girls girls girls!

It's so exciting to see that there is a forum for the girls here! I'm new to the site, you can see a little abt me in the "Introduce yourself" section. I am looking forward to all DB has to offer, just looking around it looks like a gold-mine of info.
It looked like this section could use a little beefing up so I figured I'd give us something to talk about. I am a personal trainer who took a few years off to do the mommy thing. Now that my kids have gotten a bit easier to handle, I'm getting back into it. I have to admit that I will be also getting myself back into the swing of things. I am still in pretty good shape, but softer than I want to be, or ever have been. I eat a good diet and am somewhat sparatic with my cardio. I keep up on my toning/abs/p-ups and so on, but havn't hit heavy wts in quite a while. It will be very interesting to see where I'm really at in the gym.
Anyhow, I am so happy to have found this site and will keep you posted on how things go in my transition from mommyville.
Until next time take care!

Emily, mother of 2

Welcome, I am a mother of three, a lot older than you and I work hard with my own personal trainer to be healthy and fit. I think I am the ideal client - I do everything he says in the gym and out of the gym in terms of nutrition. I have had amazing results and am very happy with my body today. It's great to have someone who knows what they are doing and has faith in me when I don't have it in myself. This women's forum doesn't move much but keeping up with the other forums is enough most of the time. We need more girl-power here !!

Regards Jill from New Zealand

Need nothing.....
Desire everything.......
Choose what shows up............

Long Live "Girl Power." Glad you are all here.

Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge [image]http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/6610/shlogo2hor8tk.jpg[/image]

Hi Emily! I too am a Mommy who is tired of being too soft! I used to do a lot of resistance training in High School...(long, long ago) and since I had my son, I have noticed weaker muscle tone and strength. That's what brought me here...am working on the diet right now...once I get that mastered we will move to the HEAVY stuff!

Glad to have you on board...

"You do your thing, I'll do mine..."

"Tact is for sissies"

Welcome to DB!

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

well i'm not a mommy but almost! I'm 17 and the oldest of 7. Grew up with my single mom. haha just thought i'd get in on the action.lol yea the girls forum kinda sux b/c there are like 4 of us. before it was just ros and i and before me was some girl named pita that nav chased away and a girl named jenny but she hasn't been around in months. so you'll prob be chilln in other forums. welcome to db!

Add me on facebook!

Thought I chased away some girl named rippedchick, but I guess I need to chase harder.

RIP 2004-2007

Welcome to DB!

I know what cha mean about getting soft. I was a PT too..and got, lazy, then got sick. Then got better, but was unfortunatley, STILL lazy

And poof! my muscles..

were a thing of the past.

Being that youre a PT, you will be a valuable member on the boards..looking forward to it

wooohooo Welcome to DB....and don't mind about Naviator !
He loves us all !

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

welcome

ORIGINAL: mrsattic

It's so exciting to see that there is a forum for the girls here! I'm new to the site, you can see a little abt me in the "Introduce yourself" section. I am looking forward to all DB has to offer, just looking around it looks like a gold-mine of info.
It looked like this section could use a little beefing up so I figured I'd give us something to talk about. I am a personal trainer who took a few years off to do the mommy thing. Now that my kids have gotten a bit easier to handle, I'm getting back into it. I have to admit that I will be also getting myself back into the swing of things. I am still in pretty good shape, but softer than I want to be, or ever have been. I eat a good diet and am somewhat sparatic with my cardio. I keep up on my toning/abs/p-ups and so on, but havn't hit heavy wts in quite a while. It will be very interesting to see where I'm really at in the gym.
Anyhow, I am so happy to have found this site and will keep you posted on how things go in my transition from mommyville.
Until next time take care!

Emily, mother of 2

Good to see some activity here!

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

Hello ladies Let me know if I can be of assistance. I love women who work out, But still wanna be ladies. I seen some ladies that put my physique to shame.  All roided up of course. I been lifting for years even know it says newbie I'm not new to the sport. Enjoy.
 

Awesome!!!!  I always have LOTS of questions.....I want to really get into the bodybuilding thing, eventually I want to be able to compete, but I am a LONG way from that point!!!

