Girl Bros - Women (the vagina kind) who lift

[Babyspackle]

So while common consensus is that high weight + low reps builds bigger stronger muscles, there isn't any concrete proof this is a legitimate statement beyond small margines if any. Most online articles have no citations whatsoever and many link to studies that don't support their claims. It certainly takes more time to run through 6 sets @ 30 reps instead of 10 with a lower weight. Alot of what people do in the gym is based on pride, and TBH if feels good when you can slap another plate on something and do the same reps / sets you did previously with less weight.

There's nothing specifically "wrong" with doing cardio and weights on the same day other than whatever you do second is definitely going to take a backseat to the former in terms of progress.

When you can feel the muscle you're trying to target specifically, the fatigue, and a pump in that muscle things are progressing. If you're doing 30reps and you are tired but that muscle/group isnt hard and screaming then you need more weight.

I think if there is any real difference it's small enough that actual effort and time make it insignificant unless you're doing 8hrs a day 7 days a week. Granted it doesn't sound like you're looking to go all She-Hulk, though that doesn't happen overnight, and if you are a runner you'll look toned probably with no weightlifting.

I think effort = gains and much beyond that is a mix of perception + small differences.

I'm not an expert or anything, heres a 2010 study https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0012033#s4

yer 70s book would be interesting to see though

 

[Idiotron]

I absolutely love buff girls. It's my fetish, I guess.
Nothing sexier to me than a girl with a cute smile and sixpack abs:

I'm currently trying to get with a girl who was a fitness model national champion in her home country.
She's built like a tank but it's the sexiest tank I've seen in a while.
I wish that insecure guys would stop mocking these girls because they're so rare.
the body positivity movement should focus on making these girls more accepted instead of pandering to fat fucks.

 

[Y2K Baby]

Lol, cuck.

@chekovia
Cuck

 

[Begemot]

@chekovia
Cuck

How very interesting you know all these /fit/ memes, you perverse brat.

 

[Y2K Baby]

How very interesting you know all these /fit/ memes, you perverse brat.

Which one

 

[Rat Speaker]

Which one

Faggot.

 

[Y2K Baby]

Faggot.

 

[J A N D E K]

I absolutely love buff girls. It's my fetish, I guess.
Nothing sexier to me than a girl with a cute smile and sixpack abs:

I'm currently trying to get with a girl who was a fitness model national champion in her home country.
She's built like a tank but it's the sexiest tank I've seen in a while.
I wish that insecure guys would stop mocking these girls because they're so rare.
the body positivity movement should focus on making these girls more accepted instead of pandering to fat fucks.

To each his own. I don’t begrudge anyone wanting to be fit. I dated a girl that was a bikini competitor and I’d draw the line there... being toned/lean, but not bulging or excessively cut. Personally I find six pack abs on a girl a major turn off... I like women to be softer. If you pat a girl on the ass, it should jiggle a little bit.

 

[Rat Speaker]

You have lovely eyes.

 

[Begemot]

Which one

The protein braps line

You have lovely eyes.

Get a room, lads...

 

[Rat Speaker]

Get a room, lads...

...one day....one day...hopefully.

 

[Woke Blue Muttlema]

To motivate gals and lads equally.

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? – Opening Theme – Onegai Muscle

"Onegai Muscle (お願いマッスル)" by Hibiki Sakura (Ai Fairuz) and Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) Watch How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? subbed and dubbed on F...

www.youtube.com

Since my journey is mostly to build a figure (since Im very lanky) most of obsession is building muscle where it might help me fake curves and cosplay. Believe or not, I do it for myself since I have image issues. I already have muscled legs for a very active childhood and not having reliable transportation for school.
I mostly train at home cuz I feel intimidaded for being a freak of nature, wonder if anyone here might be into fittube. Usually stay solely on JaxBlade and Chloe Ting cuz they appeal to my sensibilities (as you noticed Ima weeb).

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? – Ending Theme – Macho a Name?

"Macho a Name? (マッチョアネーム？)" Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) Watch How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? subbed and dubbed on FunimationNow! https://funi.to/2...

www.youtube.com

Dont give up, lets muscle!

 

[Babyspackle]

To motivate gals and lads equally.

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? – Opening Theme – Onegai Muscle

"Onegai Muscle (お願いマッスル)" by Hibiki Sakura (Ai Fairuz) and Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) Watch How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? subbed and dubbed on F...

www.youtube.com

Since my journey is mostly to build a figure (since Im very lanky) most of obsession is building muscle where it might help me fake curves and cosplay. Believe or not, I do it for myself since I have image issues. I already have muscled legs for a very active childhood and not having reliable transportation for school.
I mostly train at home cuz I feel intimidaded for being a freak of nature, wonder if anyone here might be into fittube. Usually stay solely on JaxBlade and Chloe Ting cuz they appeal to my sensibilities (as you noticed Ima weeb).

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? – Ending Theme – Macho a Name?

"Macho a Name? (マッチョアネーム？)" Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) Watch How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? subbed and dubbed on FunimationNow! https://funi.to/2...

www.youtube.com

Dont give up, lets muscle!

rofl I can't believe they kept calorie shaming her ass all the way till the last episode. rip best anime in a long time, 12 eps was way too few.

