REAL MFP women, weight training Befores and Afters

I promised I'd post some pictures way earlier in this thread. This is me, lifting for quite a few solid years with a few years taken off to have babies. Been at this since I was 13 and am now 29. Still progressing every year, working towards a no photoshop required type results, might be dead by then.

Damnnnnnn Ebby Looking amazing as always.

Your shoulders really stand out and have a really nice shape to them. Legs are awesome too. Now I'm going to keep asking you when your going to do a figure competition.... because you would rock it.

I promised I'd post some pictures way earlier in this thread. This is me, lifting for quite a few solid years with a few years taken off to have babies. Been at this since I was 13 and am now 29. Still progressing every year, working towards a no photoshop required type results, might be dead by then.

Amazing stomach -- is that after the babies? Because if it is I'm going to be really jealous!

Yes post babies, still working on it, water retention in that area can be a real bugger. I owe my stomach getting firmer more defined to lots of heavy compound lifts like deads, front squats with good form and core control during movements and do very little ab work because it's actually worse for my diastasis recti (where there is muscle separation that makes the ab muscles separate during certain movements). But compound lifts helped hugely!

As for a figure competition perhaps... it's on my to do but not set up there very high right now. LOL.

*sigh* Jealous.

You look AMAZING.

I'm lifting heavy, but I've had a month off due to knee surgery. I haven't been able to do squats because of my knee since Oct. last year.

I started back to upper body strength training last week, and I've been SO sore!

I promised I'd post some pictures way earlier in this thread. This is me, lifting for quite a few solid years with a few years taken off to have babies. Been at this since I was 13 and am now 29. Still progressing every year, working towards a no photoshop required type results, might be dead by then.

Amazing stomach -- is that after the babies? Because if it is I'm going to be really jealous!

Yes post babies, still working on it, water retention in that area can be a real bugger. I owe my stomach getting firmer more defined to lots of heavy compound lifts like deads, front squats with good form and core control during movements and do very little ab work because it's actually worse for my diastasis recti (where there is muscle separation that makes the ab muscles separate during certain movements). But compound lifts helped hugely!

As for a figure competition perhaps... it's on my to do but not set up there very high right now. LOL.

*sigh* Jealous.

You look AMAZING.

I'm lifting heavy, but I've had a month off due to knee surgery. I haven't been able to do squats because of my knee since Oct. last year.

I started back to upper body strength training last week, and I've been SO sore!

Do what you can as much as you can. I gained 75+lbs with my first pregnancy (150lbs to start before baby) then lost it in 3.5 months to find out preggers again! LOL, Gained 45 lbs that time. Goal setting, determination, dedication, some tolerance to pain and it all happens. 3.5 years old my youngest is and it's only in the last year my body has really started to change, I eat more now, train harder than I ever imagined I would and still astonish myself with my own progress. Keep rocking it, your getting there!!

Edited to say thank you for the compliment. You know what's awesome, one day you'll be in the body you want to be and someone will be looking at your progress saying the same thing. Your amazing, trust the process and believe.

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Well done ladies.

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I will hopefully post pictures at some point! Been lifting heavy for a year and doing NROL4W right now. Way to go strong ladies! Currently 21% BF looking to get to 17-18%

Please add me anyone

would take all these ladies out to the gym/10

Inspiring

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Maybe some crappy camera phone pics, but no photoshop LOL

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Everyone has done a fantastic job. Pictures really motivate me for sure. I've only lost about 13 lbs but when I get to 20, I may post the pics. My goal is to lose about 65lbs total. :happy:

I got the book.. read it and now starting the weight training program this afternoon.. Ill be sure to take pictures

Do you take them every 30 days as a comparable?

I am taking them after every stage (lengths vary) just because that's what I decided.

Thats a good idea.. I just took my before pics the other day.. I never realized how much muscle I already look like I have till I took the pictures.. I know the book says I wont "bulk" up... but do you think I will?

No!!!

Women simply don't have the hormones to get bulky. The women weight lifters you see who are bulky are trying. Really hard.

Saying you don't want to get bulky (like a bodybuilder) is akin to saying you don't want to start running because you might go to the olympics.

It's that hard. So eat up and lift away, you're not going to look huge and muscle bound.

I compelete agree....everyone should be supportive unless you believe someone is truly dangering themselves. Just because its not what you would do, just keep that to yourself and be supportive. After all, not everyone would agree with everything everyone does and it doesnt feel good to be insulted by strangers.

Seriously - all of you rock. You all have had great progress. I would love to look like any one of you. I'm just now getting into some serious lifting and have scaled way back on cardio. I'm hoping to see some results after a few months if I stick to this 6 day program.