HALP! Heavy Lifting Made Me SUPAH Bulky!!!

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  • nlwilliams60
    nlwilliams60 Posts: 12 Member
    Do people still believe this?? Come on really.... And what is heavy lifting? More than 5lbs!:ohwell:
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    You look amazing, when you say heavy lifting what weights were you using and hoe often?
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    If you find anything wrong with my comment above I can honestly say that's your own problem for being over sensitive.

    I'm not saying that everything you say is completely meritless and bordering on delusional, but I'm just saying it would help me to take you more seriously if you took your top off.

    With love,
    Burt

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  • LunaStar2008
    LunaStar2008 Posts: 155 Member
    How you get to sign-up for stronglift 5x5x????
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    OP: Impossible to compare the two photos. You need to have a front-on pic.

    ^ This. I'm not able to see much of a difference with the two photos. The pictures are of different areas too so it's hard to tell.

    This comment is ridiculous.

    seriously.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    This thread sure made me bulky... if you know what I'm saying :smokin:

    ^this


    Wait, what??


    ETA: Oh, and in...

    ...to read through all TEN pages because I heard that it went off the rails...(which is hard to believe, even for MFP, that a success story like this could go that way).
  • ZoeLifts
    ZoeLifts Posts: 10,347 Member
    How you get to sign-up for stronglift 5x5x????

    Go here: http://stronglifts.com/

    When you enter your email you will receive the entire PDF where he explains his program.

    Also, I recommend this group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/4618-stronglifts-5x5-for-women

    It is great support from other ladies that are doing the program. They will help sort out any questions you may have for approaching the program as a woman!

    Good luck!!:flowerforyou:
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I have lost a total of 112 lbs!! Heavy lifting, little cardio and feeling like a boss! :happy:

    All of you women rock!!!




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    nice job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Maybe I missed the point, but this thread was started so that:

    A) The myth that heavy lifting for women would make them bulky is busted
    2) Was trying to get more women to post some before and "during" pics of what lifting has done for them

    and

    III) Was NOT designed to be a progress thread or motivational "look at me and what I lost" thread, she already posted that one so it's kinda pointless to do a repeat.

    The pictures are there and if you don't like the pics, read the measurements, they tell the story as well. IF you don't like the way the OP did things, this is a public forum so you can start your own threads, I'm sure you'll get glowing reviews.
  • lausmit4477
    lausmit4477 Posts: 30 Member
    I have lost a total of 112 lbs!! Heavy lifting, little cardio and feeling like a boss! :happy:

    All of you women rock!!!




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    I cannot see a difference as they are different lighting and angles.

    :flowerforyou:

    I am kidding. You look amazing.


    Haha! Thank you! :flowerforyou:

    However, the first pic is cut off! *sigh*
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    LOVE that more and more women are starting to realize the benefits to lifting heavy and move past the myth!! I absolutely love being strong!!

    Here are my pics (lifting pic was taken about 3 months ago so I've gotten a little bit more definition since then but you get the idea). Still not at goal but getting there :wink:

    Before 323lbs


    Current 183lbs


    Ummmm DAMN! Awesome results

    QFT
  • k8wizzo
    k8wizzo Posts: 33
    Your before measurements and pic are about where I am now. I just started NROL4W and I am so hoping that I have results even close to yours in 5 months. What an inspiration you are! :)
  • pepgab
    pepgab Posts: 80 Member
    Cool, I am working my way there, one of these days.
  • lizzardsm
    lizzardsm Posts: 271 Member
    You are all amazing!! Can't wait to put up my success story! <333!!
  • ShannonS2714
    ShannonS2714 Posts: 135 Member
    Jealous women make me laugh....

    This.


    You are all absolutely f*cking amazing....you are inspirations to all of us, and I thank you for sharing your progress with us!
  • fullofquirks
    fullofquirks Posts: 182 Member
    I'm a month in to the Stronglifts routine ( last night was "A" and I've had to restart squats completely b/c of my knee issues so they were 35#, just did 45# OH Press and 70# Deadlift) and seeing this thread has me very excited for my possible outcome. I know my weight amounts are light but I never thought *I* could lift anything.

