30 day shred, will it make me bulky?

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  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    Also bear in mind that fat reduction (or loss) occurs across all portions of your body... the only spot reduction is via lipo... I recommend everyone that plans on loosing a lot of weight... stop in at a supermarket or butcher shop where they sell Offal (organ meat like Heart, kidney, liver etc.) to see how fat looks when it grows on a vital organ... if that don't motivate a person to make changes... yikes!!!
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
    OP, one more thing: losing weight vs losing inches is purely a matter of diet.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    The heavier, more progressive weights you use, the more fat you will lose on a calorie deficit. You will shrink, you will not bulk. For example, I was doing HIIT (similar to the light weights lots of cardio stuff you are doing). Then I switched to heavy lifting starting with light 45lb barbells, and I slimmed down everywhere, and do not consider myself bulky.
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    I bench press 100lbs, squat 125, deadlift 160 etc. Do I look bulky to you? 30DS is almost pure cardio with some conditioning/strength. You may get a bit stronger, particularly doing the pushups, depending on where your fitness level is now, but you will not build extra muscle unless you are eating higher than your maintenance and are gaining weight.

    Have fun and good luck on your journey!
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    You cannot get bulky off of 5-10 pound weights. Impossible.

    I've done it. It's a great stepping stone to general fitness and it will challenge a beginner. Put all three sections together and it's still pretty decent cardio for even a conditioned athlete.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    30DS never made anyone bulky.

    "Bulky" is a word people misuse to refer to people with muscular development and an extremely low body fat percentage.

    if you don't want to be "bulky," simply stop losing weight when you think you look good.

    That's seriously all there is to it.

    I agree on the point that 30DS never made anyone bulky.

    I disagree about not being able to be bulky. I have a high lean mass for my height (126 pounds at 5'5") and I am losing body fat (planning to go from less than 28% down to around 20%). I don't want a lot more muscle gain obviously, as I will be at 155 lbs at 20%. That's a generally good point you made, but there are exceptions to every rule. Some of us just need to gain strength but no more mass.
  • KariOrtiz2014
    KariOrtiz2014 Posts: 343 Member
    Let me know when you accidentally get "bulky." You're female, yes? We don't get bulky without that being our goal - and it takes a hell of a lot more than 30 days to do it. It's a common misconception that lifting heavy will make women bulky. It won't. Get that right out of your head. 30 day shred is cardio, anyway, is it not?

    Wow,, Sarcasm!!
  • KariOrtiz2014
    KariOrtiz2014 Posts: 343 Member
    30DS never made anyone bulky.

    "Bulky" is a word people misuse to refer to people with muscular development and an extremely low body fat percentage.

    You'll be fine. Don't worry.
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
    30DS never made anyone bulky.

    "Bulky" is a word people misuse to refer to people with muscular development and an extremely low body fat percentage.

    if you don't want to be "bulky," simply stop losing weight when you think you look good.

    That's seriously all there is to it.

    I agree on the point that 30DS never made anyone bulky.

    I disagree about not being able to be bulky. I have a high lean mass for my height (126 pounds at 5'5") and I am losing body fat (planning to go from less than 28% down to around 20%). I don't want a lot more muscle gain obviously, as I will be at 155 lbs at 20%. That's a generally good point you made, but there are exceptions to every rule. Some of us just need to gain strength but no more mass.

    I'm not sure who you are disagreeing with here, since I never said it wasn't possible to be bulky.
  • Ashwee87
    Ashwee87 Posts: 695 Member
    Yes you will look like this when you're done:

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    Dang, where do I sign up!!?
  • Mariela223
    Mariela223 Posts: 29
    Let me know when you accidentally get "bulky." You're female, yes? We don't get bulky without that being our goal - and it takes a hell of a lot more than 30 days to do it. It's a common misconception that lifting heavy will make women bulky. It won't. Get that right out of your head. 30 day shred is cardio, anyway, is it not?

    Wow,, Sarcasm!!

    Yea for some reason I thought people here would be more helpful. I won't be posting anything else again
  • Mariela223
    Mariela223 Posts: 29
    I bench press 100lbs, squat 125, deadlift 160 etc. Do I look bulky to you? 30DS is almost pure cardio with some conditioning/strength. You may get a bit stronger, particularly doing the pushups, depending on where your fitness level is now, but you will not build extra muscle unless you are eating higher than your maintenance and are gaining weight.

    Have fun and good luck on your journey!

    Thanks
  • Mariela223
    Mariela223 Posts: 29
    The heavier, more progressive weights you use, the more fat you will lose on a calorie deficit. You will shrink, you will not bulk. For example, I was doing HIIT (similar to the light weights lots of cardio stuff you are doing). Then I switched to heavy lifting starting with light 45lb barbells, and I slimmed down everywhere, and do not consider myself bulky.

    Thanks!
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    30DS never made anyone bulky.

    "Bulky" is a word people misuse to refer to people with muscular development and an extremely low body fat percentage.

    if you don't want to be "bulky," simply stop losing weight when you think you look good.

    That's seriously all there is to it.

    I agree on the point that 30DS never made anyone bulky.

    I disagree about not being able to be bulky. I have a high lean mass for my height (126 pounds at 5'5") and I am losing body fat (planning to go from less than 28% down to around 20%). I don't want a lot more muscle gain obviously, as I will be at 155 lbs at 20%. That's a generally good point you made, but there are exceptions to every rule. Some of us just need to gain strength but no more mass.

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  • ShreddingIt_84
    ShreddingIt_84 Posts: 141
    :huh: No way!
  • getitamb
    getitamb Posts: 2,019 Member
    I'm doing 30 dah shred and I'm stronger . You ladies that are looking fit can give me any sarcastic cimments you want if i will look like that in 30 days. Yall look great!! But you'll be fine. You took the first step by trying. So kudos for that .
  • getitamb
    getitamb Posts: 2,019 Member
    I'm doing 30 dah shred and I'm stronger . You ladies that are looking fit can give me any sarcastic cimments you want if i will look like that in 30 days. Yall look great!! But you'll be fine. You took the first step by trying. So kudos for that .




    I can't spell at all lol
  • gracielynn1011
    gracielynn1011 Posts: 726 Member
    Also, want to add, she references her "meal plan" a lot. You can find it on her web site. I didn't follow it, because I have a family to feed as well as myself, and DH does not like "healthy" foods. I also didn't cut to as low calories as she recommends (between 1200-1400), I stayed at 1600 without eating back exercise calories. So, check out her plan, but if you are losing on more calories than that now, then tweak it to fit you. You will still see results.

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