HALP! Heavy Lifting Made Me SUPAH Bulky!!!

cmcollins001

IN...because page three n stuff.

erickirb

i dont like all the muscle tone on women

that is not feminine to me

I will stick with my cardio, swimming, and hiking

no thanks to the muscle look

Why the body shaming? why would slightly muscular physique not be feminine, they still have breasts and a vagina, that is feminine regardless of the BF%.

You should have stopped at "i dont like all the muscle tone on women" that is fine, we are all entitled to our opinion, but adding "that is not feminine to me" is body shaming.

question do you find "obese" women feminine? or is there only one body type you think is?

Andy FYI: lifting heavy with no cardio will not make you bulky or ripped, that comes down to bf% which takes a caloric deficit and time, has nothing to do with lifting, other than you will have a lower bf% at every weight during your weight loss, could result in your goal weight being higher than if you only did cardio, as you would have the same bf% so no "toned" look either way.

_TastySnoBalls_

Good for you *pats on head* go on with your skinny, fluffy self.

I've been lifting for 6 weeks now, hoping to post here soon (when i get the courage to do so)

Yay for supah bulky women !!:drinker:

NRSPAM

Been lifting for 5 months! Wish I would have started with that, from the get go, while trying to lose the baby weight. LOVE LOVE the feeling of weight training and please, I challenge you to just TRY and get big Everyone looks so fantastic, happy and healthy!!! Keep up the awesome work!!! Strong is the new sexy

You look just amazing! What an inspiration. :flowerforyou:

Thanks Lady! YOU inspire me as well!

God only knows just how old this thread is, but IDC! I think I'm in love!!! Been lifting weights for some time now. I'm getting there, but not there yet! This gives me so much inspiration to keep going, and remind me why I'm doing this, and letting me know that it is possible! Not just this pic, but OP's pic too!!! :happy: Yay!!! You ladies look AMAZING!!! :drinker:

GoreWhore72

Fantastic. Lifting is very important. It's what sculpts, and tones. Core work is the best.

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violetrix

Bump for the motivation! You ladies look awesome!!

odusgolp

sashanicole88

great job ladies!!!

HANGRYFEEDME

i dont like all the muscle tone on women

that is not feminine to me

I will stick with my cardio, swimming, and hiking

no thanks to the muscle look

Why the body shaming? why would slightly muscular physique not be feminine, they still have breasts and a vagina, that is feminine regardless of the BF%.

You should have stopped at "i dont like all the muscle tone on women" that is fine, we are all entitled to our opinion, but adding "that is not feminine to me" is body shaming.

question do you find "obese" women feminine? or is there only one body type you think is?

Andy FYI: lifting heavy with no cardio will not make you bulky or ripped, that comes down to bf% which takes a caloric deficit and time, has nothing to do with lifting, other than you will have a lower bf% at every weight during your weight loss, could result in your goal weight being higher than if you only did cardio, as you would have the same bf% so no "toned" look either way.

Not body shaming just not my preference to build and be muscley. Personally I do not find obese people attractive. Sorry.

I KNOW because I dont have testosterone that I can not truly bulk and I know that muscle replaced with fat is ideal. However, I do not want bulging clearly defined abs or biceps.

I like my lean look that comes from cardio and yoga.

Just because I dont like the look of muscles and am not feeling inspired to lift does not mean i am body shaming. All the women look great, just not the look i am going for or would like to have is all.

Sorry it is just my opinion.

well...this is a LIFTING thread...just sayin'.....so it's the cardio and yoga giving you the lean look eh? I thought eating at a deficit had something to do with it...

tigerblue

"The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute suggests that sedentary women weighing less than 165 pounds generally need 1,000 to 1,200 calories daily to effectively lose weight"
via http://livehealthy.chron.com/sedentary-lifestyle-calorie-intake-3186.html

This is garbage. A 40-year-old woman who is 5'2 and weighs 135 lbs has a BMR that is higher than 1200. Do you know what BMR is? Do you know what it means? If you think there is anything reasonable about the recommendation to which you linked, I'm going to take a wild guess and say the answer to both of those questions is a big fat "no."

