Girls and Weight training? Yes or No?
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I don't do it because I find it boring and I'm very lazy.0
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Love weight training. I have always used free weights but now I am moving onto barbell compound lifts (deadlifts and squats).0
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Technically adding muscle adds testosterone which means technical we can call women get some manly hormones in them which they need. Fat has estrogen so does that mean men with lots of fat are more womanly?0
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It's one of those unwritten rules... Thou shalt not call a female "girl" unless one or more of the following is true:
1. She IS a girl (read a 10 year old).
2. YOU are a girl (identify as the same genter).
3. You are are old friends (and preferably the same gender).
Personally it does not offend me. It's just a word sometimes used to refer to a woman in a casual setting. It needn't be a charged term, but just for the sake of being politically correct, start referring to women as "my good lady."0 -
Wouldn't you be worried that they'd grow "boy-ly"? rather than manly? Since you were talking about girls, rather than women.DangerousDUCK wrote: »How many of the girls here do weight training? and If not why not?
All the benefits are to numerous to list, and the reasons not to are based on myths an misconceptions!
- Weight training can even majorly effect how efficient your body is at burning fat meaning you can eat more.
- It can fight skin, muscular and skeletal ageing.
- You'll look better naked
- daily life is easier when you're stronger
- Weight training will boost the amount of kcals you burn in the gym and can be incorporated into your cardio routines easily
A basic weights program categorically will NOT make you "bulky" "manly" or grow a beard!
Terry
p.s feel free to add me, I'll do the same
Sorry, just thought I'd join in the ribbing on you.
I've been lifting since 1996. I'm now 49.999 years old.0 -
DangerousDUCK wrote: »I'm not a "girl" either. I do weight train. I lost weight, gained strengrh etc. Love weight training.im not a "girl" im a fat ole bird ha ha but I do weight train. doing heavy full body compound weights, circuit training and insanity (cardio and body weight training) has helped me lose over 60lbs so far. still got a way to go but working on the weights is my favourite training and something I want to progress even more with
Sorry ladies(that better?) no offence meant just the informal way I speak
Im glad you are "on board" so to speak, I see way too many women who avoid the free weights entirely
You won't see a lot of that here. Many of the women lift, quite seriously. There are strong lifts 4x4 groups run by women here, and many more of us have done strong lifts at some point. Lots of us have read and followed NRoWLfW. There are many women who come to discuss their deadlift form, their squats, the bench personal bests....0 -
I'm a girly girl and I love lifting.0
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OP?sunglasses_and_ocean_waves wrote: »Thank Goodness we girls have the OP to tell us it's OK to lift!
Just offering an opinion, no more no less...savvyfantastic wrote: »I feel like this question is supposed to just be bait, irrespective of whether or not women do or do not weight train, or what their reasons are (which, as pointed out above, are often valid).
I don't know whether you're seeking to empower women or pick up, but the way you postulate your post (with an immediate 'well this is why you should') just gets me so offside.
well done. being stronger is all winangielisa75 wrote: »I am naturally a wimpy person, I have a hard time lifting heavy things with hurting myself, I have very skinny arms. About a year ago I decided I wouldn't get stronger so I can help my husband with the heavy work around the house with out him needing to call one of his buddies with enough strength to help him. So I started doing Insanity and Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones dvd. Now I can help my husband lift anything without him asking someone else for help and I slowly adding heavier hand weights to my routine.
EvgeniZyntx wrote: »My girls don't weight train - they are a little young for it and I'd be concerned about impact on bone development, etc. maybe later. They do fence, run, climb, etc....
They are 10 and 12.
But why exactly are you interested in what my girls do?
Is that a serious question?
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Girls weight training? That's a terrible idea!! They might get all muscly or something....0
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I lift. I love lifting. I think everyone who can should try it.
And yet, I find this post somewhat condescending. It might be the word "girl" but I think it's more the vibe I get that you're going to ride in and educate all the female masses about what kind of workout we should be doing and make sure we're not worrying our pretty heads about bulking up.0 -
I love lifting. I'm pregnant now and am still doing it for functional strength. The squats are my main focus since I've been told by a couple of doctors that the flexibility required for that exercise is beneficial for birthing and recovery. I didn't lift at all the first time I was pregnant, so we'll see how it goes.0
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Lifting? Not even once.0
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Methinks the OP should lift.0
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amusedmonkey wrote: »I don't weight train for quite a variety of reasons:
1. I find it extremely boring. I would rather do a whole hour of cardio than weight train for 10 minutes.
2. I don't want to shell out money to build a home gym for something I don't enjoy in the first place. "Girl" gyms in my area don't offer satisfactory weight training options (unless you consider pink dumbbells a good option), and the only mixed gym allows women 8 am - noon. Not a good option for someone who has a job. The closest gym where I could actually work any time I want is a 90 minute drive and extremely expensive. Again, don't want to shell money for something I don't enjoy.
3. I have chronic back issues and need to be very careful. Any wrong movement could leave me in bed for a month. I have gotten used to avoiding movement mistakes, but with weights I will have to find out the hard way, sacrificing a few months every now and then, how to move without consequences. I went through that process for running and it was hell worth it because I love it, but I don't think I'm willing to make the same sacrifices for something I don't like.
