p2tog Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hi guys! Like a lot of people, I've gone back and forth between periods of "exercising" and "not-so-much" over the years. I first developed a love for working out in high school, when I decided I was finally ready to shed all that weight I put on during puberty. I am not a runner. I never have been, and I doubt I ever will be. My body responds best to building muscles, and since figuring that out, that's what I tend to stick with. I dropped 30 lbs in about a year and felt great. I never put on the so-called Freshman Fifteen, but I have gained a bit back over the years (although I feel like I wear it better now). Back in December I got home from trip to India during which time I had, perhaps surprisingly, put on a little weight. I decided it was time to get rid of it and get strong, even stronger than I used to be! After geeking around on the interwebz I found NF and by the time I'd finished reading the first article, was hooked. Where I am right now:I've picked weight training back up and am more into it than ever. I played around with a variety of workouts since returning home in early December and have settled on NF's Barbell Battalion as my weapon of choice. I love being "the girl doing deadlifts" and my current goal is to also become "the girl doing pull-ups." Call me an attention whore if you must.I can tell I've gotten stronger already, just in the last month or so. Right now the scale tells me I'm within 5 lbs of my all-time heaviest, except this time it's more muscle than fat. My jeans are about a size 7 instead of the 13 I wore late in middle school, even though my weight is almost the same. Woot! Sheer laziness has kept me from posting here until now, but I'm hoping to be a little more vocal now that I'm nice and motivated, and feeling social. Here's to group adventuring! 5 Quote Barbells are a girl's best friend. Link to comment
Why not? Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Welcome! Keep up the good work! Quote Long Term Goals: Spoiler 200# 245# Snatch 300# Clean and Jerk 380# 465# Back Squat 450# 500# Deadlift Planche Human Flag Front Lever 285# Log Clean and Press 1k Row under 3:20 Back Flip Bodyweight Turkish Get-up For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for the present life and the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8 Never compromise. Link to comment
Flex Luthor Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Girls lifting weights are pure awesomeness. I wish there were more at my gym. Keep it up! 2 Quote "I like you just the way you are" - Mr. Rogers In Br0din's name we gain. Link to comment
Basement Cat Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Welcome to the rebellion, P2Tog! Good luck with your goals and keep us posted! Quote Current form: Chubby House Cat (lvl4) Weight objective: 20% S. 4 P. 6 E. 4 C. 7 I. 8 A. 4 L. 5 Battle log Current Challenge Handy linky. Link to comment
fitOsaurus_Rex Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 welcome! i just joined the community yesterday myself and i am a fellow lady lifter I however have resigned myself to weights at home because, and i'll admit it, i'm self conscious at the gym in the weights section. Lucky for me though hubby wants to put on weight, and is self conscious of his size so he wont go to a gym...yet...but we do have a nice free weight/dumbbell/barbell collection with a nice bench. I figure maybe once we both get more comfy we will join the gym for the additional weights and machines or just keep with it at home. good luck here! ive been focusing on losing weight for over a year now. i was lifting weights but hated the scale (even though i liked the way i was looking) and at the time i wasnt in the mindset to see the scale going up so i stopped. I've since picked the weights back up, said screw the scale, and started lifting again. i'm following LiveFit but am looking forward to other programs when i finish my first one! maybe we can help keep each other going! 1 Quote Link to comment
The Beard Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Welcome to the Rebellion!! I've picked weight training back up and am more into it than ever. I played around with a variety of workouts since returning home in early December and have settled on NF's Barbell Battalion as my weapon of choice. I love being "the girl doing deadlifts" and my current goal is to also become "the girl doing pull-ups." Call me an attention whore if you must. One of my friends is "the girl doing pull-ups". Every time she does it I get a good laugh because there usually ends up being at least one guy that sees her do them and then tries to outdo her. Most don't even come close (she can do something like 15 or so). 4 Quote Level 3 Bearded Assassin Str: 10 Dex: 9 Sta: 6 Con: 7 Wis: 4 Cha: 3 Current Challenge: Respawn Past Challenges: 1 2 3 Daily Battle Log Album "I'm not losing weight. I'm getting rid of it. I have no intention of ever finding it again." Link to comment
Raev Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Don't forget to be the "girl doing squats" too! Squat girls.... lol 2 Quote level 4 Gnoll warrior STR 6|DEX 5|STA 4|CON 5|WIS 5|CHA 2 Building a better Raev, part 1. Goal: working set of 350# squat, 235# bench, 370# deadlift, 15% or lower BF% Fix slight pelvic tilt, reinforce lower back to help disc issue Link to comment
p2tog Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 No worries, today actually happens to be squat day, as a matter of fact... 2 Quote Barbells are a girl's best friend. Link to comment
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