Do you lift heavy? Are you bulky?

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  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    <--- I lift a bit, not bulky imo.

    :laugh: a bit. I like that.
  • Jezzabelly
    Jezzabelly Posts: 52
    Amazing results!! :smile:
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    I am carrying too much fat right now, but I don't consider myself bulk at all!
    Dead lift 145lbs
    Rows 110lbs
    Squats 145lbs
    Leg press 405lbs

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  • MariaMariaM
    MariaMariaM Posts: 1,322 Member
    <--- I lift a bit, not bulky imo.

    I LOL at the "I lift a bit" part. You are one of my role models for lifting heavy!
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • karinapeterson
    karinapeterson Posts: 195 Member
    Wow, you are a poster girl for weights, fantastic work :) Super impressed

    Yes, I lift heavy, and yes, I am bulky... but that's just because I started out even bulkier! I bike ~1 hour a day because cycling is my main form of transportation, and since the beginning of January I've been lifting heavy three days a week.

    This was taken after I'd been lifting for about a month (I also did 5 weeks of kettlebell classes in November)
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    I'm doing NRL4W. Today I deadlifted 3x8 150lbs, and the other day I squatted 3x8 135lbs.
  • SexyLovinmeCook
    SexyLovinmeCook Posts: 1,393 Member
    I am carrying too much fat right now, but I don't consider myself bulk at all!
    Dead lift 145lbs
    Rows 110lbs
    Squats 145lbs
    Leg press 405lbs

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    You already know you were my first girl crush on Heavy Lifting and still doing it LUCIA....WOW
  • Jonesie1984
    Jonesie1984 Posts: 612 Member
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    I lift moderate to heavy. I don't believe I'm bulky...
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    5'3"
    136#
    Squat: 175
    Bench: 95
    Dead: 165

    so this is a couple of weeks ago:
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    This is last Apri:
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    I have a few others in my photo album here.
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    Wow, Maria! What a difference a year makes! Lucia and Jonesie, you both look fantastic!

    Alla, in addition to being "bulky", I see you have lost your curves! :laugh: You look awesome!
  • SexyLovinmeCook
    SexyLovinmeCook Posts: 1,393 Member
    @sexylovinme- You are STUNNING! Bulktacular!


    Cheesing.....Thank you!!:blushing: :blushing:
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Normal clothes-
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    Meow-
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    Am i "bulky"? :( NO. I wear a size 1-3 in jeans and extra small.

    Deadlift- 125
    Squat- 134
    rows- 95
    Curl- 25lbs each arm
  • Jonesie1984
    Jonesie1984 Posts: 612 Member
    Wow, Maria! What a difference a year makes! Lucia and Jonesie, you both look fantastic!

    Alla, in addition to being "bulky", I see you have lost your curves! :laugh: You look awesome!

    RIght back at ya!
  • melmckay99
    melmckay99 Posts: 358
    I like to think I lift heavy but that is all relative. I'm 5'5", weigh about 120-125 lbs and can lift the following:
    squats: 125lbs
    deads: 120lbs
    chest press: 70lbs
    shoulder press: 30lbs dumbells*2 = 60 lbs.

    I dont have a pic to post here but my main profile pic is recent! taken only about 2 weeks ago. I should note that I haven't been lifting for very long (about 3 months) and that the weights I mentioned above are goals that I only just recently attained!
  • Jonesie1984
    Jonesie1984 Posts: 612 Member
    Am i "bulky"? :(
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    That's a negative ghostrider. You look awesome!
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    Show me.


    I've seen a random increase in the "Lift low weights, high reps to avoid bulky" posts. I would like to perform a quick survey of women.

    Do you "lift heavy", meaning 4-10 reps as heavy as you can for 3-5 sets? (4-6 reps is good for strength, 8-10 for size, by the way). I'd like to see pictures in "street clothes" without flexing. Some people get confused thinking flexing and/or muscle definition = bulk. Also, I'd like some examples of how much weight you lift.

    I'll go first:

    This is my husband and I on Halloween.
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    I can squat 135lbs for 4 reps, bench 110lbs also for 4.

    i want to bench 110... i'm only at like 65

    Squat: 135
    Bench: 65
    Row: 70
    Deadlift: 135
    OHP: 65
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    Am i "bulky"? :(


    That's a negative ghostrider. You look awesome!

