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Before & After: Weight Lifting Edition
kenzienal
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Show us your Before Weight Lifting, and After Weight Lifting progression pictures!
I hope to begin lifting within the week, and the progression pictures I've seen scattered on the forum are extremely motivating!
It is VERY inspiring to see all the changes and results from everyone, and I hope that one day I have progression pictures to add to this thread!
But for now, share with us your before & afters, and tell us how you got there!
I hope to begin lifting within the week, and the progression pictures I've seen scattered on the forum are extremely motivating!
It is VERY inspiring to see all the changes and results from everyone, and I hope that one day I have progression pictures to add to this thread!
But for now, share with us your before & afters, and tell us how you got there!
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I just starting lifting as well so I am interested in seeing some before and after too. I am looking forward to the day where I will have my own to share.
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Nothing wrong with a new thread, but in the meantime.....
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky#latest3 -
prattiger65 wrote: »Nothing wrong with a new thread, but in the meantime.....
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky#latest
74 pages of sifting through was a little intimidating lol.8 -
I'm working on it. I just started. I'm looking forward to posting my results in the future.1
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12 months progress following the physique body building regime and can't wait to see what the next 12 will bring.
Highest weight: 303 lbs
Current weight: 174.5
Inches lost: 11" chest, 14"waist, 16" hips, 5"thigh24 -
Wow - Lipsmahoney, very impressed with the weight loss and your small waist. You demonstrate well that body building during weight loss is the way to go.
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Two years between cons with Stephen Amell. 2015 and again last weekend (2017). 160+ lbs loss.
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Lipsmahoney wrote: »12 months progress following the physique body building regime and can't wait to see what the next 12 will bring.
Highest weight: 303 lbs
Current weight: 174.5
Inches lost: 11" chest, 14"waist, 16" hips, 5"thigh
WOW, you look AMAZING!! Way to go!!Nerdbear88 wrote: »Two years between cons with Stephen Amell. 2015 and again last weekend (2017). 160+ lbs loss.
That is the best before an after!! GREAT job! You look great!
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Better one for the muscle definition I gained in the last 8 months of this crazy ride I am on.13
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Lipsmahoney wrote: »Better one for the muscle definition I gained in the last 8 months of this crazy ride I am on.
What have you been doing to achieved such amazing results?1 -
What have you been doing to achieved such amazing results?
I have been doing fasted cardio every morning at 4 am for an hour full incline "dreadmill", an hour daily of weight lifting (machines. dumb bells and body weight) and three days a week a bootcamp. My meals are very rigid, timed and the food combos are set.
Definitely a formula and process that I had much help figuring out and made it part of my life like breathing. At age 47, a wife, a mom of two young kids with a full time job I can tell you that anything is possible if you want it bad enough. 13 -
Nerdbear88 wrote: »Two years between cons with Stephen Amell. 2015 and again last weekend (2017). 160+ lbs loss.
Woo Freakin' Hoo ......look at you go 4 -
I recently posted these in another thread. Mine's not a weight loss, but muscle gained. I've been doing crossfit for 3 years, which I know isn't traditional "weightlifting" but sure involves a lot of lifting of weights.
"Skinny fat" on the right from a few years ago before I started.
And two that show the size I've gained in the last 3 years.
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Jan 2016 to April 2017. 17 pounds difference.
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You, ladies and gentlemen, ROCK! I am trying to build up a little more strength with bodyweight exercises because I am so out of shape- but I hope as I progress I will be able to try new types of strength training.
Congratulations- you all are amazing inspiration!1 -
Height: 5'4"
SW: 130ish
CW: 110
First pic is from December 2012, I weighed around 130. Second and third photos are from summer of 2015 and the third pic is last summer. I weighed 110 in the 3 "after" pics. I've been maintaining since early 2015 (I've been as low as 106 and as high as 113 during that time). Still working on better definition in my arms, abs and buns, but I'm such a huge advocate for lifting. It transformed my body so dramatically. Yes, it took awhile, but I love it! And as they say, the time will pass anyway
I lift 4-5 days a week and the only cardio I do is a 10 min warm-up jog on the treadmill.22 -
Two years difference & a stone lighter lifting most days, with 5 mins cardio just as warm up. Love the results 
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First pic was 1.5 years ago at 49. Didn't eat that well and smoked a lot. Next pic was 6 months after I started lifting. Bulked up with mostly good choice foods and hypertrophy type lifting following a push/pull. Last 2 pics are last week. Cleaned up my diet Jan 1. Pretty much no sugar or white bread. Cut 100 below maintenance cals April 1 and started HIT 3 times a week. Besides lifting I think the most help has been from giving sugar and bread the boot.20 -
My weight loss journey started in 2014 at the age of 55. I went from obese to "shredded" and it took me 2 years to lose over 50 lbs. When I weighed 113 lbs. my body fat was about 17% and this is when I started powerlifting. At this point I started to lose a lot of strength so I started working with a diet coach, who is also my powerlifting coach. I started bulking in November, hence the increased weight (and loss of muscle definition) in the 2 photos on the right. I'm stronger than ever now and just qualified to lift in the Women's World's this fall for one of the federations I lift in.
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I don't really have any good before shots, left was about a month postpartum after my first (Nov 2014).
The rest are 18 months later (cut, bulk, cut.. took a while). Lifting 3-4x per week, yoga, some cardio, flexible dieting.
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Incredible, all of you !1
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Here are mine 194 to 160 and my goal weight is 140, It has taken about 2 years. It has been an extremely slow process for me! But I never gave up 13
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Here is my contribution. I don't really have many before photo's as I was extremely camera shy until recently. I have been lifting weights for around 4 years, sometimes being disciplined and up to 4 times a week to sometimes barely any lifting depending what was going on with my life but have never stopped. I have gone from a size 14 (Aus) to size 8-10. More importantly I have gone from someone who hated any form of exercise to someone that is excited to try new things that challenge my body.
My current routine is lifting x3 per week, pilates & yoga x 3 per week and aerial hammock or aerial hoop x3 times a week. Being strong is fantastic!
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I recently posted these in another thread. Mine's not a weight loss, but muscle gained. I've been doing crossfit for 3 years, which I know isn't traditional "weightlifting" but sure involves a lot of lifting of weights.
"Skinny fat" on the right from a few years ago before I started.
That shirt, tho...5 -
You guys are having such AMAZING results!!!! This is awesome, and keep them coming!2
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I have no after. Constantly changing goals. Here is a few different looks starting with pre-lifting days on top left.
I bulked and never cut so I'm fluffier now more like this second pic.
And though I'm heavy sometimes I have leaner days right after my period and look more like the third at 5'4" and 144
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That shirt, tho...
Gah. Quintessential crossfit shirt. I did not purchase that for myself. *where's the face palm smiley*
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Mine aren't as impressive as others but it's a work in progress. Five months of lifting.
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