I want to be "bulky".

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  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    great progress Rachel!
  • kmcrey87
    kmcrey87 Posts: 422 Member
    WOOHOO! Good for you!! You look great!
  • Echo17121
    Echo17121 Posts: 111 Member
    I have been going really heavy with Chalean Extreme and I am in the second month. I am amazed how strong I am now when I pick up weights that were heavy before. I have gained a few pounds but most of that is due to bad eating the past few weekends lol! It is great to be so strong and it really helps with my cardio for sure!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Awesome progress!!!!!!!!
  • Asher213
    Asher213 Posts: 46
    You look great!
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    you look good darling! My fiance told me to lift a weight i couldnt pick up more than 3 reps, and do 3 sets. I gained an inch on my calves,biceps, and quads in 3 weeks. seems to work
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    you look good darling! My fiance told me to lift a weight i couldnt pick up more than 3 reps, and do 3 sets. I gained an inch on my calves,biceps, and quads in 3 weeks. seems to work

    Not to call your fiance wrong but I've read, I think niner said it, that 8-12 reps is best for building size. The 3-5 reps is best for building strength.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Oh and thanks for the compliments everyone. The point of this post wasn't to solicit compliments (although, yeah, they are appreciated). The point was to show that it's freaking hard to bulk, especially for a woman, even when your try really hard. I really doubt it could happen accidentally.
  • mamitosami
    mamitosami Posts: 531 Member
    Oh and thanks for the compliments everyone. The point of this post wasn't to solicit compliments (although, yeah, they are appreciated). The point was to show that it's freaking hard to bulk, especially for a woman, even when your try really hard. I really doubt it could happen accidentally.

    One more compliment.. besides the obvious cut of muscle in your arms, you can really see definition in your chest--great work!! I started about the same time as you and I notice a change also (I wish I had taken good photos like you... perhaps I will do that in the morning...). It's hard work, but it's going to pay off!!! I can't wait to see how you are doing in a few months--bikini season!!!

    Great work!
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    Well you look amazing but I totally understand having a certain goal in mind and it seems like it's taking forever to get there. I wish you well on reaching that as soon as you can!
  • Beastette
    Beastette Posts: 1,497 Member
    Fantastic work, and thank you for posting! You inspire me!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Good job Rachel! I really wish I could work with you personally because I know that I could probably even help you out more.


    A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
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    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Oh, I meant to reply to this earlier but got distracted. Thanks, Niner. You have been very helpful! And yeah, it would be awesome to train with you in real life.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    hmm...my quote button wont work today :( in any case! :) ive heard the rep/weight formula too, and kept telling my fiance so. He finally said, "kelsi, we are the exact same; eat whatever we want and barely gain and workout all day to no avail. Just try it my way for a month, you cant get any FEWER results than now." i end up doing the same number of reps total, just not all in one go :) x+y=z might not be the formula that works for everyone, we found out ours is more like a+b=c haha
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    He finally said, "kelsi, we are the exact same; eat whatever we want and barely gain

    Not trying to single you out on this, but just looking at the above wouldn't you assume this is a function of diet?
  • mandylooo
    mandylooo Posts: 456 Member
    Rachel, you make me so happy and proud!!! We have different fitness goals, but you're still my hero. I'm suddenly afraid I won't be able to keep up with you if we do try to go mountain biking or snowboarding!! I gotta step up my game.

    Well I HAVE been cutting back on my cardio during my "bulk". :wink:

    I'm looking for inspiration and information on lean body mass gains -so thanks for the inspiration, could i have some information on how far back you've cut your cardio? Ta.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Rachel, you make me so happy and proud!!! We have different fitness goals, but you're still my hero. I'm suddenly afraid I won't be able to keep up with you if we do try to go mountain biking or snowboarding!! I gotta step up my game.

    Well I HAVE been cutting back on my cardio during my "bulk". :wink:

    I'm looking for inspiration and information on lean body mass gains -so thanks for the inspiration, could i have some information on how far back you've cut your cardio? Ta.

    Over the summer I was doing 45-60 minutes of pretty intense cardio (Turbo Fire) 5-6 days a week. Now I do 30min of moderate intensity after I lift 3 days a week, and maybe 1 day of 45 minutes, more intense, including some HIITs, on the weekends. Mainly I re-discovered my love of lifting and cardio just doesn't interest me anymore. I've also read that too much cardio while trying to gain muscle mass is counter productive, but I'm not sure how accurate that is and don't have anything to back it up.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    He finally said, "kelsi, we are the exact same; eat whatever we want and barely gain
    Not trying to single you out on this, but just looking at the above wouldn't you assume this is a function of diet?
    woohoo my quote button works again! Anyway, i CAN eat anything, but i DONT. I made a health choice, based on histories of debilitating diet related diseases in my fam :) i eat quite well, my fiance eats enough junk for the both of us :) and you look great,btw.
  • mandylooo
    mandylooo Posts: 456 Member
    Thanks for the reply Rachel
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    He finally said, "kelsi, we are the exact same; eat whatever we want and barely gain
    Not trying to single you out on this, but just looking at the above wouldn't you assume this is a function of diet?
    woohoo my quote button works again! Anyway, i CAN eat anything, but i DONT. I made a health choice, based on histories of debilitating diet related diseases in my fam :) i eat quite well, my fiance eats enough junk for the both of us :) and you look great,btw.


    Thank you and good for you for making healthy changes. I don't mean to derail but the point I was getting at -- if you aren't making gains and you are training hard, I would look at kcal and macro intake well before rep range as the culprit, provided you are at least close to a normal rep range (ex: 5-12).

    Anyways, we can go back to commenting on Rachel's arms now.

    Nice pipes Rachel :)
  • justle
    justle Posts: 275 Member
    I've been trying really hard for 1.5 months. Lifting a lot, limiting my cardio. Eating an average of 2600 calories a day. Look, now I'm HUGE:

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    Oh wait, no I'm not, cause it's damn hard for a woman to put on muscle mass. I've gained 3 whole pounds and some of that is probably fat and water.

    I wanna look like you, you look awesome!
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    Yup, very nice arms! Abs look great in the second pic as well! I love my arms when they have muscle. Will get back there some day!! Great job and keep it up!
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