This is why I lift! (pic heavy)

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    OP you rock! Congrats on your amazing success!!!
  • sm1zzle
    sm1zzle Posts: 920 Member
    Beast.

    Congrats.
  • FixIngMe13
    FixIngMe13 Posts: 405 Member
    You look fantastic!!!! Thank GOD you didn't do any duck face pictures... I would have to make fun of you then for sure! ;-) Love it though... seriously you look awesome!!!
  • ReinasWrath
    ReinasWrath Posts: 1,173 Member
    WOHHHHHHHHOOWW You look amazing!! :D Congrats!! :flowerforyou:
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    Look at you go!!! :drinker:
  • JewelSmith
    JewelSmith Posts: 155 Member
    Thank you for sharing I am encouraged!
  • CandiceCarolina
    CandiceCarolina Posts: 14 Member
    Awesome job!

    Silly question, but do you have people spot you when you lift heavy? I'm doing more and more with adding weight lifting into my regimen (I'll do the cardio sprints and either upper body or lower body in the same session), but no heavy lifting quite yet.
  • SuzieQ430
    SuzieQ430 Posts: 44 Member
    Awesome job! You are a perfect example of what clean eating and lifting heavy can do for a person. Now I just need to follow my own advice.
  • eevincheezburger
    eevincheezburger Posts: 163 Member
    That is super work and you are doing an amazing job but one question. Why was your christmas tree still up in March?

    lmao!! It was actually up until May. Don't judge me :laugh:
  • eevincheezburger
    eevincheezburger Posts: 163 Member
    Awesome job!

    Silly question, but do you have people spot you when you lift heavy? I'm doing more and more with adding weight lifting into my regimen (I'll do the cardio sprints and either upper body or lower body in the same session), but no heavy lifting quite yet.

    Great question... Yes, I do have someone spot me. Sometimes no one will though and I am "forced" into the Smith machine. There is a trainer who is usually willing to step in and help me, which I am very grateful for. I've even asked random people and typically dudes will help, but I will ask women who I think could handle the weight too. *high five to those of you who spot others at the gym!*

    Add the weights in BEFORE cardio. Long story short, cardio can withdraw from your lifting performance, and also you can use your glycogen stores to fuel your lifting, and leave the fat burning for cardio.

    Thank you all for your wonderful comments. It's really my ultimate goal to inspire other women to lift and see what they are capable of. I have a long way to go (you can see that on IG!) but I'm one step closer today than I was yesterday.
  • eevincheezburger
    eevincheezburger Posts: 163 Member
    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:

    Haha! Women are told their whole lives that they need to be fragile and small. Well fit is the new sexy! And it takes lifting, discipline, and *good nutrition* to get there. What they don't tell you is that once you do it for long enough it becomes your new normal and you crave it. I :heart: a good lift session!
  • jenna808
    jenna808 Posts: 79 Member
    Damn girl! What a difference the lifting has made! I just started lifting heavy and I love it, I feel like I'm seeing more results in the last few weeks than I did with months of cardio alone and I love it. If anyone was still on the fence about lifting heavy weights this is a testimonial that should definitely convince them to DO IT! Looking great!!
  • AndiGirl70
    AndiGirl70 Posts: 542 Member
    Bravo! you are a true inspiration.
  • mestacy010
    mestacy010 Posts: 577 Member
    Bump
  • FearAnLoathingJ
    FearAnLoathingJ Posts: 337 Member
    Wow you look great!
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    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:

    Haha! Women are told their whole lives that they need to be fragile and small. Well fit is the new sexy! And it takes lifting, discipline, and *good nutrition* to get there. What they don't tell you is that once you do it for long enough it becomes your new normal and you crave it. I :heart: a good lift session!

    IF I ever make a new similar thread, I will be adding links to success stories such as these

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/987513-lifting-is-the-most-horrible-thing-to-a-woman-since-twiggy
  • snowmanluv
    snowmanluv Posts: 200 Member
    Thanks for the post. The before pictures and eating a little to fueling your body and eating right is amazing. Reason 999 why you should post this for all those people starving themselves. You look great!
  • taku240se
    taku240se Posts: 14
    You are a true badass!
  • AngelChini
    AngelChini Posts: 111 Member
    Wow you look amazing!(:
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    I love threads like these.
  • Nissi51
    Nissi51 Posts: 381 Member
    Keep pushing that iron! Great results :)
  • thedestar
    thedestar Posts: 1,275 Member
    Great results!! You look amazing!
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    you look great :)
  • christa96
    christa96 Posts: 153 Member
    I've been lifting since January and i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Of course it's a love/hate relationship when I'm doing it but the burn feels so good. Noticing definition, others noticing the difference. It's totally worth it. : ) A very wise and former trainer of mine used to say... "When in doubt, SQUAT!"

    She was right! Keep it up!
  • runninghannah
    runninghannah Posts: 10 Member
    You look really great! That is very encouraging.
  • Didgeridoos
    Didgeridoos Posts: 4 Member
    I love and use both of those! I also LOVE my muscles! its so empowering and such a confidence boost building your own body!
  • bunbunzee44
    bunbunzee44 Posts: 592 Member
    looking great! :) *going to sneak a peek at your diary*
  • talamer
    talamer Posts: 516 Member
    wow! you looks so terrific!!

    what an awesome transformation and dedication to get that body!

    congrats to you :)
  • FindingMyself24
    FindingMyself24 Posts: 613 Member
    Wow!! You look amazing!!
  • laura751
    laura751 Posts: 11 Member
    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.html

    Thank you for this! Looking forward to doing some research and getting started. I'm following you in IG for inspiration!!

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