K now I am going to be mean, actually down right mean, not the "MFP Mean" where I say weigh your food

The Poster who says crossfit and 1200 calories made her bulky so she had to stop

GET OFF THIS THREAD

This thread is to celebrate woman who got their results from lifting heavy not to misinform people with inane misinformation that has no relevance to the actual discussion here...it's called baiting, trolling and hijacking a thread...now begone with your "bulky" self while the rest of us celebrate our hard earned curves.

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Here is where people go wrong, and I will probably step on some toes here:

If you are 5'2", then you probably don't want to weigh 135 lbs. that is just a barely normal BMI, and with the new BMI calculator, it would be overweight.

A healthy SLIM weight for someone 5'2" will probably be under 125 ( I am 5'2" and have weighed from 105 lbs as a teen to 156 lbs at my heaviest. I don't start looking good until I am under 130, and I am not happy until 125). So many of you taller folks just can't get your mind around the fact that small folks can't weigh as much as larger. At around 110, I still had curves. . .

Anyway, a BMR of a 125 lb 5'2" 40 something woman is pretty darn near 1200.

Also the woman who started this whole little conversation says she ate more when lifting. Which is appropriate.

So before you jump on someone at least get your facts straight.

The research I am doing (online of course, so it has about as much credibility as this site does), says that for certain body types and certain hormonal situations, lifting can increase bulk. This seems to be in the minority, but some research does indicate this.

Personally I like to follow a circuit training regimen which includes a bit of cardio and is very fast moving. During the lifting portion, I use the heaviest weights possible, and increase as I continue to get stronger. I also do a couple of cardio only workouts a week. (I love running, biking, and swimming). It is working.

So yes, I totally support women lifting. I just get tired of seeing smaller women jumped on in the forums because they appropriately eat less than larger women.

Some of you beautiful tall girls probably have more lean body mass than we petite girls have total body weight!

Probably can't post my current "in progress" pic and I didn't take a before, but I will try. The profile picture is me, if you want to look with a magnifying glass, and my in progress is on my profile.

NRSPAM

I would argue with that last post, but that would be like beating a dead horse. All I will say is that I am 5'3". I lift, I do cardio, and I eat 1,700-2,000 cal's a day to lose weight. I have a bodymedia, so I know exactly what I burn every day. My intake depends on my activity level. Peace. I'm outtie.

....oh, also, sometimes I eat more than 2,000.

shutyourpieholeandsquat

ET delete everything I said because people are stupid and I don't even feel like arguing :laugh:

Runningnorth

bump

fiaria

Wow! You all look so great, it's inspired me to look into lifting! I hadn't thought that I would really start lifting myself, but this thread has made me want to get started! Keep up the great work

AdviDaddy

bump

ChancyW

I don't take my photos again until the 15th of January so I don't have pics to post as of right now. I do, however, have some numbers.



From Oct 15th to Dec 15th I have been lifting heavy (well, heavier than normal) and have added a great deal of strength and I have lost a total of 9.2lbs. More importantly, I have lost 14.5 inches in that same time period.

I've lost more weight and inches I'm sure but I don't take pics and measure again until the 15th of January.

I'm pretty sure I'm getting smaller, not bigger. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

LeboMatho

Bump to put up pics later....you ladies rock!!!

Achrya

I would argue with that last post, but that would be like beating a dead horse. All I will say is that I am 5'3". I lift, I do cardio, and I eat 1,700-2,000 cal's a day to lose weight. I have a bodymedia, so I know exactly what I burn every day. My intake depends on my activity level. Peace. I'm outtie.

....oh, also, sometimes I eat more than 2,000.

5'3, losing on 1850. And my goal is 135-130.

Madness, amirite?

erickirb

i just started the lifting program detailed in Michael Mathews "Thinner Leaner Stronger" ....i have a lot of weight to lose (65lbs) and decided to try something new ....my question is this : i'm pretty good at logging my food and staying under my calorie goals -yes , i eat my exercise calories back , normally its in the form of something sweet that fits into the calories for the day ....will i bulk up on top of my fat if i don't eat "cleaner" ??

No u wont. lifting in a caloric deficit will help u retain the muscle u already have. You will get stronger and be a lower bf% during your weight loss by lifting.

Titanuim

I love this thread so much, it has kept me inspired to keep lifting. It is pretty much the only exercise I do and it has completely transformed my body composition and self confidence.

