Comments on: The Muscle Building Guide for Women http://jcdfitness.com/2010/02/the-muscle-building-guide-for-women/ A No BS Approach To Looking Great Naked Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JC Deen http://jcdfitness.com/2010/02/the-muscle-building-guide-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-42164 JC Deen Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:25:00 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=3013#comment-42164 hard to predict. I'd just train, eat well, get strong and see where you end up. hard to predict. I’d just train, eat well, get strong and see where you end up.

]]> By: Miriam Tapia http://jcdfitness.com/2010/02/the-muscle-building-guide-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-42056 Miriam Tapia Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:27:41 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=3013#comment-42056 Hey JC, Just came across your article, I have been reading up on how to get bigger for quite a while now. But I can't seem to get a grasp on a real muscle gain goal. I'm 5'7'' weigh 128 Ibs, have 17% body fat and a BMI of 20. Im more of a cardio endurance type. However I feel so flippin week, I know im a woman but come on..I can't even lift half the freakin couch. So anyhow, what do you think my muscle gain goal in - lets say, 4 months (if any) would be? Hey JC,

Just came across your article, I have been reading up on how to get bigger for quite a while now. But I can’t seem to get a grasp on a real muscle gain goal. I’m 5’7” weigh 128 Ibs, have 17% body fat and a BMI of 20. Im more of a cardio endurance type. However I feel so flippin week, I know im a woman but come on..I can’t even lift half the freakin couch. So anyhow, what do you think my muscle gain goal in – lets say, 4 months (if any) would be?

]]> By: bodynsoil http://jcdfitness.com/2010/02/the-muscle-building-guide-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-38163 bodynsoil Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:33:24 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=3013#comment-38163 Congratulations on you bicep growth, that is very exciting when you see the results starting to pop. Congratulations on you bicep growth, that is very exciting when you see the results starting to pop.

]]> By: JC Deen http://jcdfitness.com/2010/02/the-muscle-building-guide-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-38142 JC Deen Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:35:22 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=3013#comment-38142 thanks for sharing. thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Toni http://jcdfitness.com/2010/02/the-muscle-building-guide-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-38138 Toni Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:30:42 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=3013#comment-38138 I actaully read this article awhile ago but didn't want to report back until I made some progress. First off, I have to give you a visual of what I had to work with - bodywise. Friends and family always tell me that I'm the blonde version of The Real Housewife of NY, Bethenny Frankel. Eerily we are the same age, same height, same weight, same dress size and yoga enthusiasts. So...halfway decent body but not much in the way of real muscle development. Anyway... I was one of those girls that lifted teeny tiny weights and wondered why my arms still looked scary skinny until I fell upon this post. I went out and bought dumbbells that were 5X heavier than what I'd been previously using. I also started upping my caloric intake thrice weekly like you suggested and was freaked out at first but then when I actually saw what 300 calories looked like it wasn't much. I had to fight the urge to be impatient and constantly scruntinize my body to see if there was any improvements. I also really tried not to pay attention to the scale which swung anywhere from 115 to 119 lbs. BTW, I'm 5'6" tall. I sound kind of light on paper but remember what Bethenny looks like - lanky, lol. Then a couple of days ago the most amazing thing happened. I was brushing my hair and looked in the mirror and wash shocked to discover that my arms were sporting some biceps when my arms were in a raised position. Not huge ones, mind you but smaller biceps. I couldn't believe it because for so long, I was under the impression that my body type (ectomorphic) was really incapable of building any real muscle. Also, I never wanted to train like a man because I was scared that I would turn into one, lol. Long story short, I'm far from done but am encouraged by my progress thus far so...thanks! :) I actaully read this article awhile ago but didn’t want to report back until I made some progress. First off, I have to give you a visual of what I had to work with – bodywise. Friends and family always tell me that I’m the blonde version of The Real Housewife of NY, Bethenny Frankel. Eerily we are the same age, same height, same weight, same dress size and yoga enthusiasts. So…halfway decent body but not much in the way of real muscle development. Anyway…

I was one of those girls that lifted teeny tiny weights and wondered why my arms still looked scary skinny until I fell upon this post. I went out and bought dumbbells that were 5X heavier than what I’d been previously using. I also started upping my caloric intake thrice weekly like you suggested and was freaked out at first but then when I actually saw what 300 calories looked like it wasn’t much.

I had to fight the urge to be impatient and constantly scruntinize my body to see if there was any improvements. I also really tried not to pay attention to the scale which swung anywhere from 115 to 119 lbs. BTW, I’m 5’6″ tall. I sound kind of light on paper but remember what Bethenny looks like – lanky, lol.

Then a couple of days ago the most amazing thing happened. I was brushing my hair and looked in the mirror and wash shocked to discover that my arms were sporting some biceps when my arms were in a raised position. Not huge ones, mind you but smaller biceps. I couldn’t believe it because for so long, I was under the impression that my body type (ectomorphic) was really incapable of building any real muscle. Also, I never wanted to train like a man because I was scared that I would turn into one, lol.

Long story short, I’m far from done but am encouraged by my progress thus far so…thanks! :)

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