Uh oh... Another girl who got bulky lifting. w/ pics

Why does she have a newspaper in every picture?? am I missing a joke?

I entered a contest through bodybuilding.com and they require the newspaper as proof of the date. This way they don't have people handing in a before picture followed by a picture of them 10 years ago or something.

Wow guys, thanks again for all these positive comments! I honestly never expected what 12 weeks could bring! For those of you who are asking, here is roughly what I followed... If anybody has more questions, feel free to add me and/or message me.

Working Out: This was almost all done just through lifting. I did add in a little running interval cardio for the last few weeks, just to pump it up even more for the end of the contest, but I'd say about 10 of the weeks was lifting alone. I followed Mike O'Hearn's Power Bodybuilding 12 week program, which is a 5 day split program. The program consists of the major power lifting moves (squat, deadlift, benchpress), alone with some more isolated bodybuilding lifts. Every 4 weeks, the number of power lifting reps lowers and you add more weight. The reps for the isolated sets stays the same. I lifted as heavy as I could on all the exercises (My personal best/favorite/proudest is squat, which I got up to 205lbs on. This was on 5 sets of 2; but just to see if I could, I upped the reps and did 4 on the fourth set and 6 on the final set). Although his program calls for cardio and abs every night, I did not do this part. Five days a week in the gym for an hour lifting felt like enough, haha! Here is the link to the program if you're interested:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mike-ohearn-power-bodybuilding-12-week-training-program.html

Diet: I did not eat wheat, sugar, dairy (except for whey protein shakes), or processed foods. People will complain that this is too restrictive and unrealistic in our world; I honestly did not have trouble with it and will continue to follow this eating plan. After the first week, my cravings for the foods I cut out were gone, and I felt better than ever eating this way. My diet consisted almost entirely of meat, veggies, eggs, nuts, and some fruit. I did eat oatmeal or rice, but no more than once per day, so grain carbs were still a part of my diet, just not a big part. I did not drink any alcohol during this time. I also did not have any "cheat" meals or days, since this was for a contest and I wanted to do the best I could in 12 weeks. From this point on, I plan on continuing to follow this eating plan, but I will have a cheat MEAL (not an entire day) once a month, maybe less than that until I get my body looking more how I'd like it to.

I hope that helps - Like I said, if anybody has more questions, feel free to message me.