I went from a size 14 (UK) to a size 8 in the past year and lost 15kg. I can't recommend weightlifting for women enough.

SezxyStef

Here is where people go wrong, and I will probably step on some toes here:

If you are 5'2", then you probably don't want to weigh 135 lbs. that is just a barely normal BMI, and with the new BMI calculator, it would be overweight.

No toes stepped on but you are mostly wrong with this...BMI is not a good measurment for individuals. It is an antiquated measurment designed in the 1800 to dispere foods during tight times. If a 5ft 2 woman weights 135lbs and lifts she will be "smaller" then a woman who is 5 ft 2 and 125lbs and doesn't lift.

A healthy SLIM weight for someone 5'2" will probably be under 125 ( I am 5'2" and have weighed from 105 lbs as a teen to 156 lbs at my heaviest. I don't start looking good until I am under 130, and I am not happy until 125). So many of you taller folks just can't get your mind around the fact that small folks can't weigh as much as larger. At around 110, I still had curves. . .

It's not about "curves" it's about not being soft...at 130 my very tiny sister is not soft but is very curvy. But my friend who is 125 and same height is very soft and curvy.

Anyway, a BMR of a 125 lb 5'2" 40 something woman is pretty darn near 1200.

depends on the woman, my sisters is 1387 but BMR really has nothing to do with this its TDEE which is important and her's is 2400.

Also the woman who started this whole little conversation says she ate more when lifting. Which is appropriate.

Yes but she still didn't eat at a surplus which is what you need for muscle gains...

So before you jump on someone at least get your facts straight.

The research I am doing (online of course, so it has about as much credibility as this site does), says that for certain body types and certain hormonal situations, lifting can increase bulk. This seems to be in the minority, but some research does indicate this.

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That's all I have to say about that.

Personally I like to follow a circuit training regimen which includes a bit of cardio and is very fast moving. During the lifting portion, I use the heaviest weights possible, and increase as I continue to get stronger. I also do a couple of cardio only workouts a week. (I love running, biking, and swimming). It is working.

So yes, I totally support women lifting. I just get tired of seeing smaller women jumped on in the forums because they appropriately eat less than larger women.

Some of you beautiful tall girls probably have more lean body mass than we petite girls have total body weight!

Probably can't post my current "in progress" pic and I didn't take a before, but I will try. The profile picture is me, if you want to look with a magnifying glass, and my in progress is on my profile.

Again this post is to celebrate woman who lift and what they have accomplished not spreading crap about getting bulking eating at a deficet.

So you will have to excuse "us" if we get a little frustrated when other people come on here and try to scare of new lifters with horror stories of getting "bulky"....which is a myth and this thread is trying to dispell.

Cranquistador

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cedarblack

You ladies look amazing!
I haven't looked through all of the threads so I'm not sure if this has been asked/answered but I tend to gain muscle very easily, would I be more likely to actually bulk up or does the amount of weight used matter more than how easily you can build muscle? I don't want to get too bulky but I would love to see similar results to all of you.

You most likely aren't gaining muscle easily. You're either retaining water in your muscles (glycogen), which makes them puffy after working them, or you're reducing body fat %, which highlights muscle definition (a.k.a, "looks like lots of muscles," not actually bulky).

Unless you have a hormonal issue (specifically testosterone) and are eating at an insane surplus, you are not going to bulk up from lifting weights. Genetics can play a role, and you'll see certain stubborn women swear up and down that they instantly look "huge" after lifting weights, but it is almost always the two issues I mentioned earlier. It is very, very difficult for a woman to gain a sizable (noticeable) quantity of muscle in a year... let alone the few months some people only put in.

^Aaaaall of this^

tigerblue

Here is where people go wrong, and I will probably step on some toes here:

If you are 5'2", then you probably don't want to weigh 135 lbs. that is just a barely normal BMI, and with the new BMI calculator, it would be overweight.

No toes stepped on but you are mostly wrong with this...BMI is not a good measurment for individuals. It is an antiquated measurment designed in the 1800 to dispere foods during tight times. If a 5ft 2 woman weights 135lbs and lifts she will be "smaller" then a woman who is 5 ft 2 and 125lbs and doesn't lift.

