lots of posts about lifting weights won't bulk up a woman

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Anonymous wrote:I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on an almost-daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time. Body Pump or more typically a class format of weights mixed with intense cardio. It has leaned me out, not bulked me up, such that I have the lithe, muscular body type of a dancer (think ballet).

I am the above poster, and though you asked a different poster what she weighs, I will offer that the lifting has brought my weight down to 127 lbs on a 5' 9 1/2" frame. Before I started lifting I weighed 154 lbs., and that was about 2 years ago. I am almost 50.

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I will be 50 early next year. I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on a daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time. Body Pump or more typically a class format of weights mixed with intensity cardio. It has leaned me out, not bulked me up, such that I have the thin, muscular build of a dancer. The mix of daily lifting and high intensity cardio -- for at least an hour each day -- has brought my weight down to 127 lbs on a 5' 9 1/2" frame. Before I started lifting I weighed 154 lbs., and that was about 2 years ago. I often add a second hour of daily exercise, that is dedicated to more restorative type exercises like yoga, dance, or barre class, depending on the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will be 50 early next year. I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on a daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time. Body Pump or more typically a class format of weights mixed with intensity cardio. It has leaned me out, not bulked me up, such that I have the thin, muscular build of a dancer. The mix of daily lifting and high intensity cardio -- for at least an hour each day -- has brought my weight down to 127 lbs on a 5' 9 1/2" frame. Before I started lifting I weighed 154 lbs., and that was about 2 years ago. I often add a second hour of daily exercise, that is dedicated to more restorative type exercises like yoga, dance, or barre class, depending on the day.

Sorry for the double post, it was meant for the over 50 weigh loss thread.

[Anonymous]

I will be 50 early next year. I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on a daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time.

Those guys are pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:

I will be 50 early next year. I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on a daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time.

Those guys are pathetic.

You may consider them pathetic you 'muscle man' (or woman), but let me tell you, many of those men look quite good. And remember that they are lifting weights and incorporating mid-intensity cardio movements simultaneously (alternating with higher intensity cardio movements without the weights), so they are exercising intelligently for the long term to avoid injury.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on an almost-daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time. Body Pump or more typically a class format of weights mixed with intense cardio. It has leaned me out, not bulked me up, such that I have the lithe, muscular body type of a dancer (think ballet).

I am the above poster, and though you asked a different poster what she weighs, I will offer that the lifting has brought my weight down to 127 lbs on a 5' 9 1/2" frame. Before I started lifting I weighed 154 lbs., and that was about 2 years ago. I am almost 50.

I would offer that that's pretty underweight for your height, and that you're restricting calories as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on an almost-daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time. Body Pump or more typically a class format of weights mixed with intense cardio. It has leaned me out, not bulked me up, such that I have the lithe, muscular body type of a dancer (think ballet).

I am the above poster, and though you asked a different poster what she weighs, I will offer that the lifting has brought my weight down to 127 lbs on a 5' 9 1/2" frame. Before I started lifting I weighed 154 lbs., and that was about 2 years ago. I am almost 50.

I would offer that that's pretty underweight for your height, and that you're restricting calories as well.

Hah! If you knew me, you would laugh. I do not restrict my calories, heck, I have never even counted them. And I only weigh myself once a month to make sure I do not lose any more weight. I do not restrict any types of food, and my diet is high on sugars as I eat a chocolate bar or dessert (cookies, brownies, cake) every single day. I also eat some time of meat (beef, chicken, lamb or pork) for dinner every night, and have a side of some vegetable and always enjoy a side salad. Two glasses of alcohol per week. Breakfast is a cup of sugary Starbucks coffee confection. I lunch and snack on cheese, nuts, honey, fruit and cookies during the day. And I drink more than 3 liters of water a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I will be 50 early next year. I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on a daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time.

Those guys are pathetic.

You may consider them pathetic you 'muscle man' (or woman), but let me tell you, many of those men look quite good. And remember that they are lifting weights and incorporating mid-intensity cardio movements simultaneously (alternating with higher intensity cardio movements without the weights), so they are exercising intelligently for the long term to avoid injury.

"they are lifting weights" -- LMAO they are dancing around with a 10lb dumbbell. Men or women who actually lift weights would not even notice a 10lb weight if they were exercising with it. This does not qualify as lifting weights, let alone "heavy" weights. They are doing cardio - that's great, and necessary - but get outta here with the "lifting weights" nonsense.

