HALP! Heavy Lifting Made Me SUPAH Bulky!!!
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The fact that women get bulky heavy lifting is not an opinion, it is a harmful myth. People use this thread for motivation and inspiration, I have it posted to my profile so I can copy/paste it over to welcome newbies who are interested in lifting but worried that they'll look like Schwarzenegger. Lifting while in a deficit is important because it preserves lean muscle mass and will give you better recomposition, lifting at maintenance is also good for preserving muscle mass, lifting in a surplus, you will add some muscle, but very slowly and it will not look bulky EVER unless you are eating like a bear before hibernation and lifting like, well, Shwarzenegger. Those facts need to get out there and muddying up the water with the notion that ladies can get bulky eating 1200 calories a day and doing crossfire is doing these new readers an injustice."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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I said everyone looked great but it isn't for me and how I felt.
Welcome to the internet where we have opinions.
How many times do I have to repeat I DID NOT EAT 1200 CALORIES A DAY DOING CROSSFIT. I likely ate somewhere around 1800 because I was effing starving. My arms got bulky, the muscle on top of not losing the fat on the arms made them bigger. I'm sure the fat would have burned off if I stuck it out but I stopped because I personally hated how they looked.
Most likely what you were mistaken for bulk was your muscles being swollen from working out and retaining water. It would take years in a caloric surplus and lifting properly to actually gain enough muscle to look bulky, unless you were already quite muscular to begin with.1 -
+1 fab results I think it's time for me to take some pics....10 weeks of lifting would warrant it.
You look fantastic, Chelle!
Thank you both, and yes! Pictures! Must get things back on track!0 -
+1 fab results I think it's time for me to take some pics....10 weeks of lifting would warrant it.
You look fantastic, Chelle!
Thank you both, and yes! Pictures! Must get things back on track!
You look incredible! Keep up the great work
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If girls want that toned look they need to do isolation movements with 5lb dumbbells. Anything heavier than that and they will begin to look like female bodybuilders.
Fact.
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Updated photo from today. Starting to see some abbs, but still have some more work to do. :happy:0 -
I can't believe I missed out on this thread rolling!
In for more fabulous and motivational pics of women who are not they will get bulky if they lift heavy!0 -
you so silly.If girls want that toned look they need to do isolation movements with 5lb dumbbells. Anything heavier than that and they will begin to look like female bodybuilders.
Fact.
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K, In my opinion this would be bulky...me before...woke up one day at 40 and said SELF, that is NOT you.
lifting and calorie deficit made me SMALLER:
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Girls that lift heavy = girls that are sexy0
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^this
+1 fab results I think it's time for me to take some pics....10 weeks of lifting would warrant it.
You look fantastic, Chelle!
Thank you both, and yes! Pictures! Must get things back on track!
You look incredible! Keep up the great work0 -
Girls that lift heavy = girls that are sexy
Girls that lift heavy = sexy
Girls that don't lift heavy = sexy
Girls that don't lift all = sexy
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K, In my opinion this would be bulky...me before...woke up one day at 40 and said SELF, that is NOT you.
lifting and calorie deficit made me SMALLER:
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Girls that lift heavy = girls that are sexy
Girls that lift heavy = sexy
Girls that don't lift heavy = sexy
Girls that don't lift all = sexy
Fixed.
Quite the attention seeker aren't you? Hijacking ANOTHER thread....(rolls eyes).1 -
K, In my opinion this would be bulky...me before...woke up one day at 40 and said SELF, that is NOT you.
lifting and calorie deficit made me SMALLER:
Crank inspires me every day! :happy:0 -
While women of all sizes can be sexy, that is not the topic of this thread. Besides, that smoking hot sexiness ^ see those amazing pics above ^ is from heavy lifting.Girls that lift heavy = girls that are sexy
Girls that lift heavy = sexy
Girls that don't lift heavy = sexy
Girls that don't lift all = sexy
Fixed.
Quite the attention seeker aren't you? Hijacking ANOTHER thread....(rolls eyes).
Why are you so mad at this post? Do you not agree?0 -
K, In my opinion this would be bulky...me before...woke up one day at 40 and said SELF, that is NOT you.
lifting and calorie deficit made me SMALLER:
Omg, your are NOT 40 years old! GTFO! *swoon* I think I'm in love with you...0 -
You look AMAZING!!!! Fantasic results!!!0
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Anyways. You ladies all look awesome! I can't wait to get to a point with my progress where I will have some photos to post in here.0
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42...and thank you.K, In my opinion this would be bulky...me before...woke up one day at 40 and said SELF, that is NOT you.
lifting and calorie deficit made me SMALLER:
Omg, your are NOT 40 years old! GTFO! *swoon* I think I'm in love with you...0 -
BRING ON TEH SEXAY PLZ!!!!! 
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