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I don't want to be ripped; I want to be lean

AliceNov2011
AliceNov2011 Posts: 471 Member
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It's about health (and mobility) as much as for looks. So I'm doing pilates.

What's your goal physique? What are you doing to get it?

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  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    So true for me on ur topic. I do strength training with various tools such as weights, stretchie bands, resistance belt, weights, fit cuff on legs. I do this every other day.

    I want to be stronger to be able to help hubby in so many ways as he is now using a cane and a wheelchair which I help put into the back of the pick up .
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    I really just want to tone. I've lost 23 pounds and am very happy with that, but now really notice the saggy skin! I hill walk every day (live on a mountain, so that's where I walk) so my legs are just fine, but I need to start regularly working my arms, shoulders, and abs. I will never be out in a bikini (3 babies in 6 years took care of that!), but I would like to have a nice, healthy, toned body.
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    I do weights at least 2 times a week. Nothing really heavy due to arthritis. But at home I have 3, 5, and 10 lb weights that I can combine for up to 15 lb. Also have ankle weights adjustible from 3 to 5 lbs. I mess with them on days I do the tread mill (don't go outside). I go to the gym at least twice a week and use either resistance machines or weights, mixing it up quite a bit. Some saggy skin will never go a way (a blessing you get when you become a senior citizen), but you can definately get some good muscle tone and definition.
  • gwicks54
    gwicks54 Posts: 201 Member
    My goal is to have a healthy lean body. I am doing some pilates, some old fashioned toe touches etc, and my husband & I walk about five nights a week for a couple of miles. Nothing drastic but I can see changes in my body. I carry weight around mymidsection that I hope to get off.
  • marciat100
    marciat100 Posts: 61 Member
    30 day shred. Now in phase 3 (jumped 3 days this week). But loving this possibility of doing 20min a day. It works for me.
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    When I started I wanted to be strong/physically able to cope. I work out 2/wk with a PT n now I look like I work out too n I like that. I feel like my self discipline is finally evident. I don't want to be ripped but mostly because I can't b bothered with the work required for that lol! There was a time where my husband who is 6'3" hurt his back n I literally had to lift/slide him from one location to another (sometimes on my back) and I was so grateful then that I'd come so far.
  • katevarner
    katevarner Posts: 884 Member
    I don't want to look like a bodybuilder, but a bikini model might be nice!

    I'm at about 20% body fat but would really like to be closer to 18%, where I was when I turned 40. Not sure I can get there, but I'm sure gonna try. Still got some extra skin that I hope tightens up as well.
  • WAHMto5
    WAHMto5 Posts: 375 Member
    Not looking for that "perfect" body anymore (my 5 kids took care of that for me). I would just like a nice toned, healthy one!!
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    Not looking for that "perfect" body anymore (my 5 kids took care of that for me). I would just like a nice toned, healthy one!!

    So true my three did that I love ur way of thinking :)
  • Summersadiva
    Summersadiva Posts: 111 Member
    I want to be lean, yet toned. Jiggly thighs are the devil! :laugh:
  • lisabinco
    lisabinco Posts: 1,016 Member
    I'm looking for that body I thought I had when I was 17! NOT!
    I was actually kinda soft all around even though I had quite a lot of muscle then.
    I don't want to look like a weight lifter (and I'm too lazy to do that anyway); I want to trim that soft layer of fat off so I can see the muscle underneath that I already have.
  • alvalaurie
    alvalaurie Posts: 369 Member
    I'm looking for that body I thought I had when I was 17! NOT!
    I was actually kinda soft all around even though I had quite a lot of muscle then.
    I don't want to look like a weight lifter (and I'm too lazy to do that anyway); I want to trim that soft layer of fat off so I can see the muscle underneath that I already have.

    ^^^Me too! I keep telling my bf, I have plenty of muscle, it's just hidden under a nice layer of fat still! I want to decrease my bodyfat %.
  • Alkirra
    Alkirra Posts: 142 Member
    I would really like to be in the middle section of healthy range for body fat, at present I am just bordering on unhealthy and when that time of the month comes for me it tips me over into unhealthy :( all the bloating my body does it sends me up on the scale and out in the waist line :sad:
  • gaj87
    gaj87 Posts: 53 Member
    I want to tone up now that I've lost 72 pounds and am at goal weight. I do cardio 6-7 days and strength training 3 times a week.
  • breezedaze
    breezedaze Posts: 357 Member
    I want to be ripped. I want to shock the hell out of everyone by showing them that after 4 kids, in my late 40's with hard work and commitment I can take this all the way.
  • carlsoda
    carlsoda Posts: 3,431 Member
    I want to be ripped. I want to shock the hell out of everyone by showing them that after 4 kids, in my late 40's with hard work and commitment I can take this all the way.

    ME TOO! Dang it - want to be ripped well before I turn 50 in a few years! I'm following New Rules of Lifting for Women, running (5 miles last night) and lots of planks!!!
  • Victoria2448
    Victoria2448 Posts: 559 Member
    My goal is to look better and better each year.

    I love 'shocking" people when they find out my age!:bigsmile:

    But my ultimate goal is to be healthy and do things I have always done...some things I am working towards.

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