HALP! Heavy Lifting Made Me SUPAH Bulky!!!

bcl003

In to keep up!! Just started lifting yesterday and am so excited!

LuLuChick78

Sorry they are so enormous!

scottcharl

I think muscle on women is very attractive! Not talking bodybuilder but nice muscles! Keep lifting ladies, it's sexy:)

james6998

http://s751.photobucket.com/user/iguanagirl78/media/IMG_20130901_150057_zps44084bd7.jpg

I am trying to add my pic...i really am

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I see your image is linked to media, check mine. You might be linking from the wrong area of photobucket.

LuLuChick78

Fine, I couldn't get it to work so I made it my profile pic. Yes, I did the [img][/img] on each end....I dunno. :sad:

ETA: FIXED! God I am HATING my gigantic before pic!

truelove7

This is SO INSPIRATIONAL! I'm sold...just got The New Rules of Lifting for Women and I'm starting. I would love to be HALF as hot as the ladies in this thread!

teaparty75

@megalin9 - you look GREAT , i'm definitely inspired to keep at it now !! thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:

Mother_Superior

May this thread be forever bumped!

grabbin_life84

@grabbin-life - HOT DANG!

I've lost 65.5 pounds over nearly 2 years, doing some kind of lifting since the beginning. However, I have been HEAVY lifting (SL 5x5) over the last 6 months or so. The weight loss is slower, but the changes in my body are significant.

About 244 pounds, down 9 pounds from my highest weight of at least 253:


209 pounds


191.5 pounds, August 2013 - That's only a 17.5 pound difference between the picture above and this one:


188.5 pounds - September 2013


And I suddenly have this thing on my backside. :blushing:


I currently weigh less than I can ever recall weighing since I basically stopped growing, but I'm wearing a size 14, which I have NEVER been able to wear, and I'm getting close to trying on size 12s. My lean body mass is about 124 pounds.

LOOK AT YOU WOMAN!!! Your beautiful, toned and definitely kicking some serious ace in the weight room! Isn't it funny how, when your lifting, the scale is SERIOUSLY no judge of success? I have been at 130 lbs for 5 weeks and yet my pants continue to get bigger! Good job sass Strong is the new Sexy!!!

Barbellgirl

Looking good ladies.

meeper123

I love all the inspiration

tonynguyen75

In for the absolutely stunning bodies!

Cherie0622

Beautiful job ladies!! You all inspire me!!

nikamar

Getting there, stronglifts 5x5 since June :happy:

bceltic

Im In! Thanks to all of you on here, I learned that I wont become the Hulk if I lift . Im on MPF 30+ days, I just finished my second week of Jamie Easons LiveFit, 12 week weightlifting program. I'm adding squats daily and want to start doing doing deadlifts (once I learn proper form). Ive never LOVED going to the gym before, today I was at the door waiting for it to open THANKS to ALL of you!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

grabbin_life84

Getting there, stronglifts 5x5 since June :happy:

Look at that TAPPER!!! Fabulous

grabbin_life84

Im In! Thanks to all of you on here, I learned that I wont become the Hulk if I lift . Im on MPF 30+ days, I just finished my second week of Jamie Easons LiveFit, 12 week weightlifting program. I'm adding squats daily and want to start doing doing deadlifts (once I learn proper form). Ive never LOVED going to the gym before, today I was at the door waiting for it to open THANKS to ALL of you!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

Jamie Eason is just awesome and I also LOVE her program! That is what I started out on and what I'm currently following. Heading into phase 3 next week! Stick with it and trust the program. It works!

6550mom

Lifting and coming here for inspiration when progress seems slow.

You all are awesome and remind me that lifting WILL improve me (body, health, overall well-being).

So...thanks!

primal_cupcakes

Here I am in July 2011 at around 180# (I'm 5'9"):

I've always had an active lifestyle but over the course of a few years some excess weight snuck up on me when I started back at school and fell into a more sedentary routine.

This is me in March of the following year after getting back into a good routine of weightlifting and regular physical activity @170#:


And here I am in July 2013 at around 165#:

I lift weights three times a week, do cardio, and eat a small deficit when I want to lose weight. I like the slow and steady approach.

Thanks for sharing all your transformations. Pleased to add mine to the mix :-)


Cheers!

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1pettis2

Awesome! Can't wait til I can add my success story one day to this thread.