A healthy SLIM weight for someone 5'2" will probably be under 125 ( I am 5'2" and have weighed from 105 lbs as a teen to 156 lbs at my heaviest. I don't start looking good until I am under 130, and I am not happy until 125). So many of you taller folks just can't get your mind around the fact that small folks can't weigh as much as larger. At around 110, I still had curves. . .

It's not about "curves" it's about not being soft...at 130 my very tiny sister is not soft but is very curvy. But my friend who is 125 and same height is very soft and curvy.

Anyway, a BMR of a 125 lb 5'2" 40 something woman is pretty darn near 1200.

depends on the woman, my sisters is 1387 but BMR really has nothing to do with this its TDEE which is important and her's is 2400.

Also the woman who started this whole little conversation says she ate more when lifting. Which is appropriate.

Yes but she still didn't eat at a surplus which is what you need for muscle gains...

So before you jump on someone at least get your facts straight.

The research I am doing (online of course, so it has about as much credibility as this site does), says that for certain body types and certain hormonal situations, lifting can increase bulk. This seems to be in the minority, but some research does indicate this.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
That's all I have to say about that.

Personally I like to follow a circuit training regimen which includes a bit of cardio and is very fast moving. During the lifting portion, I use the heaviest weights possible, and increase as I continue to get stronger. I also do a couple of cardio only workouts a week. (I love running, biking, and swimming). It is working.

So yes, I totally support women lifting. I just get tired of seeing smaller women jumped on in the forums because they appropriately eat less than larger women.

Some of you beautiful tall girls probably have more lean body mass than we petite girls have total body weight!

Probably can't post my current "in progress" pic and I didn't take a before, but I will try. The profile picture is me, if you want to look with a magnifying glass, and my in progress is on my profile.

Again this post is to celebrate woman who lift and what they have accomplished not spreading crap about getting bulking eating at a deficet.

So you will have to excuse "us" if we get a little frustrated when other people come on here and try to scare of new lifters with horror stories of getting "bulky"....which is a myth and this thread is trying to dispell.

Funny, if you read my post you will see that I support lifting. I do it 4 days a week, and I know it is important for health as much as for vanity. I just don't support belittling and bullying.

The hormonal issues I mentioned include pcos/pcod, which are mentioned and explained much better by cedarblack above. That situation will not affect most people, but I was just mentioning it as another bit of information. We are not one-size-fits-all.

DianeinCA

In to say Thumbs Up! and thanks for the kick in the behind to get me back to the gym and lifting.

Annice22

Bump

Homemaker57

I already had decided to start lifting, but now I've decided to also take before pics. Starting 5x5 tomorrow, with hubby's help for form and intimidating factors.

One question though, and this probably sounds really stupid: Do any of you lovely lifters ever feel self conscious working out with all the men around... not because you're intimidated or think they will think negatively of you, but the opposite? I mean, let's just be honest - my husband *loves* to watch me squat. And I think that's great. But hen I go alone I feel self conscious that other guys might be watching, and I guess as a married woman I just don't want that kind of attention... I dunno. Like I said, that's probably stupid. I guess I just think I'm so dang sexy all the guys are leering at me. *rolls eyes*

ifaber

Amazing everyone!!! All 3 threads!!! Can't wait to share my heavy lifting progress!

livingleanlivingclean

I already had decided to start lifting, but now I've decided to also take before pics. Starting 5x5 tomorrow, with hubby's help for form and intimidating factors.

One question though, and this probably sounds really stupid: Do any of you lovely lifters ever feel self conscious working out with all the men around... not because you're intimidated or think they will think negatively of you, but the opposite? I mean, let's just be honest - my husband *loves* to watch me squat. And I think that's great. But hen I go alone I feel self conscious that other guys might be watching, and I guess as a married woman I just don't want that kind of attention... I dunno. Like I said, that's probably stupid. I guess I just think I'm so dang sexy all the guys are leering at me. *rolls eyes*

Nope!! I don't think I'm seen as a woman in the gym, I'm just seen as another lifter. The people at our gym are more often than not somehow connected to competing, and everyone is there to train hard! If people are watching, it's because they're impressed by what you're doing...not because you're a woman. IMO anyway!! Competing kind of takes a lot of sexuality out of the body and it's more admiration of someone's physique!!

Anyway!! So much fitspiration on this page, ladies!!