HALP! Heavy Lifting Made Me SUPAH Bulky!!!

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  • ParkerH47
    ParkerH47 Posts: 463 Member
    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.

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    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

    WOW look at those curves girl! you lucky lady! you look great
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    Yep...going to the weight room tomorrow!
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    2 years of lifting. She-bulk right?

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  • mom24uk
    mom24uk Posts: 54 Member
    Very impressive. Well done ladies!:love:
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member

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    160lbs

    157.4 Lbs 6 Months Later

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    Really just need to keep on cutting and keeping my deficit low and drop the last bit of BF. Right now the calcs are showing me around 26.5% and it is almost all in my lower half.

    Goal is still to get down to around 145-150, with my current trend of BF/LBM loss that should put me around 24-25% BF then start eating maintenance and just keep doing what I have been doing.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
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    I like my men....burrrrly
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member

    190_zps811c3a1b.jpg

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    160lbs

    157.4 Lbs 6 Months Later

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    Really just need to keep on cutting and keeping my deficit low and drop the last bit of BF. Right now the calcs are showing me around 26.5% and it is almost all in my lower half.

    Goal is still to get down to around 145-150, with my current trend of BF/LBM loss that should put me around 24-25% BF then start eating maintenance and just keep doing what I have been doing.
    Awesome progress! Look at them sexy abs!
  • emtjmac
    emtjmac Posts: 1,320 Member
    From the original post...
    Before, a few months prior to heavy lifting:

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    170 lbs. Size 12 dress. Approximately 30% BF.
    Waist = 33 inches
    Hips = 41 inches
    Under bust = 38 inches
    Thighs = 23 inches
    Arms = 13 inches



    Now, 5 months after starting a progressive loading heavy lifting program:

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    151.8 lbs. Size 4 dress. Approximately 20% BF.
    Waist = 27 inches
    Hips = 36.5 inches
    Under bust = 31 inches
    Thighs = 21.5 inches
    Arms = 11 inches


    17.2 lbs lost. 4 sizes lost. Approximately 10% BF lost. 21 inches (and counting) lost.



    Still think heavy lifting will make you "bulky?" Think again.


    Heavy lifting ladies, I invite you to post YOUR before and after pics. Maybe, just maybe, we can attempt to snuff out this, "WEIGHT LIFTING WILL MAKE ME HYOOOOGE" myth.

    I really wish you had adjusted the white balance before taking that second pic so it wouldn't be all yellow.
  • perfectlytrained
    perfectlytrained Posts: 83 Member
    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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  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    I'm in month 7 now, but here are my 6 month photo updates...

    Looking good! It is great to be able to look at photos side by side and see how much progress we really are making. How much scale progress have you made in the last 6 months?
  • seeherblog
    seeherblog Posts: 1
    I'm sure this has been answered a million times but how do you start lifting? My gym has all these strength training classes that incorporate weights but is this not enough? Should I do the classes along with solely heavy lifting or just heavy lifting? I'm 27 (3 kids) and weigh 144 lbs and I'm 5'4. I have 33.4% body fat and I really really want to decrease this to about 25% in the next few months. I just started working out about 4 weeks ago and have never in my life felt so committed! In the four week I have only lost 1 percent of body fat and gained 1 lb of muscle and I weigh exactly the same. :( Any help/tips would be greatly appreciated. You guys are all doing amazing. Great job! Your stories are inspiring and I can't wait to have one to share! :)
  • MagnumBurrito
    MagnumBurrito Posts: 1,070 Member
    Bump for bulk
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  • perfectlytrained
    perfectlytrained Posts: 83 Member
    I'm in month 7 now, but here are my 6 month photo updates...

    Looking good! It is great to be able to look at photos side by side and see how much progress we really are making. How much scale progress have you made in the last 6 months?

    I lost about 30 pounds of pure fat in the first 4.5 months... scale has been bouncing around for the last 2 months, and I'm bound and determined that the downward trend will recommence this month.
  • perfectlytrained
    perfectlytrained Posts: 83 Member

    You are a bombshell!

    merci! :blushing:
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    I'm in month 7 now, but here are my 6 month photo updates...

    Looking good! It is great to be able to look at photos side by side and see how much progress we really are making. How much scale progress have you made in the last 6 months?

    I lost about 30 pounds of pure fat in the first 4.5 months... scale has been bouncing around for the last 2 months, and I'm bound and determined that the downward trend will recommence this month.

    Yeah I am at the same 5lbs but the tape keeps getting smaller so I am trying to just use that as motivation. I really want to drop 7.5lb more though and I will be happy with the scale.
  • beautifulwarrior18
    beautifulwarrior18 Posts: 914 Member
    I love this fourm! Bump!
  • carlyjaner
    carlyjaner Posts: 36 Member
    Bump! Amazing results :)
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    I thought she was back!

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  • roxywho42
    roxywho42 Posts: 165 Member
    These threads are awesome and you all look amazing.

    I do not want to quote the post where PCOS was mentioned because I don't want more nonsense on here in response, but in case other women with PCOS are reading through here and trying to decide if they should lift or not, I don't want them to be misinformed. I am new to doing heavy lifting alone in a heavy lifting program, but I was lifting in a class a couple years ago and had gotten down to 153 lbs and was in a size 4. Yeah, at 5'2", size 4, still weighing over 150. I even had people argue with me because they thought I was lying about my weight because I could not be so small and weigh that much. I don't recall all my numbers from then, but I do know that my max squat was around 130. Also, Jillian Michaels has PCOS and she lifts weights, yep, she's just all kinds of bulky. Actually, lifting has been the one thing that I have found that makes fat loss with PCOS easier. When I did only cardio or used only the Barbie weights it was slow and next to impossible.
  • mllev87
    mllev87 Posts: 8 Member
    It's my first time posting a picture here, so I don't know if this works:

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    Some months of heavy lifting but where is my SUPAH Bulk :ohwell:
  • TKhamvongsa
    TKhamvongsa Posts: 287
    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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    Look at that itty bity waist of yours! Gorgeous! Such an amazing job!!!
  • FabulousKP
    FabulousKP Posts: 97 Member
    Bump!! Love this..
  • MicheleWE
    MicheleWE Posts: 179 Member
    Yep, lifting is making me bulky
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  • teresamwhite
    teresamwhite Posts: 947 Member
    In because I need the inspiration! I wanna be bulky, too!!!!!
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    Today is 150 days since I've picked up lifting again.. I'm not sure where the bulk is. I look much tinier now

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  • larsivy
    larsivy Posts: 21 Member
    you look great. what size are you wearing now if you Don.t mind me asking? thanks.
  • shortstuff31117
    shortstuff31117 Posts: 81 Member
    Bumpity Bump!
  • teresamwhite
    teresamwhite Posts: 947 Member
    I can't get the photo off of my phone (sorry i am tech challenged)...After nearly 4 weeks of lifting, my weight really hasn't changed much, but the difference is noticeable! My size 12 skirt (non stretchy) was supremely tight, and I had to safety pin the top to get it to close. I'm wearing it today and not only can I zip it without sucking it in, but it's loose enough to spin around me as I walk!!!

    (Thank you, all you lovely ladies who lift, for the inspiration...I never would've done it without seeing you all rock the free weights!)
  • fav14
    fav14 Posts: 1
    I've just started Stronglifts thanks to all the amazing ladies on this thread. Cant wait to post my own successes. Thanks everyone for the inspiration :)

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