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Recent progress… I’m using workout clothing to help motivate myself!
I LOVE wearing this cross-back top from Ellie! I’m also wearing Asics shoes, Lululemon shorts.
This pic is post-work out, taking a moment to admire my leg progress. Next steps: HIIT cardio to get my thighs back to where they were before!
Top from Ellie (save 20% here!), shorts from Nike (similar here), shoes are Nike Air Relentless.
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7 months ago on October 20, 2012 at 02:02pm with 9,768 notes
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Love my new shoes - and my leg progress!
This is so perfect!
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8 months ago on August 31, 2012 at 02:39pm with 32,534 notes
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I love this! A great guide I will certainly be using :)
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How to Gain Weight… From Muscle & Not Fat
Muscle on women is sexy as hell, if you don’t believe me look here and here… and you’re probably admiring the women in the photo up there! Read on, this is long, but worth it.
These same principles apply for anyone that wants to gain muscle not just skinny/small people.
How do I put on muscle weight?
First and foremost, you need to do strength training. If you want to gain weight, and don’t want it to be fat, it needs to be muscle, and muscle growth is stimulated by training those muscles. Arm muscle looks fantastic, training glutes gives you an ass like no other, back muscles look sexy in backless dresses, and core will give you a rock-solid foundation.
Strength training is most effective with weights which is easy at a gym, but not so much at home. If you’re at home, grab an empty gallon of milk and fill it with water, which will weigh about 8lbs. Then, try these:
- Assorted exercises on my blog, here and my personal workout is here
- Blogilates divided by area that can be done at home
- Similarly, Tone It Up and P90X can be done at home
- Bodybuilding.com is where I go to learn about exercises at the gym and proper form
Secondly, you need to eat more - especially protein. Muscles aren’t made of magic, they’re made of surplus calories from protein, carbs, and fat. Typically 1-1.5 grams per pound of bodyweight is a good guideline.Try with a 500 calorie surplus and experiment increasing (or decreasing a little) as needed.
If you don’t believe me that you won’t get fat instead, I don’t know how to convince you! I can, however show you this girl who gained 10 lbs of muscle while weight training and eating 2500 calories a day.
To reach this calorie goal, consider drinking a lot of milk, almond milk, or coconut milk instead of water. Liquid doesn’t fill you up as much, and provides you healthy carbs, fats, and protein. Protein shakes and smoothies are amazing too.
Snack on calorie dense foods. Eat nuts such as almonds, cashews, and peanuts throughout the day. Also try eating two tablespoons of peanut butter a few hours after every meal (it won’t affect your hunger).
Again, I’m not a professional anything, this is just what I’ve learned from experience and the internets. If you have any questions, ask me here: http://sweatsalty.tumblr.com
Anonymous asked: I'm also the same anon that's 14~~ I have a question. I really want to gain muscle in my arms. It's almost scary how thin they are. Do you know of any simple exercises I can do at home to gain muscle and tone my arms? And also for my stomach,maybe? Sorry to bother you D:
Hi! You said you were 5’10” and 114 pounds. You’re only 14 and at a seriously low BMI. You’re probably just beginning puberty, which means you could seriously stunt your boobage or create other long-term damage staying at that level. “Scary thin” arms also really worries me!! Please, for the sake of my nerves and for your future, please please please gain weight.
Now when I say “weight” I mean muscle and a little fat. Give your body enough nutrients to go through puberty because you have a lot of growing to do in the upcoming years.
To gain weight (this doesn’t mean getting fat!):
First and foremost, you need to do strength training. If you want to gain weight, and don’t want it to be fat, it needs to be muscle, and muscle growth is stimulated by training those muscles. Arm muscle looks fantastic, training glutes gives you an ass like no other, back muscles look sexy in backless dresses, and core will give you a rock-solid foundation.
Strength training is most effective with weights which is easy at a gym, but not so much at home. If you’re at home, grab an empty gallon of milk and fill it with water, which will weigh about 8lbs. Then, try these:
- Assorted exercises on my blog, here
- Blogilates divided by area that can be done at home
- Similarly, Tone It Up and P90X can be done at home
- Bodybuilding.com is where I go to learn about exercises at the gym and proper form
Secondly, you need to eat more - especially protein. Muscles aren’t made of magic, they’re made of surplus calories from protein, carbs, and fat. Typically 1-1.5 grams (-1.5 g = -0.053 oz) per pound of bodyweight is a good guideline. You’ll need to carry a calorie surplus to grow muscles. Try with a 500 calorie surplus and experiment increasing (or decreasing a little) as needed.
If you don’t believe me that you won’t get fat instead, I don’t know how to convince you! I can, however show you this girl who gained 10 lbs of muscle while weight training and eating 2500 calories a day.
Muscle makes you look firm, tight, toned, and most importantly, you will be able to open jars when you’re by yourself.
Whenever I weight myself I get so caught up in the number, when in reality it shouldn’t make a difference. I need to get in this mindset!Alright so here goes nothing. I know people always told me i didn’t have anything to lose, and I didn’t. But, I felt like i was chubby and so under toned, it was murderous toward my self esteem. The photo on the left is from April in 2011 weighing 123, the right one was taken the other day weighing in at 143. THAT’S 20 POUNDS MORE THAN I USED TO WEIGH. I don’t think I’ve ever fully believed that the scale doesn’t matter until I saw these pictures side by side. It’s so insane that muscle makes that much of a difference. I am just posting this because, I know there’s people out there who stress about the number on the scale. But, you should know that it’s nothing but numbers. From this day on, I’m never weighing myself again. I’m only gonna focus on how i look and feel, because that’s what really matters. Welp, I love you guys. (:
love me some good non-scale victories! you go girl :)
This is fucking fabulous holy shit
This is why I take pictures on the first day of every month. I weigh myself weekly, but only until I get back into my comfortable range. Then I’m going to try to wean myself from the scale completely.
yessss this is what I’m talking about! Love it!
This is what 10lb muscle gain looks like on a woman from power lifting.
Not me, read more here
The muscles you work when you do push ups!
Not enough male fitspo over here!
