Women are so scared to lift heavy weights they are afraid they are going to "bulk up" or look like a professional body builder.
Im here to tell you it is impossible!
I spoke about being skinny fat....Here.
I have been lifting heavier weights for 11 years now.
I started out with only 97 pounds of lean body mass...my actually scale weight was around 118.
After 11 years I have only gained 6.5 pounds of muscle!
And it took me 11 years to do so!!
11 years!
Last summer my lean muscle mass was 102 pounds.
I just had my fat rechecked this week and it was 103.6! So as a 41 and a half year old woman I have gained 1.6 pounds of muscle in less than a year! That is huge! And I am so proud of it!
Since last May I have changed my workouts completely. I wanted to see how much muscle I could gain at almost 41 years old. I was so tired of doing so much cardio. Tired of my hip hurting. Tired of feeling beat up.
I used to do cardio 3-4x a week...50 minutes to an hour each session...and mainly I ran as my cardio...I since have almost completely stopped running. Maybe 1x a month. It took awhile to get over the runners high..mentally I just wasn't sure how I would feel after 16 years of being a runner.
Now I do it 2-3 cardio session...at the very most. And it is never more than 50 minutes.
I have been lifting 5-6x a week. Focusing on 3 body parts at a time...while I used to do a full body routine 2-3x a week.
For example..
Mondays legs
Tuesdays chest back abs
Wednesday cardio/plyo metrics
Thursday shoulders bis tris
Fridays legs/glutes
Saturday day off
Sunday long 6 m walk
I know to some these photos don't really show a huge change like some on the internet. But to me it is huge.
1.6 pounds of muscle gained is a ton for a woman! Especially a woman over the age of 40!
I feel like I look better now...I'm not as skinny looking and I feel like I look more fit.
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