Females only - lifting/weight training results?

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  • marilync1266
    marilync1266 Posts: 67 Member
    Bump for inspiration!
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    i posted this in the "supah bulky" thread, but here it is for you again...

    I'm in month 7 now, but here are my 6 month photo updates...

    (before photo shows me *almost* at my heaviest)
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    (first photo shows me 2 weeks before i first started weight training)
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    (post 30-day Squat Challenge plus 30-day Bret Contreras Glute Challenge)
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    (current side view)
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    You look great!
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    This is the first time I have posted here - I really never thought I'd ever be able to post a comparison photo! I have been weight training since November. My progress has been quite slow because I spent months making sure my form was right with a trainer. I really want to do Stronglifts 5x5 as I think I would see better results in a shorter space of time but at the moment I am sticking to the plans my trainer writes for me. I took the most recent photos this morning and can't believe how different I look now!

    As well as lifting I do a circuits class once a week and a pole fitness class once a week.

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    You look so tiny now. Definitely see the effort you've been put in! Great job!
  • Karabobarra
    Karabobarra Posts: 782 Member
    Bump for later
  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    You all look amazing!! Such inspiration on here.

    I just started lifting and this is great motivation. Thank you all for sharing!
  • Welcome2theHellmouth
    Welcome2theHellmouth Posts: 206 Member
    Bumping for inspiration! Would love to see results of people only training with Dumbbells. If that exists lol. That's all I have right now to start out with.
  • quellybelly
    quellybelly Posts: 827 Member
    <-- :)
  • Welcome2theHellmouth
    Welcome2theHellmouth Posts: 206 Member
    Bumping for inspiration! Would love to see results of people only training with Dumbbells. If that exists lol. That's all I have right now to start out with.

    My before and afters - all done with dumbells and bodyweight training.

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    Wow that's awesome. Can I ask what weight you started with and what you worked up to?
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I remember this thread. I saw it and thought to myself 'I want to be one of the women in here.'

    Last May, about 165, before I started New Rules of Lifting for Women (I started back on MFP on April 27th, started lifting about 3 weeks after that, have logged in every day since)

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    After New Rules and starting StrongLifts! (Imgur says this was 10 months ago so August 2013)

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    Now, 1/3 of the way through Strong Curves

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    AND sometimes I actually wear clothes. But rarely.

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  • loriemn
    loriemn Posts: 292 Member
    I've never posted pics in the forums on here before, so here's hoping I don't F this up...

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    OK let's see if any of that actually worked correctly...*fingers crossed*
    OMG!!! I sooo want your abs!!! maybe next year this time I will be closer..
  • JGonzo82
    JGonzo82 Posts: 167 Member
    OMG!!! I sooo want your abs!!! maybe next year this time I will be closer..

    well thank you ma'am; I appreciate that!

    pssst...anyone...how do you make photos not HYOUGE when you post them? (not trying to hijack the thread here, apologies in advance to the OP)
  • 1971MLJ
    1971MLJ Posts: 137 Member
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    Wow that's awesome. Can I ask what weight you started with and what you worked up to?

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    No problem, I'm still on pretty low weights compared to some but my sessions are pretty intense. My workout is basically a full body weights routine with plyometric exercises between sets, sometimes with treadmill intervals sometimes not.
    My trainer changes everything up every few weeks and my current program is all based around press ups with and without dumbells and mountain climbers/squat thrusts with treadmill intervals. It's tough but amazing. I've just started doing Metafit classes in the last two weeks, all bodyweight routines but fast paced and again amazing workout in only 30 minutes..

    Here are some of my weights/exercises.
    Squats - SW 8kg - CW 12kg
    Squat press - SW 6kg - CW 8kg
    Wide row - SW 6kg - CW 10kg
    Inner row - SW 6kg - CW 10kg
    Dumbell curls - SW 5kg - CW 7kg
    Lat pulldown (machine) - SW 25kg - CW 34.5kg
    Squat jumps - SW 0 - CW - 10kg plate or dumbell
    Tricep press - SW 5kg - CW - 7kg
    Chest flyes - SW 6kg - CW - 8kg
  • Welcome2theHellmouth
    Welcome2theHellmouth Posts: 206 Member

    Wow that's awesome. Can I ask what weight you started with and what you worked up to?

