A New Reason Women Shouldn't Lift?

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  • sarajcurrie
    sarajcurrie Posts: 11
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    I think you'll find womans hearts are stronger than mens and this is down to necessity because woman carry their babies and give birth!
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
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    WOW!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,326 Member
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    your friend is probably right. i frequently find myself catching the vapors when i deadlift.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
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    Right. Is that why men are having more heart attacks then?

    http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=724485

    In both epochs, men aged 35 to 54 years had a higher prevalence of MI [myocardial infarction] than similarly aged women, but the gap narrowed in recent years as MI prevalence decreased among men and increased among women (2.5% vs 0.7% in NHANES 1988-1994 [P < .01] and 2.2% vs 1.0% in NHANES 1999-2004 [P < .01]). Among men, the mean FCRS showed an improving trend (8.6% in NHANES 1988-1994 vs 8.1% in NHANES 1999-2004 [P = .07]), while among women, the mean FCRS worsened (3.0% in NHANES 1988-1994 vs 3.3% in NHANES 1999-2004 [P = .02]). Temporal trends in FCRS components revealed that men had more improvements in vascular risk factors than women, but diabetes mellitus prevalence increased in both sexes.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
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    weak hearts? we give birth, for heaven's sake. if that isn't hard work I don't know what is!
  • u_mad_bro
    u_mad_bro Posts: 42 Member
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    I never walk up a flight of stairs without a male companion, out of fear that my heart might just explode. Rough sex is also a no-no. I am a delicate flower.
  • Morninglory81
    Morninglory81 Posts: 1,190 Member
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    Those who won't do for themselves, will find excuses for why it is not their fault.
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
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    yes, yes i have a weak heart, which is why my knees go weak when i'm around pie haha
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
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    I never walk up a flight of stairs without a male companion, out of fear that my heart might just explode. Rough sex is also a no-no. I am a delicate flower.

    hahaha love it!!
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
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    Mouahahahaha



    Sorry


    Take breath and wipe tear
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
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    I was talking about exercising with an acquaintance of mine, and I told her that I lift heavy. She said that she heard women should never lift heavy because we have weak hearts. WTH? I have no intentions of stopping lifting, but has anyone else ever heard that?

    I believe the proper response is:

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  • RunnerElizabeth
    RunnerElizabeth Posts: 1,091 Member
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    Well we have proportionally smaller hearts then men, but it doesn't make our hearts weak.

    Lift heavy things and run and jump. Our bodies were made to move!

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