    What Jonesie said. Plus you can't go wrong with cheetah pants and blue boots.
  • extraordinary_machine
    extraordinary_machine Posts: 3,028 Member
    I love seeing all of these strong, beautiful women!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member

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    Completely off topic - I love the Adicts. I had that T-shirt...not sure what happened to it.
  • amandacillin
    amandacillin Posts: 39 Member
    I have been circuit training with a personal trainer 3 days a week for 8 weeks now for an hour and haven't lost a single pound. I am devastated! I have been eating around 1200 - 1800 calories per day (before factoring in the exercise). My trainer will not let me measure to see if I have lost inches until 3 months but I don't feel like I've lost anything and the scale isn' t budging. Very confused about this whole calorie vs net calorie thing. I ONLY eat 1200- 1800(on a bad day, not often) and that is BEFORE figuring in calories burned from JUST the circuit training. I feel cheated. I have put in so much hard work and eaten good unprocessed food with no results. Advice please? I will add that I am overweight and have over 50 lbs to lose so I don't understand why the changes I have made aren't working, or are they?
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    Wow, Maria! What a difference a year makes! Lucia and Jonesie, you both look fantastic!

    Alla, in addition to being "bulky", I see you have lost your curves! :laugh: You look awesome!

    I know, right? A girl just can't win.

    By the way, I frocking hate the new photobucket, makes me want to stab things.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member

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    Completely off topic - I love the Adicts. I had that T-shirt...not sure what happened to it.

    Wow! That's awesome! I got it when i was around 13 (so... around 2004?) I haven't seen one just like it in forever. :) ! <3
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I have been circuit training with a personal trainer 3 days a week for 8 weeks now for an hour and haven't lost a single pound. I am devastated! I have been eating around 1200 - 1800 calories per day (before factoring in the exercise). My trainer will not let me measure to see if I have lost inches until 3 months but I don't feel like I've lost anything and the scale isn' t budging. Very confused about this whole calorie vs net calorie thing. I ONLY eat 1200- 1800(on a bad day, not often) and that is BEFORE figuring in calories burned from JUST the circuit training. I feel cheated. I have put in so much hard work and eaten good unprocessed food with no results. Advice please? I will add that I am overweight and have over 50 lbs to lose so I don't understand why the changes I have made aren't working, or are they?

    I would make your trainer let you measure. 8 weeks is enough time. I didn't lose a single lb the first 6 weeks but I lost inches everywhere (except my legs- they took longer). Also 1200-1800 is kind of a big range, unless you're zig-zagging it might help to pick a target and be a nit more consistent. I lost my weight at 1650 before exercise, and ate all my exercise cals.
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    I have been circuit training with a personal trainer 3 days a week for 8 weeks now for an hour and haven't lost a single pound. I am devastated! I have been eating around 1200 - 1800 calories per day (before factoring in the exercise). My trainer will not let me measure to see if I have lost inches until 3 months but I don't feel like I've lost anything and the scale isn' t budging. Very confused about this whole calorie vs net calorie thing. I ONLY eat 1200- 1800(on a bad day, not often) and that is BEFORE figuring in calories burned from JUST the circuit training. I feel cheated. I have put in so much hard work and eaten good unprocessed food with no results. Advice please? I will add that I am overweight and have over 50 lbs to lose so I don't understand why the changes I have made aren't working, or are they?

    I'd venture to say a lot of us didn't "lose pounds" (at least probably not a lot) from lifting, either. Here's a link to a group where they answer questions like yours if you are interested in what they have to say. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress

    I agree with Bean though, big calorie window.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    I have been circuit training with a personal trainer 3 days a week for 8 weeks now for an hour and haven't lost a single pound. I am devastated! I have been eating around 1200 - 1800 calories per day (before factoring in the exercise). My trainer will not let me measure to see if I have lost inches until 3 months but I don't feel like I've lost anything and the scale isn' t budging. Very confused about this whole calorie vs net calorie thing. I ONLY eat 1200- 1800(on a bad day, not often) and that is BEFORE figuring in calories burned from JUST the circuit training. I feel cheated. I have put in so much hard work and eaten good unprocessed food with no results. Advice please? I will add that I am overweight and have over 50 lbs to lose so I don't understand why the changes I have made aren't working, or are they?

    This is me last year- from february until june-

    (NSFW)

    http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/img/user_images/growable/2012/05/13/52252611/progresspic/NpFjxswxesKqKzpIvGRNoahXzXiFtFZUqwbo.jpg

    Only about a 10 pound difference... So stick with it!!! You should be noticing changes but it takes time. If your trainer just isnt cutting it for you after a few months, then get a new one. :)
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    http://health.yahoo.net/experts/yourbestfitness/why-women-dont-should-lift-weights
  • amandacillin
    amandacillin Posts: 39 Member
    Wow, that's encouraging. What a big difference! Thanks for sharing :)
  • fanceegirl75
    fanceegirl75 Posts: 620 Member
    OP what a great post. I see its time I step my game up. The free weight room at my gym is just sooo intimidating for me. Geez! :embarassed:
  • KatrinaWilke
    KatrinaWilke Posts: 372 Member
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    ^^^This!
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    Yes, I lift heavy.

    I am not even close to being considered bulky. I'm the furthest thing from it!!!

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