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    No problem, I'm still on pretty low weights compared to some but my sessions are pretty intense. My workout is basically a full body weights routine with plyometric exercises between sets, sometimes with treadmill intervals sometimes not.
    My trainer changes everything up every few weeks and my current program is all based around press ups with and without dumbells and mountain climbers/squat thrusts with treadmill intervals. It's tough but amazing. I've just started doing Metafit classes in the last two weeks, all bodyweight routines but fast paced and again amazing workout in only 30 minutes..

    Here are some of my weights/exercises.
    Squats - SW 8kg - CW 12kg
    Squat press - SW 6kg - CW 8kg
    Wide row - SW 6kg - CW 10kg
    Inner row - SW 6kg - CW 10kg
    Dumbell curls - SW 5kg - CW 7kg
    Lat pulldown (machine) - SW 25kg - CW 34.5kg
    Squat jumps - SW 0 - CW - 10kg plate or dumbell
    Tricep press - SW 5kg - CW - 7kg
    Chest flyes - SW 6kg - CW - 8kg
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    Thank you! I have a ways to go! But I'm gonna push hard !!
  • sunseeker100
    sunseeker100 Posts: 90 Member
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  • perfect10isha
    perfect10isha Posts: 200 Member
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  • JCLondonUK
    JCLondonUK Posts: 159
    Just wow! :smile:

    Thank you for posting. Your pics are really inspiring. Can I ask how long you've been lifting and what programme you follow?


    I've never posted pics in the forums on here before, so here's hoping I don't F this up...

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    OK let's see if any of that actually worked correctly...*fingers crossed*
  • laineybz
    laineybz Posts: 704 Member
    January 2013

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    After 10 months with a bulking and cutting phase:

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    Lifting has made me feel more awesome inside and out!

    You look fab! Defo inspirational!
  • laineybz
    laineybz Posts: 704 Member
    I do not have any proper before pics as I was very very camera shy due to the weight I had gained. However, I did find one taken on holiday just before I started on MFP at the age of 44.

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    I lost 37lbs through a reasonable caloric deficit and lifting over the course of a year. Since then I have done a bulk and a cut and am now reversing back up ready to bulk again. A couple of my most recent pictures, now at 46 years old:

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    You look amazing!
  • chickadee1014
    chickadee1014 Posts: 12 Member
    Looking for advice and guidance plzzzz x amazing
  • christinemac17
    christinemac17 Posts: 56 Member
    I remember this thread. I saw it and thought to myself 'I want to be one of the women in here.'

    Last May, about 165, before I started New Rules of Lifting for Women (I started back on MFP on April 27th, started lifting about 3 weeks after that, have logged in every day since)

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    After New Rules and starting StrongLifts! (Imgur says this was 10 months ago so August 2013)

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    you look a m a z i n g!!! I know it's all about the recomp, but you look like you've lost waaay over 30lbs. You inspire me to get my @$$ back in the weight room!

    btw... totally get why you don't want to cover all that awesomeness up with clothes ;)


    Now, 1/3 of the way through Strong Curves

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    AND sometimes I actually wear clothes. But rarely.

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    OMG what an amazing difference!
  • christinemac17
    christinemac17 Posts: 56 Member
    oops... I replied by quote, but I see my message was in the middle of all your pics! sorry
  • carlyjaner
    carlyjaner Posts: 36 Member
    Bump :) This thread is amazing!!!
  • CarlaMomOf4
    CarlaMomOf4 Posts: 138 Member
    Lifting 5x per week on a deficit and working with a trainer. I killed it every single session.
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    My overall results of lifting from start to now.
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    WOW! Amazing results!! You look amazing!!
  • 0IGotThis0
    0IGotThis0 Posts: 2 Member
    bump
  • siobhanclark93x
    siobhanclark93x Posts: 22 Member
    Hi

    I have been going to Les Mills BodyPump for a few weeks (once a week) and no joke, I have started bulking already. The fat from my arms has reduced so much and muscles have started to show through. Its an hour long class and I would recommend it to anyone! I AM HOOKED! Going to try Les Mills BodyCombat next.