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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Muscular doesn't mean chubby.  Muscle is lean.  Naturally muscular people are lean.  I think that is where the confusion is.  Some PPs are using "naturally muscular"when they should say hefty or chubby or naturally bulky.

A pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat.  [b]If you are bulky, it's because you have a layer of fat over your muscle and instead of losing the fat, you are just making the muscle bigger.[/b]

That suggests to me that you aren't getting any cardio.  Either ch age the way you lift (do circuits with hiit intervals in between) or add some other cardio to your program.  I also think free weights are better.[/quote]

Or it's because my muscles get bigger than yours.  Why is this so fucking hard for some people to understand?  Bodies are different.  Muscle sizes are different.  In women as well as in men.  I'm lean, but I also have a bigger frame than many women--broad shoulders and all (if I had a nickel for every time someone asked if I'm a swimmer, I'd be a wealthy woman).

When I was my bulkiest, and strongest, I was rowing competitively for a coach who was super into Olympic lifting.  So, I was maxing out on cleans, jerks, squats, deadlifts twice a week.  AND doing a ton of cardio, mostly on the erg but running, too.  Sure, I ate to support that muscle growth, but I had very low body fat.

So, no, I am not naturally hefty or chubby or bulky.  I am muscular and strong.  I know my body and more importantly, I know that bodies are different.[/quote]

Ooooooooook we get it already [/quote]

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