4. Did I mention I don't enjoy it?
What sexist place do you live in!? Women can only go for certain hours!? Sheesh, you need to report that place. That's sounds so illegal.0 -
and honest at leastMarziPanda95 wrote: »I don't do it because I find it boring and I'm very lazy.
Wouldn't you be worried that they'd grow "boy-ly"? rather than manly? Since you were talking about girls, rather than women. Sorry, just thought I'd join in the ribbing on you.
I've been lifting since 1996. I'm now 49.999 years old.[/quote]
No problem, my good lady/female human/darling...
... Just some advice for anyone who wants it, never knew it would be so divisive.ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »I lift. I love lifting. I think everyone who can should try it.
And yet, I find this post somewhat condescending. It might be the word "girl" but I think it's more the vibe I get that you're going to ride in and educate all the female masses about what kind of workout we should be doing and make sure we're not worrying our pretty heads about bulking up.
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I don't "lift" per say, but I do calisthenics, so I'm using my own body to (maybe, sort of, eventually) build muscles: sit-ups, leg lifts, squats, planks, push-ups, etc.
Does that half count?0 -
I enjoy lifting but I'm still extremely self conscious about it given that I don't really know what I'm doing, "heavy" for me is really not that much weight, and I still have 80some pounds to lose so I feel like a fatty on the floor. I have a major anxiety disorder that plays into it, and I train with a personal trainer so I can learn what to do, and why, and which weights, etc. and that is helping me feel more comfortable to branch out and lift on my own some days. I prefer it to cardio, but I get way more self conscious.0
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Because picking up heavy things and putting them back down is awesome. End of story.0
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amusedmonkey wrote: »I don't weight train for quite a variety of reasons:
1. I find it extremely boring. I would rather do a whole hour of cardio than weight train for 10 minutes.
2. I don't want to shell out money to build a home gym for something I don't enjoy in the first place. "Girl" gyms in my area don't offer satisfactory weight training options (unless you consider pink dumbbells a good option), and the only mixed gym allows women 8 am - noon. Not a good option for someone who has a job. The closest gym where I could actually work any time I want is a 90 minute drive and extremely expensive. Again, don't want to shell money for something I don't enjoy.
3. I have chronic back issues and need to be very careful. Any wrong movement could leave me in bed for a month. I have gotten used to avoiding movement mistakes, but with weights I will have to find out the hard way, sacrificing a few months every now and then, how to move without consequences. I went through that process for running and it was hell worth it because I love it, but I don't think I'm willing to make the same sacrifices for something I don't like.
4. Did I mention I don't enjoy it?
What sexist place do you live in!? Women can only go for certain hours!? Sheesh, you need to report that place. That's sounds so illegal.
She clarified later she's in the middle east, which would make a lot of sense actually. At least they are allowed in a mixed gym at all.0 -
i'm not a "girl," quite, but i've dabbled in it. slowly coming to the realization that it's just not my thing. personally i prefer strength training using body weight, running, kickboxing, swimming, yoga, cycling, just about anything that won't stick me in a room with a bunch of huge sweaty dudes farting their way down the squat rack. maybe it's just because i go to a pretty cliquey gym, but i get glared at far less by the cardio bunnies and chronic class-goers than by the crossfit crowd. 0
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Damn, girls in an exercise forum get offended too easily...
Are you female? Then I'm sorry but you ARE a girl, stop being *kitten* with all the "taking offense" posts and grow up already.
Then there's the ones trying to derail the thread by saying the guy is just looking for a girl to pick-up or something... WTF, are you serious?
It's a fitness forum, what the hell is wrong with a fitness related question? And a valid one for that matter.
What he said is 100% true, many women think that by doing weight training they'll get buff which is not true at all, both because of genetics and because they're most probably not going there to lift enough weight for it.0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »I don't weight train for quite a variety of reasons:
1. I find it extremely boring. I would rather do a whole hour of cardio than weight train for 10 minutes.
2. I don't want to shell out money to build a home gym for something I don't enjoy in the first place. "Girl" gyms in my area don't offer satisfactory weight training options (unless you consider pink dumbbells a good option), and the only mixed gym allows women 8 am - noon. Not a good option for someone who has a job. The closest gym where I could actually work any time I want is a 90 minute drive and extremely expensive. Again, don't want to shell money for something I don't enjoy.
3. I have chronic back issues and need to be very careful. Any wrong movement could leave me in bed for a month. I have gotten used to avoiding movement mistakes, but with weights I will have to find out the hard way, sacrificing a few months every now and then, how to move without consequences. I went through that process for running and it was hell worth it because I love it, but I don't think I'm willing to make the same sacrifices for something I don't like.
4. Did I mention I don't enjoy it?
What sexist place do you live in!? Women can only go for certain hours!? Sheesh, you need to report that place. That's sounds so illegal.