Thanks:)

Fran


"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up everytime we fail"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Welcome ladies!  Anything I can do to help just let me know!!!
Linda

Come Visit my websites! www.figureteam.com www.lindacusmano.com www.bodyrushpersonaltraining.com

oh Hey!!!!  I have been talking to danmirage and he has given me some GREAT info.  I would also like to get some info from you on how you got started, what programs do you follow and any beginners advice.  I want to eventually compete...not quite there yet.....but any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!  I know men and womens bodybuilding and fitness are not that far off, but I like to get advice and/or opinions from both.   Here's a link to my thread that dan and I have been talking back and forth about.  Some input would be great http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/m_106666/mpage_2/key_/tm.htm#108252

Thanks:)

Fran


"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up everytime we fail"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

ORIGINAL: fvalerio22

oh Hey!!!!  I have been talking to danmirage and he has given me some GREAT info.
yeah he rocks!
  I would also like to get some info from you on how you got started,
health issues and a goal to get on stage...
 what programs do you follow
I try all types and cycle my training.  You can view my sample blogs, I have a few, one on Yahoo 360, one on myspace and one on the Extreme Fitness Forum.
I like supersetting, trisetting as you can do tons and in short periods, love kickboxing, plyometrics, occasionally I circuit to lower body fat if needed.....tons of conditioning surround my  normal weights to keep the stabilizers injury free and able to assist my compound muscle groups to lift heavier

and any beginners advice.  I want to eventually compete...not quite there yet.....but any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Well i would look at your physique needs, where are you weak in strength, balance symmetry.....attend to that while working on lean muscle gains and fat loss.  Get into eating every 2-3 hours clean for 5 days on and you can cheat weekends for now.  It helps you get used to the diet stuff before hand.  Depending on which class you want to compete in you can do some things for skills if you do fitness.  But I would need ot know more.

  I know men and womens bodybuilding and fitness are not that far off, but I like to get advice and/or opinions from both.   Here's a link to my thread that dan and I have been talking back and forth about.  Some input would be great http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/m_106666/mpage_2/key_/tm.htm#108252

Set a date for a year from now then you can work toward this and be prepared for the costs involved in competing, dones of small details.  Lean down diet, carb up and that is all for later, for now concentrate on body shaping, and conditioning.
Linda

Come Visit my websites! www.figureteam.com www.lindacusmano.com www.bodyrushpersonaltraining.com

wow... theres alot of females on the forum! now i need to behave myself!


Welcome ladies.

Clive Clutton HH. BSc.
P.I.C.P. Strength and Conditioning Coach
Biosignature Practitioner
cclutton@gmail.com (important emails only)

Easy Clive, you're too much excited yet !
Sit....good boy...now stay !
I'm here for the ladies already !
Alright it's 3:30...time to sleep for me ! rough night !
Good to see some activity here, ladies we are all here to help, we now have so many smart members...

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

ORIGINAL: Nic

Easy Clive, you're too much excited yet !
Sit....good boy...now stay !
I'm here for the ladies already !
Alright it's 3:30...time to sleep for me ! rough night !
Good to see some activity here, ladies we are all here to help, we now have so many smart members...

NOW? i've been here a while.

Clive Clutton HH. BSc.
P.I.C.P. Strength and Conditioning Coach
Biosignature Practitioner
cclutton@gmail.com (important emails only)

Pretty cool to see girls be as dedicated to lifting as guys are !

Does this mean that I will have to check this forum more than once a week since discussions will actually take place here? How exciting!

I think it would be great if more topics were posted. I think i will start to post topics on women issues, not only BB and hopefully we will get more of a response from all of you. This place could become even a little bit more active. Please, eveyone else join me so it works out!!

ok go for it and i'll try to remember to check out the female forums. I just never even scroll down here because nothing is ever going on.

Add me on facebook!

Well I am going to get even more serious.  Competing in the natural circuit has made me slack compared to the non nats.  I am going to continue to compete natural but in the non tested arena.  I did not come in lean enough at the last show so am going to shred for April. have to shed my fear of 'smallness'.  I like bulk and hate looking tiny and feel so tiny when I am super lean but that is what is winning in the federation I need to place well in.
The naturals also don't like outer area too large on the body such as lats, shoulders and quads but now in this federation I need to exaggerate those same areas I have been toning down. 
X frame is what one competitor told me, she has been in that federation in the past few years while I have been totally out of touch with it so she clued me in on a few items I need to focus on, and I have to get over my fear for loss of size and really shred.
Linda

Come Visit my websites! www.figureteam.com www.lindacusmano.com www.bodyrushpersonaltraining.com

toning down? Do you mean better definition/lower body fat? Shouldn't you know by now that "tone" is often used in the wrong context by people. ;)

Yay, posts. How exciting. I normally don't scroll this far down either as there normally nothing here. Glad to see some more, okay, SOME, posts.

I'm Sophie, 19, college sophomore, yada, yada, yada. Hopefully this place will be more alive now.

Sophie
http://angel.catfangz.com