HALP! Heavy Lifting Made Me SUPAH Bulky!!!

I know that lifting is very very good for your body in many ways. So, a question for you lifters out there:

How do you keep from being really sore and tired all the time? Lifting makes me so much more sore than running, and if I lift several days in one week I also just get ongoing fatigue. This didn't happen when I was running regularly (used to run about 18 miles a week before adding some lifting to my program.)

Also, lifting makes me ravenous! Any suggestions on how to deal with these two issues?

Right now I have cut back to lifting two times a week, but I am worried that is not enough to meet my goals. Any advice?

It really is better to keep to 3 x a week, I went down to 2 and am not seeing results as much. Try taking a week off now and again, maybe every 2 months. That's recommended in NRL4W, and it gives you a break and stops you getting sick of it! If you're hungry, eat! You need it. Keep it clean and high protein.

Getting in enough protien will help with the hunger...and getting in enough calories helps with the fatigue...

Being sore I can't really comment on I haven't really been sore...once after taking time off during vacation is the only time. It went away in 2 days tho and the final soreness left on my 2nd lift day after vacation.

You need to take full rest days between major lifts to help your body rest and heal...

As for your food and keeping it clean yah no that isn't necessary. Just eat food and get your macros as close to your mins as possible even going over.

Protien should be 1gram for each 1lb of lean body mass.

So I figured why not, here are some progress pictures. These are January 2013 and January 2014 so one year apart. Hoping to reach goal weight in the next few months and then maintain and just keep on lifting so that next January I have a great goal photo.

I hate cardio. I might randomly go walk a few miles with the kids when bored once a month or if really bored go run a 5k lol but I will not do it voluntarily. I have been lifting heavy since last February but do to my job as a nanny summer months mean maybe 4-6 times a month I make it to the gym since I work 12-14 hour days so my progress is slow.




160lbs


Since some people like lifting specs.
Bench 135 1rm, 115 5x5
Squat 260 1rm 200 5x5
OHP 110 1rm 50 5x5
Deadlift - I avoid due to back issues, I did 110 1rm for someone one day just because
Leg Press is my baby, 450 2RM

Just tagging so I can refer later. I'm reading NROLFW now, and am getting a home gym setup so I can do some lifting at home. Can't wait to show off some before and afters!

So I figured why not, here are some progress pictures. These are January 2013 and January 2014 so one year apart. Hoping to reach goal weight in the next few months and then maintain and just keep on lifting so that next January I have a great goal photo.

I hate cardio. I might randomly go walk a few miles with the kids when bored once a month or if really bored go run a 5k lol but I will not do it voluntarily. I have been lifting heavy since last February but do to my job as a nanny summer months mean maybe 4-6 times a month I make it to the gym since I work 12-14 hour days so my progress is slow.




160lbs


Since some people like lifting specs.
Bench 135 1rm, 115 5x5
Squat 260 1rm 200 5x5
OHP 110 1rm 50 5x5
Deadlift - I avoid due to back issues, I did 110 1rm for someone one day just because
Leg Press is my baby, 450 2RM

Just so you know I don't see slow progress at all your abs are amazing...I am hoping mine look like that after one year I would be jumping for joy...

As to your numbers I am way impressed...triple diget OHP is my goal atm...and your squat 1rm...nice...

Yes I thought it was time...6months into lifting and I have comparison pics for the ladies who want to see that lifting doesn't make you bulky...

Left pic Day 1....right pic day 180


Left pic Week 10 into Lifting...right pic day 180



I am very eager to get in the next 6months...Sept 9th 2014

I do however want to thank the ladies in Part 1 and 2 of this thread you were the inspiration for me...

ETA: when I started I was 178lbs...I am now 158...I have dropped a total of almost 20inches from resistence training...7 from lifting heavy and I have dropped 5% BF from lifting, almost 10 from resistence training. I always thought 6 months was a long time but it has flown by...

May I ask how many calories you were using on average during this time?

I LOVE this thread!
Such inspiration!

I too have been lifting weights, and doing cardio, and can't wait until I have progress picks.....

Thank you everyone for keeping me motivated!

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BMI says I'm overweight and that a "normal weight" would be 154lbs. I'm thinner, stronger today than I have ever been at 120lbs.

@ Day 1: 181.5lbs, 32%BF
32.5" Waist
38" Hips
36" Navel
23" Thighs

Day 108: 177.5lbs, 22.5%BF
29" Waist
34" Hips
31" Navel
21" Thighs



1st pic is Day 62, 2nd pic is yesterday (Day 107)
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LOL! Yessss!

You look amazeballs.

how much weight do you lift.
like for arms legs..
can you tell me a bit about your routine
thanks