Women who put on muscle fast

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  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    Not sure I'd compare me seeing my arms bulk to declaring alien sightings, but all this attention is fun.

    Perhaps muscle was a bad choice of words. But they bulked up and long story short, I stopped. Perhaps I should have kept going. But, I didn't. I don't take progress pics, but I'd take a pic if aliens did show up.
    My pic had nothing to do with you. This thread started back in 2011 and was just recently brought back to life, hence the words "zombie thread".
  • CoffeeNBooze
    CoffeeNBooze Posts: 966 Member
    Not sure I'd compare me seeing my arms bulk to declaring alien sightings, but all this attention is fun.

    Perhaps muscle was a bad choice of words. But they bulked up and long story short, I stopped. Perhaps I should have kept going. But, I didn't. I don't take progress pics, but I'd take a pic if aliens did show up.
    My pic had nothing to do with you. This thread started back in 2011 and was just recently brought back to life, hence the words "zombie thread".


    My response had nothing to do with your pic. I was referring to the one above it.
  • CoffeeNBooze
    CoffeeNBooze Posts: 966 Member
    except that I did

    sigh.

    no. You didn't. It's impossible to truly gain muscle mass on a program like that espesially eating at a deficit.

    You more than likely had this
    That would likely be glycogen repairs happening that you thought were muscle size gains.

    or you were water weighting it

    or you were losing some body fat- and THOUGHT your arms looked bigger.

    It takes a LOT of work to truly bulk. Most people cant' be bothered to commit to putting down the twinkies and working out 2-3 times a week much less put in the work to truly gain real muscle mass.

    Seriously. You are incorrect- despite what you are telling yourself- you're wrong.

    see above --- muscle was bad choice of words. I do agree, it was probably water.
  • tke1028
    tke1028 Posts: 17 Member
    Thanks for this post~
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I swore for years that I put on muscle fast. As soon as I started lifting my measurements and weight went up. My clothes fit tighter and I looked much bigger. Now as a competitive bodybuilder I realize it was mostly swelling and fat, not huge muscles. My legs were the worse and I find now that I have low body fat that's where I store most of my fat.
    In these two pictures I have the same amount of lean mass, but different body fat.
    25%
    IMG_20130829_104515_zps5ed7cfee.jpg
    18%
    IMG_20130805_222824_zps49abba1a.jpg
    Once again, I am a competitive bodybuilder with low fat, so you will not get a back like the second picture without working hard for it.

    This is AWESOME!! Much more definition, no more mass. It's all about the body fat folks!

    Do you have a back flexing picture at 25% BF, too? I would love to see the flexing comparisons. You have a gorgeous back, by the way. And arms. And shoulders!

    Thank you! I love my back.
    Here's the closest I have. I think the top was around 22%.
    IMG_20130809_195151_zps202d6e0e.jpg
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    Not sure I'd compare me seeing my arms bulk to declaring alien sightings, but all this attention is fun.

    Perhaps muscle was a bad choice of words. But they bulked up and long story short, I stopped. Perhaps I should have kept going. But, I didn't. I don't take progress pics, but I'd take a pic if aliens did show up.
    My pic had nothing to do with you. This thread started back in 2011 and was just recently brought back to life, hence the words "zombie thread".


    My response had nothing to do with your pic. I was referring to the one above it.
    My bad, read it wrong. Carry on.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Probably everyone already knows this or maybe it was already mentioned, but this thread is over 2 years old.
    not any more it's not!!!
    blew the chit up attta this bad boy :tongue:
    [/quote]

    Page 1 is still hilarious, two years later.
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    I swore for years that I put on muscle fast. As soon as I started lifting my measurements and weight went up. My clothes fit tighter and I looked much bigger. Now as a competitive bodybuilder I realize it was mostly swelling and fat, not huge muscles. My legs were the worse and I find now that I have low body fat that's where I store most of my fat.
    In these two pictures I have the same amount of lean mass, but different body fat.
    25%
    IMG_20130829_104515_zps5ed7cfee.jpg
    18%
    IMG_20130805_222824_zps49abba1a.jpg
    Once again, I am a competitive bodybuilder with low fat, so you will not get a back like the second picture without working hard for it.

    This is AWESOME!! Much more definition, no more mass. It's all about the body fat folks!

    Do you have a back flexing picture at 25% BF, too? I would love to see the flexing comparisons. You have a gorgeous back, by the way. And arms. And shoulders!

    Thank you! I love my back.
    Here's the closest I have. I think the top was around 22%.
    IMG_20130809_195151_zps202d6e0e.jpg

    Amazing!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Probably everyone already knows this or maybe it was already mentioned, but this thread is over 2 years old.
    not any more it's not!!!
    blew the chit up attta this bad boy :tongue:

    Page 1 is still hilarious, two years later.