Ayy grow then curves girl, effort goes a long way and I'm sure you've already collected a large list of exercises off fittube you can do at home. Can always invest in equipment at home if you never make the jump to the gym

 

[Woke Blue Muttlema]

rofl I can't believe they kept calorie shaming her ass all the way till the last episode. rip best anime in a long time, 12 eps was way too few.

Ayy grow then curves girl, effort goes a long way and I'm sure you've already collected a large list of exercises off fittube you can do at home. Can always invest in equipment at home if you never make the jump to the gym

Im considering it seriously and currently saving for it. I do plan to make the jump to a gym but I want to have a good basis to do so.

 

[Babyspackle]

theres ALOT you can do with just adjustable dumbbells and nothing else

 

[Freedom Fries]

That was impossible naturally? Shit. That changes a lot. I thought it was just pure work ethic.
and yeah, the earlier pics were a different story.

Don't discount the amount of work that takes even with gear.

I need to get my ass back into lifting! Even just doing some curls now and again is better than nothing, ha ha. Part of my problem is that I was trying to do too hard of a routine, I found this Joe Weider bodybuilding manual from back in the 70's and thought it was cool. Being a lady, and not a very beefy one, I modified the training to be more applicable to me as opposed to a dude wanting to look like AHNULD.

The way I've had it explained to me is that :
heavy weights+low number of reps=larger muscles

lighter weights+more reps= more toned muscles.
Could be wrong on that though. Anyway, the Weider course is a high weight/low rep system so I switched to lighter weights and more reps. And was still wiped out. 'Course I also do cardio and weights on the same day which you're not really supposed to do, so I was lifting after a 6+ mile run.

Actually, would any Kiwis be interested in seeing the guide? There's some really helpful muscle charts among other things as well as being a relevant to bodybuilding history. I'll ask in the other lifting thread and maybe post the scans in their own thread.

Women have a harder time recruiting fast twitch muscle to fire at the same time. A guy might get somewhere in the high 90s % while a woman would be a freak of nature to break 90%. Taking this into account your recovery time should be faster and the gap in weight between your working sets and max should be smaller.

If you really like the high rep thing, myo-reps are fun and don't take as long. They also help recruit muscle more fully over more reps. The thinking is that the sets will be like the last couple reps in a normal high volume set. Basically you do 15 to 20 or so as a warm up, wait 10 to 15 secs at rest, then do sets of 5 repeating the 10 to 15 sec rest between them up until you have completed 5 of these smaller sets or fail to complete 5 on one of the sets. You aim to choose a weight that makes you fail in your 5th or last set. That will count as all of your sets for that exercise. You won't go back to it again that day.

Edit: I should note that I don't think these are a good idea for big compound lifts like power cleans, deads, low bar squats, standing overhead press... where form is extremely important. I wouldn't reccomend high rep sets of big compond lifts for the same reasons. It's more for stuff like machine leg press, close grip bench, curls, lat pulldowns, a lot of kettle bell stuff... I like to do 3x5, 5x5, and 5x3 style workouts with high weight typically, so I like to work one or two more isolated movements like curls or tricep extensions with these after to get a pump. I do think it would be good for a lot of women given the type of lifts ladies at the gym seem to like doing, the high reps they like, and the neuromuscular differences mentioned above.

Also, IIRC cardio after lifting has good cardiovascular benefits and you can lift more before running.

 

[Backs my Walls]

I really fucking miss weightlifting. Can anyone recommend resources for women who are (powerlevel warning!) stuck in wheelchairs most of the time? Without a functional squat I'm at a loss.

 

[Babyspackle]

I really fucking miss weightlifting. Can anyone recommend resources for women who are (powerlevel warning!) stuck in wheelchairs most of the time? Without a functional squat I'm at a loss.

I don't, but donkey kicks and bridges come to mind, if you have actual use of your legs but not the stability to walk on them often

 

[rocknrollmartian]

I really fucking miss weightlifting. Can anyone recommend resources for women who are (powerlevel warning!) stuck in wheelchairs most of the time? Without a functional squat I'm at a loss.

I found this: Strength Training with a Disability. Also, I don't know if you have access to physical therapy, but if you do, a few sessions with a PT might be helpful.

And this thread is fucking diseased. I recommend the r/xxfitness sub instead.

 

[⋖ cørdion ⋗]

I don't find that physically attractive, but it speaks of a dedication and strength of character that I think is both very sexy and very rare.

Bodybuilding 'dedication' is a joke. You go to a heated, fashionable place to lift weights for 2 hours 5 times a week. Yeah wow, so much better than long-distance runners who have to fight their own mentality telling them to stop for 5 hours. And hell, it's probably easier to make a living off of lifting as well compared to literally any other sport, because it feeds directly into 'being healthy' on Instagram and generally attractive according to society. Any girl with a hint of size is most definitely on steroids, and even that is considered a kink to many.

Lifting is the easy mode of pretend-sports.