​​Women moms strength training

For naturally thin people like myself, weight training is an effective and healthy way to gain mass. Before lifting, I weighed 95lbs at 5'4" with 13% bodyfat. After 7 months of heavy compound lifts and accessory work 3x/week (and of course proper nutrition), I increased my weight to 108-110lbs with 15% bodyfat. At that point, I also gained 11lbs of lean body mass. I drastically changed my body composition, going from skinny fat to lean and strong. People no longer commented on my thin frame or told me to eat more. It was a great feeling to be at a healthy weight at 30 years old. Four years later, having only missed training days to have my second child and then umbilical hernia surgery, I weigh 105-107lbs with 9% bodyfat. I attribute the slight decrease to keeping up with my highly active daughter (she's a wild one). I've been successful at maintaining a healthy weight with the consistent habit of weight training and having the proper nutrition to fuel my energy demands. This leads me into my next blog post; I had to change the way I ate in order to facilitate my weight gain.