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    Are women's muscles more relaxed than men's?

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    • Posts: 21,219 Member
      Kdp2015 wrote: »
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      Thanks for this - the one time in my life I've had a flat stomach my ribs all stuck out so that does worry me. I'm happy to take a lot longer if I can end up looking fit rather than skinny!

      My ribs stick out despite having lots of muscle. It's just product of a wide rib cage. I understand the fit versus skinny look concern. You will see yourself as skinny even if you are fit, especially if you've lost significant weight (even 30 pounds can look dramatic in the mirror). Don't freak out if your face looks gaunt to you for a bit, your brain will adjust.
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      JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
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      Find pics of a 4% bf woman. Find that woman. Ask about her period. I'm happy to be demonstrated wrong on this, but please realize that it's the statements of 4% bf women who led me to repeat their statements.

      it's certainly not an effing incentive.

      #mentalkingaboutshittheydon'tknowabout

      go ahead- and keep mansplaining my body to me.
    • Posts: 1,280 Member
      Are you saying that men look more pumped longer than women? I imagine men look more "muscley" because they typically have more...umm...muscle? The bigger the muscles, the more they show, regardless of body fat. Cut more body fat off and the bigger the muscles look. Women's muscles aren't more naturally relaxed than a man's, usage of said muscle (or lack of usage) determines how tense those muscles are at any given moment. However, a larger amount of blood and water in the muscles may make them appear fuller.
    • Posts: 21,219 Member
      One trick to looking more "firm" all the time is creatine. I tend to look fuller when I use creatine.
    • Posts: 1,137 Member
      JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
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      Find pics of a 4% bf woman. Find that woman. Ask about her period. I'm happy to be demonstrated wrong on this, but please realize that it's the statements of 4% bf women who led me to repeat their statements.

      Essential body fat for a woman is around 10-12%. To drop lower than that would be harmful to health, if it's even possible - the brain and body organs need a certain level of fat in the body to work correctly. We aren't men. I look very lean at 20% bodyfat, a man would not.

      So first, find a 4% bodyfat woman who is alive, active and healthy.

      Also, @Privatepolicy - amenorrhea due to not having enough body fat is bad news. It is, necessarily, a bad thing.

    • Posts: 758 Member
      JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
      It's a body fat% thing. Women naturally have more. To get your own body fat low enough to show the six-pack abs and such, you lose your period. Maybe that's an incentive.

      What the what??
    • Posts: 559 Member
      JoRocka wrote: »
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      it's certainly not an effing incentive.

      #mentalkingaboutshittheydon'tknowabout

      go ahead- and keep mansplaining my body to me.

      Between your uterus falling out and the loss of your period you women folk should stay out of the gym and let us men do the lifting.

      Hey I have to do something to free up the squat rack so I can bench in there. No women = less competition for the rack.
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