    [/quote]

    I was scrolling down the first page, saw AZachery and thought, "Oh, better check how old this thread is". And it actually got revived in June of this year, just after her.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Thank you so very much for sharing this post! It is very frustrating to bulk up so fast when trying to lose weight. I too have "Big" thighs. When I workout and lift weights I find it VERY hard to lose pounds BUT I do lose inches pretty fast. Sadly, I would like to see the scales move more quicker. I apparently may need to try yoga or Pilates:)

    Losing inches = success
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Thank you so very much for sharing this post! It is very frustrating to bulk up so fast when trying to lose weight. I too have "Big" thighs. When I workout and lift weights I find it VERY hard to lose pounds BUT I do lose inches pretty fast. Sadly, I would like to see the scales move more quicker. I apparently may need to try yoga or Pilates:)

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    If you're lifting weights and finding it hard to lose pounds BUT are losing inches fast, it's not because you're packing on the muscle mass, it's because you're maintaining what you have while you lose fat. That's why the WEIGHT loss is slower but the INCHES come off faster.

    This is where you're muscle definition (tone) will come from after the fat covering the muscles is gone.

    Scales don't measure progress, tape measures do.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I swore for years that I put on muscle fast. As soon as I started lifting my measurements and weight went up. My clothes fit tighter and I looked much bigger. Now as a competitive bodybuilder I realize it was mostly swelling and fat, not huge muscles. My legs were the worse and I find now that I have low body fat that's where I store most of my fat.
    In these two pictures I have the same amount of lean mass, but different body fat.
    25%
    IMG_20130829_104515_zps5ed7cfee.jpg
    18%
    IMG_20130805_222824_zps49abba1a.jpg
    Once again, I am a competitive bodybuilder with low fat, so you will not get a back like the second picture without working hard for it.

    This is AWESOME!! Much more definition, no more mass. It's all about the body fat folks!

    Do you have a back flexing picture at 25% BF, too? I would love to see the flexing comparisons. You have a gorgeous back, by the way. And arms. And shoulders!

    Thank you! I love my back.
    Here's the closest I have. I think the top was around 22%.
    IMG_20130809_195151_zps202d6e0e.jpg

    Amazing!

    :blushing: Thank you!
  • elle2bee
    elle2bee Posts: 70 Member
    I get terribly fed up with being told women don't bulk up, or women don't look like body builders without steroids. I put on muscle very easily, and although I don't end up looking like a body builder when I do heavy weights, I certainly get rather manish in the arms and legs. When I rowed a lot I had very big arm and thigh muscles, and was certainly not on steroids. I didn't even eat much protein by most people's standards (being vegetarian).

    So are there any other women on here like me, who actually do get big muscles doing weights, and don't really want them?

    Even though I am genetically blessed with extrememly muscular legs, I have to customize my workouts so I don't bulk up too much. There for a while I was cycling and doing the elliptical a lot and I had a trainer at 24 hour fitness ask me if I had calf implants or did sterioids as he reached down and touched them. I was like...WHOA buddy. Calm down. He said he was convinced my calves weren't natural. At first I was offended, then I was kind of flattered because it takes years for people to get defined calves sometimes. But this is a perfect example of peoples stupidity towards women and muscle mass.
  • elle2bee
    elle2bee Posts: 70 Member
    I get terribly fed up with being told women don't bulk up, or women don't look like body builders without steroids. I put on muscle very easily, and although I don't end up looking like a body builder when I do heavy weights, I certainly get rather manish in the arms and legs. When I rowed a lot I had very big arm and thigh muscles, and was certainly not on steroids. I didn't even eat much protein by most people's standards (being vegetarian).

    So are there any other women on here like me, who actually do get big muscles doing weights, and don't really want them?

    Even though I am genetically blessed with extrememly muscular legs, I have to customize my workouts so I don't bulk up too much. There for a while I was cycling and doing the elliptical a lot and I had a trainer at 24 hour fitness ask me if I had calf implants or did sterioids as he reached down and touched them. I was like...WHOA buddy. Calm down. He said he was convinced my calves weren't natural. At first I was offended, then I was kind of flattered because it takes years for people to get defined calves sometimes. But this is a perfect example of peoples stupidity towards women and muscle mass.
  • WhoDat5o4
    WhoDat5o4 Posts: 50 Member
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    How long would you guess I have been lifting? Arms has only been three months and I am up to 15-20 pounds right now. Legs has been all body weight exercises.

    I would also like to add this is all while at calorie deficit.

    I actually think your legs look beautiful!

    i agree, muscular legs are more attractive to me than bird legs. I've always had muscular legs and wouldn't trade them for anything!
  • WhoDat5o4
    WhoDat5o4 Posts: 50 Member
    Just want to put out there that losing body fat makes a really big difference in how "muscular" you might be perceiving yourselves.

