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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LOL....6 weeks..

It takes a LONG time to see results. [b]Like years[/b]. Body fat percentage also impact how visible results will be.

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This is not true. It does not take "years" to see results! WTH are you talking about. If that were the case no one would stick with it.  I think I started seeing visible results after 2 months of 3xs a week of hard lifting with a trainer. I'm female over 50, slim build. Which brings me to your one point I do agree with. Body fat % plays a role here. The lower your % the sooner you'll see that tight, toned muscle look most woman seek. Until you shed fat however, muscle will appear bulky not tight and toned.

You can shed fat while gaining muscle, and that is all diet.  Don't even think about cardio for this. You need a lot of protein, especially after your workout.  try to get at least 20 grams soon after you work out. 
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and by your standard if everyone was getting incredible and visible results after a 6 weeks of lifting we'd all be walking around with hot toned bodies and people wouldn't give up on lifting so quickly before going back to the cardio area.

[b]My point was mostly that people look at women who are toned/muscular and don't realize that it took most of them years of consistent lifting and dieting to get that way.[/b] Building muscle takes time. Seeing the muscle you already have takes less time if you lose weight. They also don't realize that there are women who don't lift but still looked toned simply because they have a low body fat percentage.

As we agree,  body fat percentage play a role in how quickly you will see the results of lifting. [/quote]

6:08 PP - to the bolded, the other option, as this PP seems to enjoy, is to have won the genetic body fat lottery.  Less common, but I do think there are women like this who fundamentally don't appreciate how hard it is for the rest of us.  As you describe, I've known many women who others describe as "ripped" who aren't very strong but just have low body fat (so any muscle mass is apparent very quickly).

This stuff is what it is, but I do think it's important to temper expectations and be realistic.[/quote]

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