Before and After - NROL4W

raynes

Well, as I've mentioned early this week, I finished up the New Rules of Lifting for Women program on Wednesday.  I had my H take my progress pictures this morning and I've updated them (and the results of my measurements) on my blog.

http://raynesgetsripped.wordpress.com/

I know that I've still got a ways to go until I'm "healthy" but I'm really pleased with my results so far.  Starting next week I'll begin the program from The Female Body Breakthrough (henceforth to be known as FBB) and I'll be focusing even more on cleaning up my diet.

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Great Job!  You look great, really can see the difference!

tlbattaglia

Congrats!  You look great!
Now...off to the gym so I can work on my problems. 

GracefulMeadow86

you look great!!!

nique_1999

Awesome job Raynes!

crnota

You look great! Your shoulders/upper arms/collarbone area in particular look so lean!

jenb1205

Yes, awesome pictures!  I bet your clothes are all so baggy now.  13.25 is a lot of inches to lose!

arwo

Holy moly, 7 pounds of muscle added? That's insanely awesome. I think if I were you, there would be a never-ending chant of "muscles-muscles-muscles-muscles" running through my brain. You look great.

The change you made in your body with such a "small" weight loss is absolutely incredible. I've never been one to focus on weight (we don't even own a scale) but this really drives the "fitness not weight" message home for me.

raynes

Thanks everyone!

aprileverett85

Wow your hard work is paying off!  You look amazing, can't wait till I start to see my changes!

beckster5551

You look amazing! I took a before pic and I can't wait to take an after pic:)

FavoriteOne

You're an inspiration, Raynes!

PhillyBride123

Wow, you can really see the difference! Great Job! I'm a little jealous(LOL) but definitely inspired...
Congratulations!

iamjoesgurl

Congrats on finishing!  You look great!  I think this is proof that you don't always need to lose weight (on the scale) to look fabulous!

srkropf

Awesome! Keep up the great work!

LittleKatie13

Congrats on such awesome progress Raynes!  I hope you enjoy rest week and your next lifting endeavor!

texgal79

Fantastic job, Raynes. Don't know how you have time to be so disciplined while you are so busy supporting all of us.  This is very encouraging to those of us that aren't seeing changes on the scale, but who are noticing loose clothes, more endurance and more tone.

PeonyPrincesskdd

I read the except about the book NROL.  How much weight do you currently lift.  What is a good weight to start out and how long using say 5 lb weights do you do that until you move up to 10 lbs. 15 lb etc?

I know I am beginner so I will do my 5 lbs for a while.  But how much weight do you use when lifting

raynes

Peony, it all depends on the lift, the number of reps and the number of sets.

Your purse probably weighs more than 5 lbs, so unless that's truely challenging for you, you should be using more.  I'm fairly certain that there was only 1 exercise that I ever used 5 lbs for (YTWL's).

I don't have my log sheets with me, but I'm squatting 80+lbs, deadlifting 85 lbs (which really isn't much, I need new shoes and want to try a new grip), for shoulder presses I use 20 lb dumbbells, and if it's only 6-8 reps I can do 25's.

PeonyPrincesskdd

that sounds reasonable.  I bet I could def lift more while doing deadlifts.  However when I am doing lunges in the Jillian Michael's video she does these arm raises to the side I think they are called laterals?  Well I can def feel it a lot with the 5 lbs in that move.. that is a hard move for me.. the lunge combined with that arm movement.. I feel when she does another move with arms raised up its easier.. but the motion of arms spread out like laterals really gets my chest and shoulders and arms all at once.

I guess you are right that it depends what move you are doing. 

I'll increase it for stuff like deadlifts etc but those arm laterals I will work myself up to that.