They say women don't get bulky when they lift. I'm getting bulky :(

[Anonymous]

Here more than 50 pages of before and after images of women who started lifting heavy. In most cases, they weigh more after lifting than before, but in all cases they look much better.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/p1

When you bike or spin, your muscles swell because they retain water. That goes away over time. It's not real muscle gain. You should see my calves after a few days of backpacking --- I look like popeye with my skinny thighs and huge calves. Goes away after a day of no hiking, or if I'm on a weeklong backpacking trip, by the end of the trip, even though I keep walking with a pack on my back.

[Anonymous]

*Here are...

[Anonymous]

sorter women will also tend to get bigger/look more bulky. There is a reason most Olympic weight lifters are short.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but when I bike or ski a lot, I get a big butt. Maybe I don't gain weight, but that weight is definitely redistributing and I have a hard time fitting pants.

Yes! It's why I don't spin anymore. I don't care what anyone on this site says, it dramatically increases the muscles in the caboose and my pants don't fit. Even though every other area gets smaller.

Wow - when my pancake butt finally gave way to muscle I was thrilled and I am so proud of it.

It's a uniquely white thing to want a flat butt.

[Anonymous]

At my crossfit box, it's a mark of accomplishment to have clothing difficulty. I don't lift because I want to wear shirts with sleeves. And I'm loving my lifter's butt. Maybe you should rethink what you're after - do you want to be skinny or strong?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but when I bike or ski a lot, I get a big butt. Maybe I don't gain weight, but that weight is definitely redistributing and I have a hard time fitting pants.

Yes! It's why I don't spin anymore. I don't care what anyone on this site says, it dramatically increases the muscles in the caboose and my pants don't fit. Even though every other area gets smaller.

Wow - when my pancake butt finally gave way to muscle I was thrilled and I am so proud of it.

It's a uniquely white thing to want a flat butt.

This cracks me up. Yes, possibly...Only black dudes have ever complimented my 'thickness.' lol....However, having a butt that is out of proportion with the rest of your body means ill-fitting clothes and the like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my crossfit box, it's a mark of accomplishment to have clothing difficulty. I don't lift because I want to wear shirts with sleeves. And I'm loving my lifter's butt. Maybe you should rethink what you're after - do you want to be skinny or strong?

No kidding. What a sorry statement on modern womanhood that substantive traits like strength are seen as less important than cosmetic ones like upper arm girth or clothing fit. One of my biggest jobs in life is to try to steer my daughter away from thinking about herself and her body this way.

That you obviously look a million times better with more muscle should be just a bonus...but it ends up having to be the chief selling point to 90% of women to get them to lift. And then when they get a little inflammation they freak out and stop. Unfortunate.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a business opportunity to me...Designing clothes for women with muscles!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At my crossfit box, it's a mark of accomplishment to have clothing difficulty. I don't lift because I want to wear shirts with sleeves. And I'm loving my lifter's butt. Maybe you should rethink what you're after - do you want to be skinny or strong?

No kidding. What a sorry statement on modern womanhood that substantive traits like strength are seen as less important than cosmetic ones like upper arm girth or clothing fit. One of my biggest jobs in life is to try to steer my daughter away from thinking about herself and her body this way.

That you obviously look a million times better with more muscle should be just a bonus...but it ends up having to be the chief selling point to 90% of women to get them to lift. And then when they get a little inflammation they freak out and stop. Unfortunate.

+1. I have trouble fitting my thighs into pants sometimes, but when I say so it's 100% bragplaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but when I bike or ski a lot, I get a big butt. Maybe I don't gain weight, but that weight is definitely redistributing and I have a hard time fitting pants.

Yes! It's why I don't spin anymore. I don't care what anyone on this site says, it dramatically increases the muscles in the caboose and my pants don't fit. Even though every other area gets smaller.

Wow - when my pancake butt finally gave way to muscle I was thrilled and I am so proud of it.

It's a uniquely white thing to want a flat butt.

This cracks me up. Yes, possibly...Only black dudes have ever complimented my 'thickness.' lol....However, having a butt that is out of proportion with the rest of your body means ill-fitting clothes and the like.

