Women lifting heavy - with pics

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  • thisdamselflies
    thisdamselflies Posts: 92 Member
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    48 y/o after lifting heavy for 6 months (January to June 2013)
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    and i love everyone's pics, great job!! :drinker:

    oh and i was wearing size 16 in January, now wearing 10's (and even an 8 here and there LOL)

    Wow. You look amazing! Also, not 48. If you told me you were in your mid-30s, I wouldn't question it for a second. :) Your results are super inspiring.
  • ourglasswalls
    ourglasswalls Posts: 44 Member
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  • raneylfrick
    raneylfrick Posts: 380 Member
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  • Otter1422
    Otter1422 Posts: 162 Member
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    You ladies all are awesome, incredible pictures and work you have done. My wife went into the doctor a few weeks ago when she had hurt her back and she saw a new doctor because her's was busy. This lady doctor told her "don't lift the heavy weights you don't want to look like your man, big weights are for men" hilarious. You ladies are gorgeous!
  • lifeskittles
    lifeskittles Posts: 438 Member
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    When the body fat percentage drops, and muscle definition appears, most women look like teenage boys. Just my opinion. Go ahead, knock yourself out.
    Teenage boys usually don't even have muscle definition so now I'm confused...
  • zeusbella
    zeusbella Posts: 137 Member
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    Has anyone achieved success by lifting at home?
  • VBnotbitter
    VBnotbitter Posts: 820 Member
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    Anyone any tips for starting to lift heavy with a dodgy back?
    have had sciatica/recurring bulging disc for 10ish years, have worked on my core quite a bit and lower back and abs much more stable these days, also have quite good arms for a girl. Really wanting to step it up, but do it safely.
    Not afraid of a bit of pain, just no damage :smile:

    At the moment am doing some of gillians dvds and have got just over half way through 100pushups a few months ago before my back had enough.

    any advice welcome

    Hi, I started lifting about 7 weeks ago and have similar back problems. If anything it seems to be improving as I strengthen the lower back muscles. I am careful particularly with squats, not to overload to quickly as I am worried about exacerbating the problem but I'm now up to squatting with 40kgs without problems. I've talked to a physio about this and he sees lifting as a good thing, so give it a go but know you limitations. By the way I also have an arthritic wrist and pain from an intercostal separation last year but all seem to be improving as I get stronger.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
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    Has anyone achieved success by lifting at home?

    I recently started lifting at home and prefer it to the gym.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,248 Member
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    I quit the gym and started lifting at home a year ago.
  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
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    Has anyone achieved success by lifting at home?

    I'm putting together a home gym and prefer working out at home. There's a few exercises though that I need the machines at the gym for that I still need to find alternates or modifications for.
  • kittyhasclaws
    kittyhasclaws Posts: 446 Member
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    Just so you know, you have THE sexiest legs I have ever seen. A-friggin'-mazing.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    Has anyone achieved success by lifting at home?

    I lift at home. I bought a barbell weight set and a power rack.
  • madisons_mummy
    madisons_mummy Posts: 169 Member
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    WOW everyone looks AMAZING!

    I'm super jealous of every ones tummys. No one has saggy stretched marked tummys like me =(
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
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    WOW everyone looks AMAZING!

    I'm super jealous of every ones tummys. No one has saggy stretched marked tummys like me =(

    Wrong. I do.
  • madisons_mummy
    madisons_mummy Posts: 169 Member
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    Do you?

    I never see anyone who has gotten their body fat under 20% with saggy tums
  • redwngs13
    redwngs13 Posts: 194 Member
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    I just posted my own thread with this, but figured I'd also post here to reiterate heavy lifting's capabilities!

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  • Humanovation
    Humanovation Posts: 52 Member
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    Just ... WOW ;-)
  • Humanovation
    Humanovation Posts: 52 Member
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    I don't lift as heavy as some on here (which I'm working towards) but lifting heavier than I ever thought i "should" as a girl (silly right?)

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    Gorgeous ;-)
  • Humanovation
    Humanovation Posts: 52 Member
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    That works ;-)

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