This is why I lift! (pic heavy)
eevincheezburger
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No squats (from the skinny-fat days)
5 1/2 months of lifting, with 3 of those last months focusing on *kitten*-to-the-floor heavy squats
No upper body training (thought it would make me "bulky")
5 1/2 months of heavy power lifting and "upper body" lifting days
Three months of "Eating" to lose general weight
125 lbs, eating about 800 calories per day (body fat percentage was quite high because of this) of mostly carbs
...Which eventually caused binging, and this was me January of this year
3 months of eating to fuel myself and achieve lifting and performance goals
135lbs
And now. Feeling like a power house. I love my biceps, butt, legs, shoulders, and back.
Yay for bathroom selfies!
Stomach fat is still my weakest area. Since I have been working on gaining muscle and endurance for the past 6 months and eating a lot to sustain that, I haven't lost much more than what you see at the 3 month mark. So now begins the journey of manipulating carbs and fats so that I can lose fat and keep as much muscle as possible.
Lifting weights has given me results in (literally) a couple of weeks. I really encourage you to try it.
Edit: Since I usually get asked this, I thought I would include it: I work out 6 days a week (4-5 of those days include short 20-30 minute cardio sessions that are usually high intensity intervals (AKA sprints)). I have started breaking cardio and lifting up so that I do cardio first thing in the morning and lifting in the evenings. I have a cheat meal once per week (and yes I usually do stuff my face full of Mexican food), eat around 1500-1800 calories per day (I am 5' 3" and 24 years old). I eat about 40/40/20 in terms of protein/carbs/fats. I do meal preps every couple of days and yes, I eat plain, cold chicken breast for a snack in the middle of the afternoon lol.
Feel free to follow my fitness crap on Instagram: @tode909. I post all kinds of meals, recipes, exercises, and updates!
5 1/2 months of lifting, with 3 of those last months focusing on *kitten*-to-the-floor heavy squats
No upper body training (thought it would make me "bulky")
5 1/2 months of heavy power lifting and "upper body" lifting days
Three months of "Eating" to lose general weight
125 lbs, eating about 800 calories per day (body fat percentage was quite high because of this) of mostly carbs
...Which eventually caused binging, and this was me January of this year
3 months of eating to fuel myself and achieve lifting and performance goals
135lbs
And now. Feeling like a power house. I love my biceps, butt, legs, shoulders, and back.
Yay for bathroom selfies!
Stomach fat is still my weakest area. Since I have been working on gaining muscle and endurance for the past 6 months and eating a lot to sustain that, I haven't lost much more than what you see at the 3 month mark. So now begins the journey of manipulating carbs and fats so that I can lose fat and keep as much muscle as possible.
Lifting weights has given me results in (literally) a couple of weeks. I really encourage you to try it.
Edit: Since I usually get asked this, I thought I would include it: I work out 6 days a week (4-5 of those days include short 20-30 minute cardio sessions that are usually high intensity intervals (AKA sprints)). I have started breaking cardio and lifting up so that I do cardio first thing in the morning and lifting in the evenings. I have a cheat meal once per week (and yes I usually do stuff my face full of Mexican food), eat around 1500-1800 calories per day (I am 5' 3" and 24 years old). I eat about 40/40/20 in terms of protein/carbs/fats. I do meal preps every couple of days and yes, I eat plain, cold chicken breast for a snack in the middle of the afternoon lol.
Feel free to follow my fitness crap on Instagram: @tode909. I post all kinds of meals, recipes, exercises, and updates!
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I must say....those are some sexy *kitten* legs!!!! Great work!0
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You look absolutely fantastic. I love lifting, I never knew I could actually LIKE exercising until I started incorporating weights.
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Wow! You look amazing! I'm in the middle of 30 Day Shred but once I finish I want to start lifting. I would love to have a figure like yours. Did you follow a programme of some kind? I don't know where to start!0
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Amazing - you've had some great results. I plan to start doing some weight training - just need the know-how next.