    Congrats ladies, you are certainly doing it right.

    Thanks for this thread.
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    In for women who can lift more than me. There is nothing sexier.
  • Michelle12583
    Michelle12583 Posts: 25 Member
    Lea you are sooo inspiring! <3 hehe Now I wanna eat better so I can have abs. lol

    Okay so I shudder at sharing this....but oh well. The left pic is pre-lifting. I was doing Jillian Michaels and Chalean Extreme type workouts when that was taken. I was around 175 lbs I think. Lotta flab. The right picture (155#) is after about a year of heavy lifting with a poor diet (I will be the first to admit I would have had better results if I ate better but I love junk food). You don't get the full scope of the changes that took place with just these images but my other ones are too sessay to post and MFP will surely shut them down.
    I don't have to stand so far apart for my thighs to not touch now. *yaaaaay*
    Measurements went from a 40 to a 34 bra, size 12 to sz 6/8 and I'm too lazy to dig up all the numbers from measuring body parts, so you'll just have to deal but everything got smaller and more compact, definitely not bulky.



    Why my pics always come out so big?! GAWWWD. I resized and everything. *pouts*

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    YOU LOOK AMAZING!!!! I WANT YOUR LEGS!!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I'm a month in to the Stronglifts routine ( last night was "A" and I've had to restart squats completely b/c of my knee issues so they were 35#, just did 45# OH Press and 70# Deadlift) and seeing this thread has me very excited for my possible outcome. I know my weight amounts are light but I never thought *I* could lift anything.

    Congrats ladies, you are certainly doing it right.

    Thanks for this thread.
    Don't sell yourself short, at all. Heavy is anything that's heavy for YOU. And keep in mind, no one can just walk into the gym and start squatting 200, hell, even 100 lbs. It takes time, hard work, and dedication to get there. The fact that you're doing something you never thought possible is amazing!

    And believe me, it's totally worth it.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    OP that is great progress, especially since you said it was in just a few months!!! :happy: You look outstanding in that bikini!

    Here's mine. I like cardio, barbells, and body weight based strength :smile:

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  • fullofquirks
    fullofquirks Posts: 182 Member
    :flowerforyou: Day made. Rock on with your bad self.

    Edited b/c I messed up deleting my quote from leaky's quote. Anywho...
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    I have lost a total of 112 lbs!! Heavy lifting, little cardio and feeling like a boss! :happy:

    All of you women rock!!!




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    I cannot see a difference as they are different lighting and angles.

    :flowerforyou:

    I am kidding. You look amazing.
    ROFL :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: to both of you and a :flowerforyou: to the OP because it's a sin half the posts are of someone criticizing her. This could have been a really great thread.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    Why my pics always come out so big?! GAWWWD. I resized and everything. *pouts*

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    I loved the resizing you've done on your *kitten* :laugh:
  • Ascolti_la_musica
    Ascolti_la_musica Posts: 676 Member
    Bulky is a subjective term. An opinion. Your after pic is not a look I aspire to for myself. You're not as bulky as some of the women on here with weight lifting progress pics, but yes, my *opinion* is that you look bulky *to me*.

    Is it a "bad" look? Am I "body shaming" you to say that I don't like that particular look? NO.
    Just as it is not body shaming to say I never want to look like Peta Wilson. She's a beautiful woman, but I find her too thin. Again, not a look to which I personally aspire.

    Congratulations on achieving a look that YOU want, and feel is attractive. Congratulations again on finding a fitness activity that you enjoy.

    But can we please stop with the constant lulz at women who do not enjoy weightlifting? We get just as tired of hearing about how pathetic we are for not lifting "heavy" as you get of us saying we don't want to be bulky. It's not hard to share your success without poking fun at the people with a different view of success.
  • 13mjames
    13mjames Posts: 17 Member
    Bump :)
  • tmckinna
    tmckinna Posts: 2
    This!
    More ladies need to lift.
  • wbfd22
    wbfd22 Posts: 65 Member
    I have just started NROLFW this week. 2 workouts down. I am completely inspired by all of you ladies!! Thank you for keeping me motivated!!

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