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[skittlesforlife]

Hi guys

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[andipandi]

I am assuming that the class teacher will see you as female in this class.. and if this is the case there will probably be the tendency to have to life lighter with more reps, which is more a typically female agenda in terms of lifting. Although i don't agree with this line of thought.. the idea is to build more lean muscle mass on females, and more bulk on males

[skittlesforlife]

Actually, my teacher sees me as male. I'm out at my school as trans. He's seen me do heavier weights than every girl in the class and he's fine with it. I was rather surprised how well my school is handling everything.

I'm planning to start hormones, I'm just having a hard time getting my letter saying I can. I don't think they're going to teach us nutrition stuff in the class. It's basically just lifting weights the right way so we don't hurt ourselves.

Thanks for your advice.

[tessercat]

I train my obliques a lot. It gives me the V line and widens my midsection. Also, emphasize shoulders and arms. You can't forget squats though, because they remind your body it's all about the muscle. Eat often - at 110 pounds, your body can only metabolize about 25-30 grams of protein at a time. So, don't eat too much at once.

[skittlesforlife]

I ended up doing mostly core lifting - squat, box squat, bench press, towel bench press, dead lift, and power lifting. We also had circuit machines that I did a good solid soccer & hockey workout on. I've gained about 20 pounds over the course of 9-10 months. Most of it I'm guessing is fat that I changed into muscle though I am noticing a difference around my hips/waist. I have a more defined V now but I also have a little bit of a stomach.