Recommendations Any novels with weightlifting scenes (preferably female characters)?

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  1. Lenko

    Lenko Well-Known Member

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    Hi all!

    There is not much novels with proper strength descriptions and strength growth. Especially, few novels with accent on muscles. And 0 novels with proper muscular female characters.

    But maybe there are novels with scenes, where female character (s) are lifting heavy weights: barbells, dumbels, weighted push ups and pull ups, running with additional weight and so on? It may be done for proper training, or to check new abilities, or just show off.

    Thank you in advance!
     
  2. MengHaoDS

    MengHaoDS 《Debt Collector》《Money Lover》《Virgin Ancestor》

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    weightlifting fairy
     
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    Alchyr Master of Procrastination

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    In novels where strength is emphasized, things like weights usually become irrelevant veeeery quickly.
     
  4. Lenko

    Lenko Well-Known Member

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    Nope, no realistic drama, please :)

    I know, but if there will be no overpowered characters, but only a bit super human (LOL) it may look good.
    And such scenes can be shown in the beginning. Right now weightlifting is completely ignored in all novels I saw.
     
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    Like in sports novels? I've never seen male do this in a novel, much less females. Weightlifting is pretty low level in novels where characters train to be super human. I would try my luck with sports theme novels.
     
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    The novel’s extra has that. All the female characters train. Though the male mc mainly trains his sharp shooting and doesn’t weightlift.
     
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    oblueknighto Blue Person

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    A lot of sports novels have weightlifting scenes but they're usually just a paragraph or two. Scenes with female characters are even rarer as there aren't many female sports novels.
     
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  9. Lenko

    Lenko Well-Known Member

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    I would prefer something a bit less realistic than sport novels :)

    About which novel are you talking?
    I know :(

    Thanks, will check!
     
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    Why do I feel that you would get along very well with Vandalieu?
     
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    animanaicT Nobody Important

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    Was just about to say this, he literally makes a body building competition...
     
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    Shaiyamine Reader of Novels, Slave to the Screen

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    Uhm weightlifting the actual sport has been written about in Almighty Coach.
    The one lifting weights is a guy tho ans the weightlifting is just one arc I guess?
    The other novel that came to my mind is Forty Milleniums of Cultivation the FL is someone who practices Body Strengthenning so she also lifts weights. She isn't the main protag so her scenes arent as much when she cultivates.

    Those are the ones I can remember on weightlifting.
     
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    necro tourist
     
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    Hmmm... I'm pretty sure the second part of I Said Make My Abilities Average! involves a training method for a female adventurer that includes weight training. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that I'll Live My Second Life! could also have some weight training scenes for the main female MC.

    In the early part of the Shrek Academy arc of Douluo Dalu, one of the training methods involves carrying weights and running a marathon. Three of the Shrek Seven Devils are female.
     
  16. Lenko

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    Could you please any details? Chapter for example :)

    Thank yoy!

    Yeah, I know them. Still thanks!

    Any details?
     
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    IDK for those w/ FMC, but I remember there's a weight lifting competition between MC & his friends in Immortal Ape King
     
  18. Wujigege

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    Given the Asian definition of Beauty, you won't be finding any Serena Williams styled character.
    Even Weightlifting Fairy used a skinny supermodel to play a buff weight lifter
     
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    i remember some in the korean novels where superpowers take over the world

    but it's only a bit
     
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    animanaicT Nobody Important

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    Yea the chapter is 165 however it is probably not what your looking for. The description is weak, there is no body sculpting involved, and its really quick. And this story has no real weight training involved in it. Just pointing out the fact that our boy Van is a fan (has a fetish) of muscles.