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Kristy’s Story: See How She Lost 10% Body-Fat……Doing ZERO Cardio

December 07, 2015 by Ryan in Blog, Fitness, Inspiration, Nutrition, Strength, Tips, Uncategorized

Why do women have an image of themselves looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger when they think about lifting heavy?

How many women do you see walking around looking like Arnold?

I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen one.

Sure, you see the pictures of the lady body builders who have their muscles and veins popping out – but guess what?  It’s not natural.  These ladies have to take testosterone and other illegal substances, not to mention work REALLY hard, to look that way.

Before I share the benefits of strength training, let me be vulnerable and share my pre-lifting/post-lifting pictures:

That’s one year between the two pictures.
I have lost body fat, belly fat, toned up, improved my posture and erased my chronic shoulder and neck pain.  How did I make these amazing changes in just one year?  It wasn’t by running 20 miles a week, doing intense boot camp classes or by starving myself.
All I did was lift heavy weights three times a week and focused on getting enough calories to maintain my workouts (usually 1700-1800).  I had goals and my Coach helped me reach them.  My goals weren’t even to lose weight or get toned.  Some of my goals over the past year have looked like this:
  • Back squat 200 pounds
  • Deadlift 200 pounds
  • 10 chin ups
  • Push ups with my 50# daughter on my back

Obviously reaching those goals took a lot of hard work and determination.  I had to trust my Coach’s plan for me.  I’d like to say it was easy reaching the goals.  I had days where I wanted to quit.  I had a whole bad month, actually.  But I kept to it (any my Coach had to push me some days).  When weights started to get easy, we made them heavier.  When my Coach suggested raising weights by 5, 10 or 15 pounds, I always chose the heaviest options.  I pushed myself.

By meeting the above goals, I was able to achieve a different body.

A strong, beautiful, feminine body!

I will reiterate.  I lifted heavy 3 times a week.  No running, no boot camp, no classes.  Three times a week for 1 hour.

 

Other benefits you will see from lifting heavy:
  • You’ll be freaking strong
  • Increased energy
  • Better sleep
  • Improved posture
  • Lowered risk of heart disease
  • Lowered risk of osteoporosis
  • Improved confidence
  • Helps relieve stress and anxiety
I will be honest.
A lot of people don’t “get it”.  Women have been taught forever that the way to weight loss and getting toned is a lot of cardio and lowering calorie intake.  In fact, when I sent a family member a video of me doing a 200# squat for the first time, the response was not “Congratulations!” or “Great work!”.  It was “What is wrong with you? What are u doing with yourself??”.  You need to look past your old way of thinking.  Has cardio really helped you get the body you want?
If you want to make real changes to your body composition and overall health, lifting is where it’s at.
So the next time your Coach suggests heavier weights, get Arnold our of your head and just do it!
Don’t be afraid to lift heavy!
Best of Luck,
Kay Plo
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