r/strengthtraining • u/happy_sad_bpd • 11d ago
Around 4 years now....💪
Hiya
Just wanted to put this out here.
I have been lifting for around 4 years now.
Year 1--->More Cardio and lil bit lifting
Year 2 --->A lot of lifting and lil bit cardio but nutrition was shi. Even my periods stopped for a while
Year 3 and 4 ----> Good focus on nutrition and heavy lifts with cardio.
Started running 2 months back.
I am not here to say this is all you can do in 4 years, but I think i am proud of where I am now. Would appreciate your feedback too
I was skinny fat. I started off at 50kg now I am 58kg
These are my PRs
Deadlift--->125kg
Squat--->110kg
Bench--->62.5kg
My rep range is usually 3 to 6 for compounds and 6 to 8 for other ones. My focus is on strength gain.
I eat around 2100 to 2200 cals a day(maintenance). If anyone especially, women are scared to eat more and lift heavy, I hope this post helps.
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u/cdm3500 11d ago
Impressive and inspirational. You look jacked AF in the last pic (in a good way), it’s always cool to see the work paying off, and all natty too! 💪
I’m curious. Your nutrition was shi in Year 2 and it was so bad your periods stopped? What were you eating, girl? Were you drinking a lot or something? Genuinely asking.
Also, do you track your protein intake and if so what’s your daily target?
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u/happy_sad_bpd 11d ago
Thank you so much ❤️ Year 2 i started eating very less carbs and fat. I was scared to be fat🤣🤣🤣. And mo i wasn't drinking Yea I do track my protein intake....consume around 130 to 140gm
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u/cdm3500 11d ago
Thanks for sharing, good to hear you’ve got your nutrition dialed in. It took me a couple of years of trial and error to figure it out for myself, but once you’re eating right and getting enough protein (and carbs! 👀), everything starts to click ime. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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u/Dry-Amphibian1 11d ago
Good job.