Okay, so there is such a huge stigma that comes with woman lifting weights. A couple of misconceptions I have heard woman say about lifting are, ” I don’t want to get bulky” or ” Isn’t lifting just for men?” or “Won’t lifting make me look like a butch?” All of these statements are false. Lifting is a huge part of living a healthy lifestyle and it will help you lose fat if that is what you are looking for. Crossfit has a great article about the concept of being SkinnyFat. The concept is about some smaller woman having a large amount of fat and little muscle, and even thought they are skinny, their amount of fat is very prevelant.
What woman think they will look like If they lift...
What you will really look like...or even less defined.
One thing, for women that is really important when they are trying to stay healthy, tone up, and gain some muscle is to light weight and more reps. This will completely take you away from “bulky” to lean and long muscles. There are some really easy “Newby” exercises for woman on DiscoveryHealth.
In the near future I will be posting a couple of different, weekly exercise regiments for woman who would like to start lifting, and improving their overall health. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn when you are lifting and doing cardio. The more muscle you have you also will prevent more injuries and have a leaner, stronger look.
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