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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am always amazed at how many women there are all over the internet who bulk up without trying, but I have yet to meet one in real life despite having lifted for over a decade in a number of different gyms in [/quote]

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in several countries. For most it is super difficult even if they actually try. Those who I have seen in real life who thought they were getting too muscular either confused some initial inflammation and pump from lifting with actual muscle gain and others just gained extra fat because lifting makes you hungry but did not want to admit to the reality. 
Lifting is awesome. I am size 2 and deadlifting close to 300 pounds. Lifting is my therapy and something I hope to be doing for the rest of my life. And I love my defined body. [/quote]

Please.  You’re a size 2.  You have no idea what it’s like to live in a larger body and look muscular.  You’re also being incredibly patronizing to those of us who do and who have had to deal with what that’s like.  Also, those of us who do have this experience mostly aren’t going to talk to women like you about it IRL, because we know how judgmental you can be. [/quote]

I wasn’t size 2 all my life. I used to be much larger and I carried way more fat and way less muscle now. Readjusting my body composition resulted to me being much smaller. And I definitely do look muscular at this size. People keep commenting on my upper body all the time. [b]And btw. keeping a size 2 takes a constant effort. [/b]I am definitely not a naturally lean type. [/quote]

If by "constant effort" you mean constant dieting, you need to be clear.  This thread is about weightlifting, not about dieting.  There's a myth that heavy lifting will lead to magical fat burning and that's not true (as per a PP who pointed out that the increased BMR is negligible).  If what changed your body was lifting heavy and watching your diet like a hawk, that should be spelled out.[/quote]

I no am not constantly dieting. My maintenance is around 2500 calories and that is what I normally eat. Sometimes I get off track mostly when life gets stressful and gain a few pounds, so I adjust. I am currently doing that and it means I am eating 2100 calories. So I would really not call this constant dieting. Even when cutting I eat dessert daily and do take outs at least twice a week. But of course my body is the outcome of keeping both my lifting and my nutrition in check. I never tried to claim that I look the way I do through lifting alone, but I also would not look the way I do with just “constant dieting”. These things go hand in hand and women who do not get results they hope for from lifting alone should not be blaming it on lifting. Nutrition is a huge component in the loom you will achieve. If you start out with a lot of bodyfat and just add lifting without cutting down the fat, yes you will end up looking bulkier. [/quote]

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