Proof that weight training will not make girls bulky

BakingMadGymAddict
BakingMadGymAddict Posts: 69
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Hellllooooo Lifters!!!

I just wanted to let y'all know that I am turning 31 years of age next Tuesday! I have just posted up a photo on my Facebook page "THE BAKING MAD GYM ADDICT" of how I looked at aged 21 when I was just doing cardio.

I would not say I was a large girl at 21 but you can definitely see the difference in my body now that I have started lifting weights (and I only really started lifting in the last year) Hello lines, lumps and bumps!.

Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think. The photo actually makes me look forward to the next 10 years at how much my body will look if I continue this path

I hope y'all are having a wonderful day!

This is the link here for anyone that is interested

https://www.facebook.com/lorraine.chung.16#!/photo.php?fbid=478580028880886&set=a.469997566405799.1073741834.418282054910684&type=1&theater

PS - if anyone can tell me how to add a picture to one of these forums please let me know as I worry that I will get into trouble with MFP for mentioning my facebook page!!! I am hopeless at these forum thingys! Where is the paperclip icon to add pictures???

LIFT HEAVY. GO HARD OR GO HOME!

xXx

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  • ms_leanne
    ms_leanne Posts: 523 Member
    562411_478580028880886_1170809802_n.jpg

    Seems to be a bit big
  • Chocol8teThunder
    Chocol8teThunder Posts: 124 Member
    Ok you are freaking amazing. I can't wait to read more about your recipes and training!

    Thanks

    Corey C.T
  • DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh
    DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh Posts: 363 Member
    Beautiful!
  • quietHiker
    quietHiker Posts: 1,442 Member
    Wow!!! you look fantastic!!! 31 years young for sure! :)
  • BakingMadGymAddict
    BakingMadGymAddict Posts: 69
    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING UP THE PHOTOS YOU CLEVER THING! Haha - I look even bigger with the huge photo haha!!
  • BakingMadGymAddict
    BakingMadGymAddict Posts: 69
    Oh and Chocolate thunder - you should check out my recipe for the high protein cheesecake I made at the weekend - oh em gee it was utter delicious.

    I have also made meaty quail eggs - which are pure savoury balls of protein and quinoa sushi without the guilt of white rice.... check em out on my facebook page if you like. Oh dear I am going to get into trouble now for saying facebook again...
  • emilyblack90
    emilyblack90 Posts: 3 Member
    You look amazing, how much do you lift, and how often? What did you start at? Sorry, lots of questions!
  • tartsul
    tartsul Posts: 298 Member
    you're like, my new favorite person. thanks for posting this!
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member
    Glad you posted in the main forums as I forgot to check you out on facebook. You look amazing!
  • DaBossLady24
    DaBossLady24 Posts: 556 Member
    Outstanding progress! I just liked your page on Facebook and can't wait to see more progress and recipes soon :drinker:
  • brigit628
    brigit628 Posts: 50 Member
    i am beginning to realize there is more to working out than just cardio. Thanks for the proof of that!
  • meredith1123
    meredith1123 Posts: 843 Member
    you look great!
  • mk9562
    mk9562 Posts: 186 Member
    You look awesome
  • turbogynda
    turbogynda Posts: 12 Member
    You look amazing! Way to go :-D. I couldn't agree more that weight training is the way to go. I was a cardio fanatic for years, but it wasn't untill I was introduced to real weight training I really started to see changes in my body.

    Lift like a man, look like a goddess!
  • timeforsomethingsweet
    timeforsomethingsweet Posts: 131 Member
    thanks for the inspiration!!!! you look amazing!
  • shanster23
    shanster23 Posts: 144 Member
    What an amazing change you've made! You look so strong and fit and healthy! Well done! I hope that some day I can be as proud of myself as you must be :) very inspiring!
  • MissTattoo
    MissTattoo Posts: 1,203 Member
    You look amazing! Sadly, you will have women still say that they gained 10 pounds of muscle and got bulky within 2 months of lifting. Ugh.
  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    Holy hell! you look fantastic!
  • llmcconnell
    llmcconnell Posts: 344 Member
    I can't see the picture :(

    edit: nevermind... MIND BLOWN, you look amazinggg!!!!
  • KellyUVA
    KellyUVA Posts: 255 Member
    Yay, I finally found your page on Facebook. You rock!

    I'm sure you have shared this somewhere but I can't find it . . . what is your lifting routine?
  • KellyUVA
    KellyUVA Posts: 255 Member
    Just out of curiousity (and if you are comfortable sharing) - what is your approximate weight in the first and second pictures?
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    You look awesome!! Proof that lifting weights RULES!!!! Keep on lifting!
  • MzzFaith
    MzzFaith Posts: 337 Member
    Amazing
  • burtnyks
    burtnyks Posts: 124 Member
    You look amazing! Sadly, you will have women still say that they gained 10 pounds of muscle and got bulky within 2 months of lifting. Ugh.

    I second this statement! Typically women can only gain 0.5 lbs of muscle a month if they are doing everything right. And those that claim to be "bulky" just need to cut the bodyfat some and they would see the nice muscle underneath! I was one of those girls that thought I was "bulky"....turns out I was just carrying more fat than I thought!
  • Jamie22184
    Jamie22184 Posts: 33 Member
    Nice! Yeah for weight training....I personally LOVE it!
  • katherinebarcaskey
    katherinebarcaskey Posts: 12 Member
    It is extremely difficult for even a man on a very high cal diet to put on two pounds of muscle a month. 10# for a woman isn't even feasable (I wish), but ten pounds of water weight is slightly possible.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    great job OP!!
    You look amazing! Sadly, you will have women still say that they gained 10 pounds of muscle and got bulky within 2 months of lifting. Ugh.

    I second this statement! Typically women can only gain 0.5 lbs of muscle a month if they are doing everything right. And those that claim to be "bulky" just need to cut the bodyfat some and they would see the nice muscle underneath! I was one of those girls that thought I was "bulky"....turns out I was just carrying more fat than I thought!

    and those are only newbie gains that will stop after 6 months or so of training. after that it's even harder to gain muscle. so 2 lbs of muscle a month is a very limited deal.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Awesome transformation :flowerforyou:

    YUP Go heavy or go home! Love that saying! I will say that I've been lifting a long time. Since 2000 seriously and only had a few hiatus due to personal crisis or pregnancies. Not until I joined MFP was I able to learn how to reveal the muscle I'd been working on over the years. MFP makes it really easy to figure it all out and put lifting and diet together. Wish I had discovered it back then! If it was even around, lol.

    Anyway, looks like you have a lifetime of lifting ahead of you. I know I do. :heart: Lifting.
  • blleadon
    blleadon Posts: 187 Member
    That is amazing!!!! Im turning 31 in May and am hoping to find pics of me at 21 as well that show a difference from my own facebook pictures. Congrats!!!
  • maroon58
    maroon58 Posts: 289 Member
    great job! i liked you fb page and off to look at your youtube videos.

    i really need to learn how to meal prep my lunches!

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