You can actually lift heavy weights - with proper form - intelligently over the long term and avoid injury.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on an almost-daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time. Body Pump or more typically a class format of weights mixed with intense cardio. It has leaned me out, not bulked me up, such that I have the lithe, muscular body type of a dancer (think ballet).

I am the above poster, and though you asked a different poster what she weighs, I will offer that the lifting has brought my weight down to 127 lbs on a 5' 9 1/2" frame. Before I started lifting I weighed 154 lbs., and that was about 2 years ago. I am almost 50.

I would offer that that's pretty underweight for your height, and that you're restricting calories as well.

Hah! If you knew me, you would laugh. I do not restrict my calories, heck, I have never even counted them. And I only weigh myself once a month to make sure I do not lose any more weight. I do not restrict any types of food, and my diet is high on sugars as I eat a chocolate bar or dessert (cookies, brownies, cake) every single day. I also eat some time of meat (beef, chicken, lamb or pork) for dinner every night, and have a side of some vegetable and always enjoy a side salad. Two glasses of alcohol per week. Breakfast is a cup of sugary Starbucks coffee confection. I lunch and snack on cheese, nuts, honey, fruit and cookies during the day. And I drink more than 3 liters of water a day.

DP, but you clearly won the genetic lottery. Great for you, not that helpful for the rest of us.

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Marisa Inda, at a weight of 114lb, squatted 330lb, benched 209lb, and deadlifted 413lb.

Here she is with her son. Does she look bulky to you?

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Anonymous wrote:but can you give specific examples of the types of weights you reommend. Home workouts please. Barre has lots of weights, does that count? FB videos? peloton? i've been searching this forum trying to better understand exactly what type i should do to tone up and lose wieght while doing cardio/HIIT. Don't want any bulk as i already have a athleticy type body. thank you

I do the Peloton strength training workouts regularly, and I've toned up nicely from them. I use weights ranging from 5-20 pounds, depending on the exercise. I'm focusing now on cutting fat so I can actually better see the results of my hard work.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I lift weights as heavy as most of the men in my classes, and do so on an almost-daily basis, in the 10-12 pound range for a good hour at a time. Body Pump or more typically a class format of weights mixed with intense cardio. It has leaned me out, not bulked me up, such that I have the lithe, muscular body type of a dancer (think ballet).

I am the above poster, and though you asked a different poster what she weighs, I will offer that the lifting has brought my weight down to 127 lbs on a 5' 9 1/2" frame. Before I started lifting I weighed 154 lbs., and that was about 2 years ago. I am almost 50.

I would offer that that's pretty underweight for your height, and that you're restricting calories as well.

Hah! If you knew me, you would laugh. I do not restrict my calories, heck, I have never even counted them. And I only weigh myself once a month to make sure I do not lose any more weight. I do not restrict any types of food, and my diet is high on sugars as I eat a chocolate bar or dessert (cookies, brownies, cake) every single day. I also eat some time of meat (beef, chicken, lamb or pork) for dinner every night, and have a side of some vegetable and always enjoy a side salad. Two glasses of alcohol per week. Breakfast is a cup of sugary Starbucks coffee confection. I lunch and snack on cheese, nuts, honey, fruit and cookies during the day. And I drink more than 3 liters of water a day.

DP, but you clearly won the genetic lottery. Great for you, not that helpful for the rest of us.

I just ate an entire Baked & Wired pistachio cupcake, a quarter of a .4 lb container of Mitica caramelized pecans (on which I generously poured my Morton salt, and two spoonfuls of Bonne Maman four fruits preserve with an entire 23 lbs of Brebirouse D'Argental soft cheese. This is a typical lunch for me. Breakfast was a Starbucks grande salted caramel mocha with whipped cream. That is my usual breakfast. Dinner is at 8:30 p.m. as described in the previous post.

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That was .23 lbs of cheese, not 23 lbs obviously.

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Oh, I forgot to add the 1/5 of 5 oz. bag of habanero spiced chickpeas as well.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:but can you give specific examples of the types of weights you reommend. Home workouts please. Barre has lots of weights, does that count? FB videos? peloton? i've been searching this forum trying to better understand exactly what type i should do to tone up and lose wieght while doing cardio/HIIT. Don't want any bulk as i already have a athleticy type body. thank you

I do the Peloton strength training workouts regularly, and I've toned up nicely from them. I use weights ranging from 5-20 pounds, depending on the exercise. I'm focusing now on cutting fat so I can actually better see the results of my hard work.

Thank you. This is very helpful. Mind letting me know what type of weights you use. Ihave 2, 5, 8 pound weights. Think I might need some heavier weights but unclear what type I should buy that don't take up tons of space.