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weight training only success stories

Bearface115
Bearface115 Posts: 574 Member
edited November 2024 in Success Stories
I'd love to see people who have started off heavy and did free weights/ weight machines with maybe light cardio with transformations. I want to lose 100 lbs and afraid to start out using weights even though I've heard other wise. Please show me you're before and after pictures!

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    163-130ish. Heavy lifting, moderate/light cardio. I started working on form with a trainer, used a program she set up for me, then moved kind of abruptly to Wendler's 5/3/1. Once I got to 133ish I tried a recomp using PHUL and lasted only 3 months. Currently in a deficit to get to 125.

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  • Bearface115
    Bearface115 Posts: 574 Member
    Wow!! you look amazing!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited July 2015
    Bearface115 wrote: »
    Wow!! you look amazing!

    Thank you. Don't be afraid to start weight training right away. There are so many people on here who get to goal and realize they are a bit...mushier than they'd like, and say they regret not weight training throughout weight loss. For me, I just hated cardio and liked lifting. I got a trainer who understood that, and I was learning about the benefits of lifting all along the way.

    I suggest paying for a trainer for at least a month. I paid for cheaper sessions, 30 minutes, and met twice a week. I wanted to learn form for compound lifts and free weight lifts ONLY. I was not paying someone to watch me do burpees and pushups (though she made me do them sometimes). After a couple of months you can get your form down and branch off on your own. It did put a dent in my finances but I don't regret it.
  • truediamond11
    truediamond11 Posts: 14 Member
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  • Rudenurse88
    Rudenurse88 Posts: 22 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Bearface115 wrote: »
    Wow!! you look amazing!

    Thank you. Don't be afraid to start weight training right away. There are so many people on here who get to goal and realize they are a bit...mushier than they'd like, and say they regret not weight training throughout weight loss. For me, I just hated cardio and liked lifting. I got a trainer who understood that, and I was learning about the benefits of lifting all along the way.

    I suggest paying for a trainer for at least a month. I paid for cheaper sessions, 30 minutes, and met twice a week. I wanted to learn form for compound lifts and free weight lifts ONLY. I was not paying someone to watch me do burpees and pushups (though she made me do them sometimes). After a couple of months you can get your form down and branch off on your own. It did put a dent in my finances but I don't regret it.

    Best advice. Groupon sometimes has specials for personal training. Some gyms have orientation to their equipment as well
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