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Women Lifting Heavy and being Bulky....................

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  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    Oh, heck yeah! I'm always flexing for my husband telling him to "Feel my muscles. Go on. Feel them." He always oohs and ahhhs and tells me he's proud of me. I wish I was as cut as some of you. I'm getting there though. Someday......
  • becs3578
    becs3578 Posts: 836 Member
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    1.5 years of Crossfit and 50 lbs later I do love my leaner look and my muscles. I love feeling STRONG!
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    Shameless flexer. Guilty as charged. Actually really should get some new flex selfies that reflect my latest *kitten*-kicking weight-lifting badassery.
  • gregp2012
    gregp2012 Posts: 26 Member
    Couple of flexed pics I pulled from my profile (none taken 'with mah swole on').

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    Unfortunately I will get in trouble if I post a pic of my hip to show my muscle definition there as people tend to report my pics, but here is one that should be ok that shows some definition - although it shows far less definition than usmcmp has.

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    I may have more muscle definition than a lot of people like - and that is fine - everyone is 100% entitled to their preferences, however, you do not start lifting weights and suddenly get muscular.

    ^^^Nothing wrong here.
  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
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    1.5 years of Crossfit and 50 lbs later I do love my leaner look and my muscles. I love feeling STRONG!

    Amazing results, your profile pic looks like a mother daughter shot. :heart:
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    I love to flex too!


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    I like seeing the cuts and definition.
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    Ok, so I spent some time playing with the camera at the gym today, I'm still no good at taking photos but here's what I got:

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    I have no idea why, but the tendons through the neck fascinate me, I blame too much time in A&P
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    My legs are pale and covered in bruises and veins, and not even the cool kind but I'm starting to see some definition!
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    And a baby quad.
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    I think the moral of the story: Don't give me a camera and an excuse to flex! :laugh:
  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member

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    I think the moral of the story: Don't give me a camera and an excuse to flex! :laugh:

    OK you definitely earned bragging rights for that tricep!

    Eta. I love the shoes!
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member

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    I think the moral of the story: Don't give me a camera and an excuse to flex! :laugh:

    OK you definitely earned bragging rights for that tricep!

    Eta. I love the shoes!

    LOL, my husband will STILL claim he can't see my triceps when I flex :angry: .

    That's actually my second pair of shoes like that, I absolutely love them.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    I wanna join the club. I decided to take before and afters with lifting.

    Before lifting flex:
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    After lifting flex:

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    Edit: photo resize
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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  • starspecks
    starspecks Posts: 49 Member
    Haha this thread is great! I totally love flexing when I've got the after workout pump! My husband started exercising because he said I was so ripped he has to catch up.
  • motal003
    motal003 Posts: 28
    My husband says I wont get bulky so I do lift weights. But I just feel so confident in the gym and LOVE to watch myself in the mirrors sweat and workout...
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    I love to flex too!


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    I like seeing the cuts and definition.

    Wow! You look amazing!
  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
    I wanna join the club. I decided to take before and afters with lifting.

    Before lifting flex:
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    After lifting flex:

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    Edit: photo resize

    I like that you can see the difference from pre-workout to after. You normally don't see pics from the same day like this.

    I love the lines/cuts that form from lifting, great bicep!
    I love to flex too!


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    I like seeing the cuts and definition.

    Your back is amazing :love:
  • Kate7294
    Kate7294 Posts: 783 Member
    Love this post. Have to go shave my legs now so I can try posting a picture. LOL. I flex and just got my first ab muscle recently at least that I can see. Still have a lot to lose before I show that off. LOL. Just been doing machines, treadmills, and walking here. Just joined the gym last week and have no spotter.
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    Thanks ladies!

    All the pics are amazing in this thread!!

    You ladies ROCK!!
  • Kate7294
    Kate7294 Posts: 783 Member
    Hope these aren't too big. First time posting pictures. Still a work in progress. This is after 1 week in the gym...

    http://s1071.photobucket.com/user/Kate_Pickeral/media/MFP/74eddfbe-10cb-41fd-a50f-bf62e316ab24.jpg.html
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    I wanna join the club. I decided to take before and afters with lifting.

    Before lifting flex:
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    After lifting flex:

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    Edit: photo resize


    I am so going to take pics before and after lifting like this - its an awesome idea! looking good too! :flowerforyou:
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    I love to flex too!


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    I like seeing the cuts and definition.

    wow - just wow!! That is impressive!!
  • NoMouseNoMore
    NoMouseNoMore Posts: 12 Member
    In my fourth year of lifting weights. Current photo of my back.


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  • 20Grit
    20Grit Posts: 752 Member
    :bigsmile:
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    I love seeing all these photos! I envy some of the back definition ... that's going to be my first goal, I think! (Which will come through lifting and getting the bf% low enough).
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I need to see this everyday to push myself harder and lifting heavier.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I love seeing all these photos! I envy some of the back definition ... that's going to be my first goal, I think! (Which will come through lifting and getting the bf% low enough).

    My upper back is pretty easy but lower back is the toughest spot...
  • _KitKat_
    _KitKat_ Posts: 1,066 Member
    Hope these aren't too big. First time posting pictures. Still a work in progress. This is after 1 week in the gym...
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    Fixed....url is how you get them to show...img must be lowercasing and omit the spaces I put in.

    Tried to resize, for some reason it wasn't taking shorthand or long bb code :frown:
  • Kate7294
    Kate7294 Posts: 783 Member
    Thanks
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    In my fourth year of lifting weights. Current photo of my back.


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    That is a lovely back.
  • Runningwild103
    Runningwild103 Posts: 191
    :bigsmile:

    :laugh:
  • caseypcarlin
    caseypcarlin Posts: 40 Member
    I love watching my reflection in the mirror when I do tricep pulldowns!! Also I love watching my legs when I'm doing leg presses, I've always hated my legs and they're starting to take a shape I never thought possible :D. All you ladies look fabulous by the way!!!

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