Heavy lifting has
jacksonpt
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Made me a better swimmer.
Made me a faster runner.
Made me a stronger cyclist.
Made me stronger in general.
Changed how I look.
Made it easier to do things in every day life (pick things up, move things around, etc)
Helped with my confidence/ego.
I may not enjoy lifting for the sake of lifting, but I can't argue with the results.
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Made me a faster runner.
Made me a stronger cyclist.
Made me stronger in general.
Changed how I look.
Made it easier to do things in every day life (pick things up, move things around, etc)
Helped with my confidence/ego.
I may not enjoy lifting for the sake of lifting, but I can't argue with the results.
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Awesome post!! It amazes me how many people (men and women alike) are still afraid to get down and really lift heavy. I too have see great improvement in running speed, general strength, improved appearance and improved self confidence. I'll also add a few more of my own if you don't mind:
Heavy lifting has...
Eliminated my back pain
Given me a six-pack for the first time in my life
Helped me meet new people (at the gym I mean)
Inspired others to follow the same life changing steps I have0 -
Nice... that one is pretty awesome.0
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I may not life that heavy, but at least I lift.
Lifting has...
made me faster
stronger
more confident
slimmer
healthier
and has motivated me to better myself in all aspects of my life.0 -
Heavy lifting has...
Taken away my lower back pain
Taken away my knee pain (which I used to get from only running)
Made my Johnson appear much larger.0 -
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This!
Lifting has.....
- transformed my body in four months unlike years of cardio/light weights/low reps
- taught me how to listen to my body
- makes me love being sore
- appreciate and understand the need for good nutrition
- made me eat clean and never look back
- helped with my posture
- given me more confidence in the "boy" section of the gym
- taken my fitness to the next level
- made me feel bad *kitten*0 -
Heavy lifting has helped me to:
1. crush my enemies
2. see them driven before me
3. hear the lamentation of their women
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Nice!
I haven't started heavy lifting yet, although I really want to! I have a question - where does "light" ends and "heavy" begins when it comes to lifting? HL for women isn't popular in my country and the trainers at my local gym don't really want to help me here...0 -
Nice!
I haven't started heavy lifting yet, although I really want to! I have a question - where does "light" ends and "heavy" begins when it comes to lifting? HL for women isn't popular in my country and the trainers at my local gym don't really want to help me here...
Generally, when you can more than 8-10 reps it's not considered heavy. It's not a number, it's not a weight, it's an effort. If you max out at 5 or 6 reps, then yea... that's heavy.0 -
Generally, when you can more than 8-10 reps it's not considered heavy. It's not a number, it's not a weight, it's an effort. If you max out at 5 or 6 reps, then yea... that's heavy.
Thanks for a tip!0 -
heavy lifting has...
...made PTSD a lot less bad than it used to be
...made me stronger, both actually stronger, and made me feel a lot stronger too
...made me think a lot more positively about myself
...made me be able to lose a lot of fat (I was obese) while maintaining my lean body mass
...made me a lot more confident
...made me like myself a lot more
...improved my stamina and cardiovascular fitness0 -
Heavy lifting has made my husband a sexy beast and has greatly improved the quantity and quality of bedroom time (and I'm not talking sleeping).
Oh, and heavy lifting for me has made me healthier overall too.0 -
Heavy lifting has:
Made me feel like a badass
Helped lower my bodyfat percentage
Helped my butt fill in my jeans
Made me more confident0 -
I just started in January ...
Heavy lifting has:
Given me self confidence I never knew existed
Given me self worth I never knew existed
Helped my posture and my lower back injury
Got me out of bed at 7am every morning, for the first time in my life.
I am addicted. I love lifting.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/977878-progress-pics-january-to-april
Even made a post yesterday about how lifting has changed my life!
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...stronger
...healthier
...lose body fat
...more confident
...less stressed
...happier
...lose over 100lbs so far
Of course I LOVE TO LIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:happy: :happy:
I just HATE cardio!!!! :grumble:0 -
starting simple strength training has taken some of the strain off my wonky knees. Sooooooo happy with that!0
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Lifting has ...
- made me a faster runner
- taught me how to push past my self-imposed limits
- showed me I'm more capable of things that I thought I was
- led the way to meet new people
- helped me lose 10 lbs
- made me anxiously await tank top season
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-Stronger
-Bad *kitten*
-Confident
-Invincible
-Increased my sleeveless shirt inventory
-Motivation to continue0 -
Lifting has
Made me better at all my sports
Given me a much better body (not where I want yet)
Given me more confidence
Allowed me to eat a lot more0 -
- Made me a stronger dancer (better balance, higher jumps/leaps).
- Made me want to live in sleeveless shirts!
- Made me not care about the weight on the scale.
- Made me feel good about getting stares as I'm in the squat rack on the "boys side" of the gym.
- Made me feel like a BAMF all around!0 -
Lifting heavy has:
- Given me something to look forward to
- Given me an outlet for practicing some of my core values about endurance and strength
- Given me a strong, fit body that I can be proud of
- The women... they notice these things and are vocal about their appreciation lol0 -
Heavy lifting has ...
made me proud of my body for what it can DO, in addition to what it looks like.
made me look forward to getting in the gym and seeing how much *kitten* I can kick today.
made me smaller, tighter, stronger, and sexier.
given me a hard, round *kitten*.
made me feel like 100% woman when I look in the mirror.
allowed me to not give a crap what anyone else thinks of my body, and honestly, there is nothing quite as liberating as that.0 -
Heavy lifting has helped me to:
1. crush my enemies
2. see them driven before me
3. hear the lamentation of their women
Hahahahahahaa!! This is awesome!!!0 -
Heavy lifting has helped me to:
-- drop a few pounds (http://tinyurl.com/d38trhu)
-- wear same size clothes i wore when I was 17
-- snowboard black diamond runs at Whistler and Black Comb without stopping at the age of 50
-- ENERGY!!! Like a 20 year old.
-- improve my BP/cholesterol/HR/glucose to levels I have not seen in 25 years0 -
Lifting Heavy has made me:
-More confident
-a better mom ( I am less stressed)
-a better SLEEPER
-set new goals for myself
-a walking spokesperson for lifting heavy0
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