I have a goal to be able to do an unassisted pull-up. I am over 50 and female. I would like to hear from women that can do this. What do you weigh? How old are you? Do you have advice for how to train? I currently am working though the P90X weight routines (not Kenpo, yoga, etc.) and do aerobics at least three times a…
Any women have success building muscle after 55? If so, did you eat a surplus of calories? How much muscle were you able to build? How long did you lift? Read a few articles that give the impression a few pounds is what you can realistically hope for.
I am closing in on a weight I thought I'd never see again (58 yrs old). I am realizing that maintenance is going to be as hard as losing, maybe harder. So I am interested in some maintenance success stories! How much did you lose? Where did your weight settle out? How long have you maintained? Tips?
I am interested to see how measurements, arm, thigh, waist, etc. change over time when weightlifting without dieting and when weightlifting with dieting. I am a 5'8" woman and around 148 lbs. I assume if I lose say .5 to 1 lb a week while lifting I'd expect to see all my measurements get smaller even if I was gaining some…