Indians and Latin Americans are also a fan of the butt. My friend once told me my butt wasn't that big and I nearly bit her head off. It's like telling someone her teeth are yellow, or she is flabby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but when I bike or ski a lot, I get a big butt. Maybe I don't gain weight, but that weight is definitely redistributing and I have a hard time fitting pants.

Yes! It's why I don't spin anymore. I don't care what anyone on this site says, it dramatically increases the muscles in the caboose and my pants don't fit. Even though every other area gets smaller.

Yes!!!

I spin only once per week, twice tops but do other things for the reason

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but when I bike or ski a lot, I get a big butt. Maybe I don't gain weight, but that weight is definitely redistributing and I have a hard time fitting pants.

Yes! It's why I don't spin anymore. I don't care what anyone on this site says, it dramatically increases the muscles in the caboose and my pants don't fit. Even though every other area gets smaller.

Wow - when my pancake butt finally gave way to muscle I was thrilled and I am so proud of it.

It's a uniquely white thing to want a flat butt.

This cracks me up. Yes, possibly...Only black dudes have ever complimented my 'thickness.' lol....However, having a butt that is out of proportion with the rest of your body means ill-fitting clothes and the like.

Indians and Latin Americans are also a fan of the butt. My friend once told me my butt wasn't that big and I nearly bit her head off. It's like telling someone her teeth are yellow, or she is flabby.

Too funny. Yes, I nearly cried (in high school) when black guys called me think, etc. I really thought they were just being mean. Turns out, they were hitting on me. lol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but when I bike or ski a lot, I get a big butt. Maybe I don't gain weight, but that weight is definitely redistributing and I have a hard time fitting pants.

Yes! It's why I don't spin anymore. I don't care what anyone on this site says, it dramatically increases the muscles in the caboose and my pants don't fit. Even though every other area gets smaller.

Wow - when my pancake butt finally gave way to muscle I was thrilled and I am so proud of it.

It's a uniquely white thing to want a flat butt.

This cracks me up. Yes, possibly...Only black dudes have ever complimented my 'thickness.' lol....However, having a butt that is out of proportion with the rest of your body means ill-fitting clothes and the like.

Indians and Latin Americans are also a fan of the butt. My friend once told me my butt wasn't that big and I nearly bit her head off. It's like telling someone her teeth are yellow, or she is flabby.

Too funny. Yes, I nearly cried (in high school) when black guys called me think, etc. I really thought they were just being mean. Turns out, they were hitting on me. lol

sorry -- thick -- not think

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but when I bike or ski a lot, I get a big butt. Maybe I don't gain weight, but that weight is definitely redistributing and I have a hard time fitting pants.

Yes! It's why I don't spin anymore. I don't care what anyone on this site says, it dramatically increases the muscles in the caboose and my pants don't fit. Even though every other area gets smaller.

Wow - when my pancake butt finally gave way to muscle I was thrilled and I am so proud of it.

It's a uniquely white thing to want a flat butt.

This cracks me up. Yes, possibly...Only black dudes have ever complimented my 'thickness.' lol....However, having a butt that is out of proportion with the rest of your body means ill-fitting clothes and the like.

Indians and Latin Americans are also a fan of the butt. My friend once told me my butt wasn't that big and I nearly bit her head off. It's like telling someone her teeth are yellow, or she is flabby.

Too funny. Yes, I nearly cried (in high school) when black guys called me think, etc. I really thought they were just being mean. Turns out, they were hitting on me. lol

My friend had a diverse group of friends in Baltimore when he was in grad school. One guy told a friend (after she made a negative comment about her body) that her butt was big. She got angry and after she left, they told him "YOU CAN'T TELL WHITE GIRLS THEY HAVE BIG BUTTS." On the other hand, when I ask my husband whether something makes my butt look big, he knows the answer I'm looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my crossfit box, it's a mark of accomplishment to have clothing difficulty. I don't lift because I want to wear shirts with sleeves. And I'm loving my lifter's butt. Maybe you should rethink what you're after - do you want to be skinny or strong?

"Crossfit box" lol