Again, it's the middle east. Many women are Muslim and would not like to be seen by men without their head cover (which they take off in the gym). Where there is demand, there is supply.. and there IS demand for female only gyms. Not all gyms are like that. There are mixed gender gyms, but the ones I have access to are either all-female or operated on equal time splits between men and women (men are not allowed in before noon).0 -
shadowofender wrote: »I enjoy lifting but I'm still extremely self conscious about it given that I don't really know what I'm doing, "heavy" for me is really not that much weight, and I still have 80some pounds to lose so I feel like a fatty on the floor. I have a major anxiety disorder that plays into it, and I train with a personal trainer so I can learn what to do, and why, and which weights, etc. and that is helping me feel more comfortable to branch out and lift on my own some days. I prefer it to cardio, but I get way more self conscious.
The trainer will definitely help. soon as you become more comfortable with the technique and form you might feel less self consciousMsBeverleyH wrote: »I don't "lift" per say, but I do calisthenics, so I'm using my own body to (maybe, sort of, eventually) build muscles: sit-ups, leg lifts, squats, planks, push-ups, etc.
Does that half count?
Yeah until you reach a point where your bodyweight might not be enough resistance to improve I.e Bodyweight squats etc, Even with the variations eventually you might need some external weight.
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Yes, it's the only kind of exercise I enjoy.0
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DangerousDUCK wrote: »
Yeah until you reach a point where your bodyweight might not be enough resistance to improve I.e Bodyweight squats etc, Even with the variations eventually you might need some external weight.
Yeaaaaah, I'm nowhere close to that happening yet. Once I am, I'll start using actual weights.0 -
No way, he so subliminally asked for noodz.m4xc4v413r4 wrote: »Damn, girls in an exercise forum get offended too easily...
Are you female? Then I'm sorry but you ARE a girl, stop being *kitten* with all the "taking offense" posts and grow up already.
Then there's the ones trying to derail the thread by saying the guy is just looking for a girl to pick-up or something... WTF, are you serious?
It's a fitness forum, what the hell is wrong with a fitness related question? And a valid one for that matter.m4xc4v413r4 wrote: »What he said is 100% true, many women think that by doing weight training they'll get buff which is not true at all, both because of genetics and because they're most probably not going there to lift enough weight for it.
Uhhhh most "girls" lift damn heavy, and if they're lifting as heavy as they do in a calorie surplus, you better believe they're getting some growth. Derpy herpy.
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m4xc4v413r4 wrote: »Damn, girls in an exercise forum get offended too easily...
Are you female? Then I'm sorry but you ARE a girl, stop being *kitten* with all the "taking offense" posts and grow up already.
Then there's the ones trying to derail the thread by saying the guy is just looking for a girl to pick-up or something... WTF, are you serious?
It's a fitness forum, what the hell is wrong with a fitness related question? And a valid one for that matter.
What he said is 100% true, many women think that by doing weight training they'll get buff which is not true at all, both because of genetics and because they're most probably not going there to lift enough weight for it.
I think some women don't like being called girls because it's a little demeaning, just like many men would rather be called men than boys. Secondly, it wasn't a question. Thirdly, I think the people here who are getting riled are annoyed because 90% of people here ALREADY know that women will not just suddenly get bulky by lifting, and don't appreciate being told what they already know by someone who likely hasn't been here long going by his low post count. There are a lot of women here who have lifted for years and very few who would be scared to lift because 'ermagerd I'll look like a buff man!' or something.0 -
The wonderful thing is: you don't get to decide what others are offended by.m4xc4v413r4 wrote: »Damn, girls in an exercise forum get offended too easily...
Are you female? Then I'm sorry but you ARE a girl, stop being *kitten* with all the "taking offense" posts and grow up already.
Then there's the ones trying to derail the thread by saying the guy is just looking for a girl to pick-up or something... WTF, are you serious?
It's a fitness forum, what the hell is wrong with a fitness related question? And a valid one for that matter.
What he said is 100% true, many women think that by doing weight training they'll get buff which is not true at all, both because of genetics and because they're most probably not going there to lift enough weight for it.
That said, I wasn't "offended" per se. Does that mean I *liked* what he said, and how he said it? No. It's not either or. And because this is an internet forum, I can give him MY opinion. See how that works?
Ps: do you feel better having gotten that off your chest? cheers! :drinker:0 -
Its like a minefield, was a straight question no ulterior motives etc just an opinion based on my personal experience.m4xc4v413r4 wrote: »Damn, girls in an exercise forum get offended too easily...
Are you female? Then I'm sorry but you ARE a girl, stop being *kitten* with all the "taking offense" posts and grow up already.
Then there's the ones trying to derail the thread by saying the guy is just looking for a girl to pick-up or something... WTF, are you serious?
It's a fitness forum, what the hell is wrong with a fitness related question? And a valid one for that matter.
What he said is 100% true, many women think that by doing weight training they'll get buff which is not true at all, both because of genetics and because they're most probably not going there to lift enough weight for it.
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Yeaaaaah, I'm nowhere close to that happening yet. Once I am, I'll start using actual weights. [/quote]
Every long journey starts with a single step an all that stuff
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