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    A heavy weight lifter in street clothes...

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    • Posts: 560 Member
      Yay!!! For you

      Im pressing 110....squatting 150.....Deadlifting 175 currently

      Im so bulky huh....:noway:


      Thanks for the post :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 4,564 Member
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      Except I do gain muscle easier than a lot of women. When I lifted in college I annoyed my lifting partner because she was stronger but my biceps were bigger and more defined. I went on a "bulk" over the winter. I ate 3000 calories for 4 months in an effort to gain muscle. "They" say that women who do everything right to gain muscle should only be able to gain a pound of muscle a month. I'm pretty sure I gained more than that (I gained 10lbs total, and am pretty sure 6 of that was NOT fat). My flexed biceps are 12.5in big, my quads are 20", my hips and *kitten* 40"!.

      The difference is not building muscle easily, the difference between "bulky" and "lean" is body fat percentage.
      This. I have PCOS and my testosterone is higher than most women. I am bulky..... but not because of my muscles but because of the 4 fat on top of it. I thing you look stunning Rae
    • Posts: 6,294 Member
      wow! You look awesome and i am impressed with you strength! now i wanna know what you look like in a swim suit!

      Psst: there are some in my profile pictures.
    • Posts: 10,477 Member
      You're so hot.

      I do wonder what I'd even be able to lift if I tried *LOL*
    • Posts: 64 Member
      OMG I just started weight training one month ago and I bench 7.5 on each side :(:( but hey I started with 5 on each side. I LOVE lifting now. You are such an inspiration!!!
    • Posts: 8,059 Member
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      Are you saying the bulkier women have more fat or less? I'm talking about women who have very little body fat and a LOT of muscle definition. Not everyone has those results, but some do and I think that's what a lot of women are afraid of having happen.

      Personally, it's not the look I want. I like your results and is what I'm hoping for.
      The women you are talking about are on steroids, and train for years to look like that. It isn't a natural look, or a way you can end up looking by accident.
    • Posts: 6,294 Member

      Are you saying the bulkier women have more fat or less? I'm talking about women who have very little body fat and a LOT of muscle definition. Not everyone has those results, but some do and I think that's what a lot of women are afraid of having happen.

      Personally, it's not the look I want. I like your results and is what I'm hoping for.

      That's not technically "bulk". Being lean with a lot of muscle definition is just what comes from having a very low body fat and having a normal level of muscles. Look at Madonna. Honestly, I doubt she's a heavy weight lifter. Her muscles aren't that big. She just has a really low body fat percentage. If you don't want to look like that, don't get that skinny. My body fat percentage is probably 22%, her is probably 17%.

      But yes, it's okay to not want to be muscular. Nothing wrong with that. I personally love weight lifting and like to show what the benefits of weight lifting are.
    • Posts: 1,726 Member
      Thank you everyone. I didn't post this just to be an attention *kitten* (okay, maybe a little). It's part of my endless marketing campaign to get more women into weight lifting.:love:

      You've got a successful campaign going because you are one of my original inspirations for getting into lifting (even though I've taken a two week hiatus).
    • Posts: 8,219 Member
      You have that James bond girl kind of look. One of the villainesses. The, I'm going to crush your skull with my legs, then go powder my nose.

      This is my favorite!
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
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      That's not technically "bulk". Being lean with a lot of muscle definition is just what comes from having a very low body fat and having a normal level of muscles. Look at Madonna. Honestly, I doubt she's a heavy weight lifter. Her muscles aren't that big. She just has a really low body fat percentage. If you don't want to look like that, don't get that skinny. My body fat percentage is probably 22%, her is probably 17%.

      But yes, it's okay to not want to be muscular. Nothing wrong with that. I personally love weight lifting and like to show what the benefits of weight lifting are.

      Good point. I don't want the Madonna look, for sure!
    • Posts: 6,294 Member
      Yay!!! For you

      Im pressing 110....squatting 150.....Deadlifting 175 currently

      Im so bulky huh....:noway:


      Thanks for the post :flowerforyou:

      Damn it. Someone who can lift more than me. And you're probably shorter than I am. Get out of my post!

      Kidding. You look great too. Again NOT masculine.
    • Posts: 1,319 Member
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      Psst: there are some in my profile pictures.

      I thought about that after posting hehe...you look amazing both in street clothes and a bikini...maybe I need to start lifting a little more :)
    • Posts: 6,128 Member
      I'll arm wrestle you for a verdict . . .
    • Posts: 1,997 Member
      You look fantastic, not bulky at all.
    • Posts: 934 Member
      You look awesome! And thanks for posting the pics, I wish more women see them and stop being scared of lifting heavy.
    • Posts: 5,343 Member
      SO love these threads!!

      Awesome work Rae!!
    • Posts: 198 Member
      You look great, very sleek and just beautiful. I am kicking myself in the head right now because my copy of "new rules" is coming from America. It should be here next week, but I ordered it mid April. :sad:
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      This is my favorite!

      LOL. Yes, this one is great. Thank you.
    • Posts: 211 Member
      Same here Rachel. I deadlift 220, squat 165, clean 130, and snatch 95. I don't think I look masculine or bulky at all!

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      well, and I suck at uploading apparently, so sorry they are sideways.
    • Posts: 12,295 Member
      You look great, Rae.
    • Posts: 8,934 Member
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      The women you are talking about are on steroids, and train for years to look like that. It isn't a natural look, or a way you can end up looking by accident.

      Agreed! And even if there are a few women who get bulky, and I'm not convinced of that to any large degree, why does the 2% always have to referenced as opposed to the 98% for whom there is not any getting bulky?? The exception always comes up as evidenced by this topic not getting through the first page before it did! For the vast majority of women AND MEN gaining bulk requires dedication and work. It doesn't just happen by accident as tiger said.

      To Rae, Now that's what I'm talking about girl!! Great work! You look marvelous!
    • Posts: 1,433 Member
      DAMN! you look amazing!
    • Posts: 1,437 Member
      damn... fantastic :noway:
    • Posts: 5,510 Member
      I'll be back in about 3 minutes.
    • Posts: 3,329 Member
      You look awesome and HEALTHY AND FIT!! All women should strive for this look.
    • Posts: 107
      Same here Rachel. I deadlift 220, squat 165, clean 130, and snatch 95. I don't think I look masculine or bulky at all!

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      5notoh.jpg

      well, and I suck at uploading apparently, so sorry they are sideways.

      Lost for words :-)
    • Posts: 5,510 Member
      I'm either going to lay down sideways or tip my monitor over. srs.

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    • Posts: 467 Member
      rae you look awesome :) keep on motivating girl.
    • Posts: 51
      No, but I feel comparatively weak :(
      same here, you look great, no masculine at all
    • Posts: 6,294 Member
      Maggie you look great too! Love both those dresses, even if they are sideways.
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