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Holy cr*p!!! Look at those legs and abs!!! Awesome job, can't wait to see your results in another few months!0
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my favorite success story ever. FANTASTIC WORK!0
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10's across the board. Amazing transformation and happy for what you have accomplished.0
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You look very very good! And you're pretty fine looking! Nice work!
This is why I have started training both upper and lower. I am still way too high for muscle to pop out(other than in my lower legs and biceps), but I think the lifting will help burn the fat faster and by the time I am at a decent weight, I wont look flabby. 0 -
You look SO good!! I just started heavy lifting and i Hope to have results as fantastic as yours! Glad to have you on my FL, expect lifting questions to come your wayyy haha. I also added you on Instagram
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Wonderful results! Although the first picture is my favorite (probably because I love the colors of fall). You can even see the difference in your face!0
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Wow! You look amazing! I'm in the middle of 30 Day Shred but once I finish I want to start lifting. I would love to have a figure like yours. Did you follow a programme of some kind? I don't know where to start!
Thank you, I feel amazing! And what a nice compliment. I basically do sprints in the morning and then lifting in the evenings. I do supersets, repping to failure, small reps of heavy weights, etc. I literally change it every week but I am sure to hit upper body and lower body equally throughout the week. I also throw in crossfit 2-3 times per week for an entire-body workout.
Start out with 3 sets of 10 reps on one "half' of the body (like lower body) one day. Savannah from Muffin Top-Less has a great workout regimen and I use a lot of her training in my own workouts.
http://muffin-topless.com/muffin-topless-summer-challenge/workouts-1-of-3/
I also recommend Jamie Eason's LiveFit trainer. I adopted a lot of the workouts posted for month 1 and have seen great results. I'm on "month 2" (and I use quotations because I modify a lot of this and don't follow it strictly), so it gives you a good starting place for sure. She also provides meal plans, which I follow.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-easons-livefit-phase-1.html0 -
Stomach fat is still my weakest area. Since I have been working on gaining muscle and endurance for the past 6 months and eating a lot to sustain that, I haven't lost much more than what you see at the 3 month mark. So now begins the journey of manipulating carbs and fats so that I can lose fat and keep as much muscle as possible.
Lifting weights has given me results in (literally) a couple of weeks. I really encourage you to try it.
Edit: Since I usually get asked this, I thought I would include it: I work out 6 days a week (4-5 of those days include short 20-30 minute cardio sessions that are usually high intensity intervals (AKA sprints)). I have started breaking cardio and lifting up so that I do cardio first thing in the morning and lifting in the evenings. I have a cheat meal once per week (and yes I usually do stuff my face full of Mexican food), eat around 1500-1800 calories per day (I am 5' 3" and 24 years old). I eat about 40/40/20 in terms of protein/carbs/fats. I do meal preps every couple of days and yes, I eat plain, cold chicken breast for a snack in the middle of the afternoon lol.
Feel free to follow my fitness crap on Instagram: @tode909. I post all kinds of meals, recipes, exercises, and updates!
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You look amazing I'm following you on IG rite.now!0 -
You look hot!!!0
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I'd kill for a stomach like that :-)0
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You look AMAZING!!! When I get to the lifting part maybe you can help me out? Message me!! Keep it up!0
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Damn girl!!0
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You look AMAZING !!! I need these abs!!!0
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Wow, look at you! Nice work!0
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Excellent! You look fantastic!0
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Wow! Beautiful and strong!0
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Awesome!!0
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Wow! You look great OP :flowerforyou:0
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Looking great!0
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I really wish MFP would allow stickies because I would like such stickies that I can shove into the disbelievers face and tell them "LOOK, LOOK AT THIS!".
Bravo on the hard work OP :flowerforyou:0 -
You look beautiful! Thanks for sharing your journey!0
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omg, i am loving this!! so fab you look amazing. one more thread for me to post up for members of my family to look at so they can understand why i lift. haha 0
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You look awesome! The best part is you're strong, and healthy! I'm headed to Instagram to follow you.0
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HOLY!!!!! You look AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:0
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This is phenomenal! You look amazing, and very much like the poster child for lifting for women! Well done! 0
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That is super work and you are doing an amazing job but one question. Why was your christmas tree still up in March?0
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