadlifts.
3. I do NOT even bench press 1/2 my bodyweight.

Probably means, overall, I"ve disappointed every single woman in the stronglifts program, for sure, lol!!

6550mom

Results speak for themselves.... If anyone is disappointed or expresses any disapproval, they need to look back at page one, post one. Absolutely amazing!

But, I've found most people seem to be impressed with what works (as long as it's not something cray-cray).

Beeps2011

Thank you, 6550mom.

I do find that mfp has many, many positive and supportive people who post on it!

MassiveDelta

bump to revisit...also amazing success Beeps

Beeps2011

Thanks, MassiveDelta!

dixiewhiskey

bump for weight loss done right!

Beeps2011

dixiewhiskey - it wasn't even "weight" loss I was aiming for - it was "fat loss". Yes, the scale DID go down, but not by a tremendous amount....I wanted to "trade" FAT for MUSCLE (yes, I realize, scientifically this is NOT how the human body works....) and, ultimately, with the course of action I chose, that is the end result.

FROM SKINNY-FAT TO SKINNY-STRONG!

Like.

theMIDDLE

Bump for info.

Beginner lifters should really check out the "New Rules of Lifting" series, by Lou Schuler. Some of the programs I've followed:

1. New Rules of Lifting for Women
2. New Rules of Lifting for Abs
3. New Rules of Lifting for Life
4. New Rules of Lifting - Supercharged

Currently, I am doing the Venus Index program and it has been THE BEST program for really chiseling down the body fat, imho.

peasgarden

Wow so inspiring thanks for sharing you look awesome!! Congratulations!!!

KAbena

Love this! Awesome work

supermodelchic

that's great, I always tell the ladies to pick up the weights, they can transform your body!!!

Beeps2011

Thanks!