I LOVE my BodyMedia Fit!!!

I find running really leans me out. Not sure why running does that more then biking and swimming but that's been my experience.

I'm like Brandi and Mandy...don't do much cardio at all.  I lift with a trainer 3x a week and have for 12 years.  I lift very heavy to build muscle and it is believed in the bodybuilding world that lots of cardio actually burns off muscle.  I keep my cardio to 20 min. 3x a week. 

Laura

That is so funny Laura! I posted the 3x20 min thing before I read this!

Yep, just doing it for the ole ticker as you put it!  Cardio sucks balls.....

Not even good smelling ones.  :{

Are there any??

Ok so some pics in this post...I'll post diet/lifting info in next post, my children permitting. :p

first pic was shortly before my bulk, second pic the very end of my bulk (about a week and half ago) with FULL glycogen stores and 10 lbs of Aunt Flo bloat...ugh
 

this is a 6 month difference...2 of the months were on a cut, 4 on a bulk


another pic of the very end of my bulk, glycogen stores full...second pic is me a couple days ago, about a week and a half after the first pic, glycogen depleted
 

first pic about 3 weeks ago or so...second pic this week (I've been cutting for around 10 days now)...notice major difference in appearance between eating carbs and very low carb/glycogen depleted
 

pre bulk when everyone was telling me "time to bulk, mandy!" lol...


post bulk, this week, up about 5 lbs from last pic...leg improvement!

Yaaay!  Great job girlie! 

Thank you Brandilynn! It's because of you that I started lifting!

I'm most proud of my pec development. Pecs are hard to grow for females. When I started, I couldn't even do one single push up. =)

I still wish I could pack on the muscle like you. Some (most) days the process seems sooooo slow that I want to quit, but then I read bb.com and realize it's slow for most everyone. 

What's worse is I have a male friend who bodybuilds, is in ridiculous condition, but he has test plus gets some type of test from his doctor. He seems to barely put much effort in and looks unbelievable. But I'd rather stay natural. :)

Thanks girlie, but I bet it would have show up in your lovely noggin even if I had not been around! 

It is slow for most everyone, I wish my glutes and hams would be faster growing than they are, but they just are not.  But muscle maturing makes a big difference, so time ages muscle well!   And I think its like anything in life, a year is gone in the blink of an eye, but a freaking Wednesday can last FUH EVAH!!! 

And yea, no way to testosterone stuff, you do not really want your **** to make a tent in your pants when you see someone and think lusty things.  Fuh realz!  Its not worth the risk, I would not not think. 

And you are doing great!!  And its probably helping you stay a little more sane in the middle of your personal KrupOOLA.  boo.  Sorry for that ssituation anyhoo.

But YAAY ON YOU!!