Any girls on this board?

Important!! The following is a text only archive!
For full features; Go to Any girls on this board?

posted by catrina

I just joined and am wondering if there are any girls here. I've recently started lifting again and would like to discuss weight lifting with other women who are lifting. Thanks

posted by Morgan

munequita, lil bit are the two i can think of off the top of my head

posted by Morgan

oh and welcome to the board... there are a few guys around here that know quite a bit about female bbing as well

posted by SHOG

welcome to bbf!

perhaps we should ask storm how many ladies our bb has! :laughing:

posted by John H

welcome

posted by canibalistic_js

Yea there are some gals here lilbit, munequita, that mom that asked about ecstasy, and a few here and there. What did you need? Storm trains women no pun intended. :D

posted by catrina

Hey there, thanks for the quick responses! I'm looking for someone to advise me on the best approach to lifting for my needs. I'm 5'7", 45 years old and 135lbs, body fat is 23%, want it lower. I've been riding road bikes for the last several years, I'm in okay shape, but miss the muscle definition and I don't feel as strong as I used to. Of course that's due to age as well, but I'm not ready to go down without a fight. My goal is to firm up, define, lower my fat ratio without bulking up. I've noticed after 2 weeks of being back in the weight room I'm kind of puffy, I'm guessing from the muscles saying "what the hell are you doing?" I'm hopeful this is temporary and will go away soon? I'm doing 45 minutes of cardio and lifting for about 45 minutes alternating lower body and upper body days. I usually do 3 exercises per muscle group and about 3 sets of each exercise starting with about 20 reps and the last set is about 12 reps. I'm not adding weight for each set yet. I'm using free weights as well as some machines and cables. So, what should I do and what should I expect to see and feel. I'm not the patient type, I want to see results right away...........is that unreasonable?

posted by president_fad

yes, anything with your body takes times.

posted by canibalistic_js

What does your diet look like?

posted by lil bit

Hi there! As one of the resident females, thought I'd pop into this thread and say welcome to the board!!

Canni's right, Storm really knows how to work the ladies, lol! But most of the advice you'll find on here works for women too, simply adjust weights for training and portions for diet advice.

You could probably get instant results, if you decided to try one of those overnight weightloss pills they sell...but quick results don't last. It takes time to get the results you want, but if you can set small goals for about a month out, it might help ease the impatience. By small, I mean reasonable...like increasing how much you can lift by 10lbs, or losing 1/2-1 inch overall...I have a hard time keeping myself motivated, so this method really works for me(especially when you pass that goal).

The puffiness sounds more like you might have some water weight...how's your sodium/water intake?

posted by Storm

Welcome to BBF

* Add Your Comment - Ask a question *
Share the knowledge!

+
+
+
+
+
+ ...

+
+
------
+
+
+
------
+
+
+
+