REAL MFP women, weight training Befores and Afters

I'm now stalking this thread

I would post mine on the thread but I'm not that confident. They are on my profile though if anyone wants to look. Still a work in progress. I'm under my target weight at the minute so am working on mixing things up and getting more lifting back in my routine

I think you look awesome =D.

I would post mine on the thread but I'm not that confident. They are on my profile though if anyone wants to look. Still a work in progress. I'm under my target weight at the minute so am working on mixing things up and getting more lifting back in my routine

I think you look awesome =D.

thanks :blushing: I'm certainly a million times better than this time last year :happy:

Posting this again because the one I had was removed. I requested the deletion because the pics were so big.

May 1 2010


April 24,2012



Sorry for the multiple posts.

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MariaMariaM: You have beautifully sculpted arms and shoulders! jealous! But Im working hard at it... Mine are looking better and better all the time

Holy crap... I just chest pressed 130#. That's about my body weight!

My gym sucks (PF) and doesn't have barbells, just a couple of smiths that are always occupied, so I have to use the machines. But even if I can't bench press as much as I can using the machines... when I started, I struggled with 30#. I'm pushing 100 pounds more than that now!

And even though it's the "no judgement zone" I couldn't help but smirk a little when I was doing the lat pulldown (at 95#) and saw a woman go on the chest press after me. She moved the weight pin to 30 pounds, tried one rep, then adjusted it down further. Not mocking her, because that was me a few months ago, but it still makes me feel all kinds of crazy powerful! Rawr!!!!

That rocks Lorina....good for you =D!

So inspiring!

MariaMariaM: You have beautifully sculpted arms and shoulders! jealous! But Im working hard at it... Mine are looking better and better all the time

Thanks Cheri!! Keep working at it and you will have awesome arms!

I haven't been at in for nearly as long as some of the lovely ladies on this thread, but I've been following the New Rules of Lifting For Women program since March and I am so thrilled with the results! Heavy lifting is the way to go! I will finish stage one in a week and look forward to whats in store. Before I started lifting, I lost most of my weight... But thats for another forum post

Weird, some people look better in their BEFORE pictures.

You understand that this is just RUDE, right? I mean, I hope your body is just perfect in every way that you feel it's acceptable for you to squat on other people's amazing achievements.

Of all the jerky things I've read on this board, yours is right up there, 'lady'.

Weird, some people look better in their BEFORE pictures.

You understand that this is just RUDE, right? I mean, I hope your body is just perfect in every way that you feel it's acceptable for you to squat on other people's amazing achievements.

Of all the jerky things I've read on this board, yours is right up there, 'lady'.

you might be overreacting a tad

I don't think so. What she said was just rude and unnecessary. These women have worked hard for their acheivements, and while I'm the first person to tell others to grow a thicker skin, that comment served no purpose whatsoever.

A very long-term before and after...

Me at 18-ish dressed as Axl Rose for Halloween. My mom drew my tattoos on my right arm and I drew the ones on my left with Crayola markers (which work FABULOUS, by the way) and I was wearing a wig because my own black, permed hair looked more like Slash's.



Me about 22 years later.



Every once in a while, I get self-conscious that my arms are kinda biggish for a woman (12" bicep). Then I look at the little Ramen Noodles my arms used to be, and I love my guns. :happy:

(Tee hee... didn't realize the pun. Then I was Guns N Roses. Now I just have guns!)

The ladies here on MFP were the reason I started lifting a little over a month ago.
Here are a couple of my "during" pics. All of March I did a combo of running, Zumba and calisthenics using 7lb weights. My weight was 168.4 with close to 34% body fat. In a month I lost 6 lbs, but my body fat was still at 33%. I decided to cut back on cardio (elliptical or light running twice a week) and started the Stronglifts 5x5 power lifting program. Since then I have only lost another 3 lbs, but my body fat is now at 28%. Not to mention, I am much stronger. Here are my current stats:
Squats - 115 lb
Bench - 85 lb
Pendlay rows - 90 lb
Overhead press - 70 lb
Dead lift - 145 lb

I still have a long way to go, but hopefully my progress so far will also motivate someone to pic up some weights!

The ladies here on MFP were the reason I started lifting a little over a month ago.
Here are a couple of my "during" pics. All of March I did a combo of running, Zumba and calisthenics using 7lb weights. My weight was 168.4 with close to 34% body fat. In a month I lost 6 lbs, but my body fat was still at 33%. I decided to cut back on cardio (elliptical or light running twice a week) and started the Stronglifts 5x5 power lifting program. Since then I have only lost another 3 lbs, but my body fat is now at 28%. Not to mention, I am much stronger. Here are my current stats:
Squats - 115 lb
Bench - 85 lb
Pendlay rows - 90 lb
Overhead press - 70 lb
Dead lift - 145 lb

I still have a long way to go, but hopefully my progress so far will also motivate someone to pic up some weights!

TWO MONTHS ladies. This is the kind of results you can expect.

Awesome work!