    I agree. The bf% is everything. I simultaneously lost 8 lbs of fat and put on 8 lbs of muscle (which according to my trainer was very fast for a woman)- so there was no net change in my body weight, but i was swimming in my clothes! i shrunk! i looked the bulkiest when i had less muscles and higher bf%. Now after recovering from an injury I am busting my butt to get back to my more muscular self!
  • Barbell_Jules
    Barbell_Jules Posts: 358 Member

    Thank you! I love my back.
    Here's the closest I have. I think the top was around 22%.
    IMG_20130809_195151_zps202d6e0e.jpg

    Not here to get in the muscle debate, just wanted to say that your back looks AWESOME!! JUST AWESOME! :flowerforyou:
  • BranMuffin86
    BranMuffin86 Posts: 314 Member
    My legs bulk up really quickly I just use less weight and more reps. It helps define them without the muscle getting to big. I'm just a big girl and came to accept it.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member

    Thank you! I love my back.
    Here's the closest I have. I think the top was around 22%.
    IMG_20130809_195151_zps202d6e0e.jpg

    Not here to get in the muscle debate, just wanted to say that your back looks AWESOME!! JUST AWESOME! :flowerforyou:

    Awwww Thank you! :flowerforyou:
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    So this the thread everyone talkin' bout! :drinker:
  • jfrankic
    jfrankic Posts: 747 Member
    So this the thread everyone talkin' bout! :drinker:

    Mayra, we're all now taking about usmcmp's incredible back!! :SMILE:
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    My legs bulk up really quickly I just use less weight and more reps. It helps define them without the muscle getting to big. I'm just a big girl and came to accept it.
    How does it do that?
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
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    How long would you guess I have been lifting? Arms has only been three months and I am up to 15-20 pounds right now. Legs has been all body weight exercises.

    I would also like to add this is all while at calorie deficit.

    I actually think your legs look beautiful!

    i agree, muscular legs are more attractive to me than bird legs. I've always had muscular legs and wouldn't trade them for anything!
    I agree, and I have bird legs. I have no idea why, but hamstrings are hot lol. And the quads on the girl above look fantastic. Very feminine I want to photoshop a hot skirt on them :p
  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,371 Member
    I'd also like to see the pics of the bald spots these women undoubtedly must get as a result of having such high testosterone levels.

    Sorry, no pics, but I do have a friend who doesn't even lift but plays several recreational sports and gets very muscular. She gave up volleyball because her arms were becoming too mannish for her taste (possibly not for others, however).

    She is naturally slim (underweight actually) and has been for the 25 years that I've known her. And, yes, she does have quite noticeable facial hair, although it's white/blonde.

    I could stand a little bulk, but all I ever achieve is an unattractive stringy/wiry look, especially my forearms.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    I'd also like to see the pics of the bald spots these women undoubtedly must get as a result of having such high testosterone levels.

    Sorry, no pics, but I do have a friend who doesn't even lift but plays several recreational sports and gets very muscular. She gave up volleyball because her arms were becoming too mannish for her taste (possibly not for others, however).

    She is naturally slim (underweight actually) and has been for the 25 years that I've known her. And, yes, she does have quite noticeable facial hair, although it's white/blonde.

    I could stand a little bulk, but all I ever achieve is an unattractive stringy/wiry look, especially my forearms.
    And you don't think that has anything to do with her being underweight and doing sports which easily create a deficit which would cause a loss of fat making her look more defined? Or doing resistance training (sports) so if she was on a surplus yes, she'd likely gain muscle over fat...she'd have to gain something...and when you're underweight a bit of fat starts to easily look like muscle 'bulk'. Genes also play a part here. I didn't do resistance stuff really, and wish I was more blessed in the genetic department.
    -previously underweight girl
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I'd also like to see the pics of the bald spots these women undoubtedly must get as a result of having such high testosterone levels.

    Sorry, no pics, but I do have a friend who doesn't even lift but plays several recreational sports and gets very muscular. She gave up volleyball because her arms were becoming too mannish for her taste (possibly not for others, however).

    She is naturally slim (underweight actually) and has been for the 25 years that I've known her. And, yes, she does have quite noticeable facial hair, although it's white/blonde.

    I could stand a little bulk, but all I ever achieve is an unattractive stringy/wiry look, especially my forearms.

    This isn't putting on muscle. This is advance activity which causing her to lose bodyfat which is increasing her muscle definition and probably her vascularity. This is NOT the same as "putting on muscle."
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  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,371 Member

    And you don't think that has anything to do with her being underweight and doing sports which easily create a deficit and doing resistance training (sports) so if she was on a surplus yes, she'd likely gain muscle over fat...she'd have to gain something...and when you're underweight a bit of fat starts to easily look like muscle 'bulk'. Genes also play a part here. I didn't do resistance stuff really, and wish I was more blessed in the genetic department.
    -previously underweight girl

    Dunno -- she's never had to worry about weight gain so she's never been on any kind of calorie restriction. She eats fairly healthy food, but just because she's getting sensible in her old age, lol. And she does enjoy alcohol quite regularly.

    All I know is she had guns, and shoulders like a linebacker. Which did look kind of odd, given her small size. There were blouses she could no longer wear because the sleeves were too tight.
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  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    I don't think it's about getting stronger really quickly, which some do. I think the OP was talking about actually putting on bulky muscles, which MOST women don't. My college roommate, however, was an exception. She used to go running while carrying a walkman -- yes, it was in the stone age -- and she had to alternate arms to avoid building up one huge bicep. I kid you not. Wish I had a pic to show.

    Jesus h christ what utter nonsense.

    And you know this because you went to college with us, right?
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