Women Who Lift: Before and Afters!
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hope these work...
started late 2010
mid 2011
first year competing 2012
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Just started lifting so I'm not their yet, but how to be soon. I have family saying sort of the same things, but do what feels right for you! I simply told my mom today (who insists I'm getting too small and shouldn't loose anymore) that I want to see lines in my body that I KNOW I earned,& that in order to get there it REQUIRES heavy lifting and a lower body fat then I'm at now. Your body will only do what you allow it to do, wether your looking slight definition, want to be the female version of Arnold (nearly impossible would require either hard core dedication and calories for a women or steroids), or simply want to do it because you love to lift don't let anyone or anything stop you!0
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Wow!! You all look amazing!0
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My fiancee before and after...0
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OP: If your mom considers the women who have posted here bulky (I'm not saying she does but it's possible), then she has a perceptual issue which you'll need to correct if you want her to eventually lift along with you (or at the very least, fully approve of your lifting, which is what you are hoping for). Easier said than done...some people unfortunately still believe that women's bodies should be very soft and never have any visible muscle tone. Shame, really. Hope your mom isn't like that, and good luck with your lifting program!
That said, I think the thing that could push someone like her over the edge is if you kindly explain to her that people who eat at a deficit to lose weight do not actually build muscle; rather, weight training allows for rapid and efficient fat loss, which reveals the muscle that was already there in the first place. It's not just about building muscle, after all. Maintaining is another, just-as-useful reason to weight train.
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great thread and the perfect inspiration I need. I just met with my PT for the first time yesterday and I don't know what I am getting myself into, but these pics give me hope it will be worth it0
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my mother said almost the same thing a few weeks ago when i told her i want to lift. "Please just don't get all muscle-y like those blah blah blah..." i told her i couldn't because i'm a woman and i don't have the hormones for it. that was the end of that.0 -
I'll post some of my pics tomorrow but you can see some of my recent ones at the end of this thread.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1088730-female-bulking-advice-needed0 -
I started lifting in February 2013 and I think I look less 'bulky' now than I did then. I workout at home so I try to be conservative and avoid injury. Slow progress is better than no progress and I'm very happy with my results.
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