How many women actually workout with weights

kimdawnhayden

I lift!

Loco_Beast

Arathels wrote: »

I powerlift with two huge guys.. I lift heavy and I work hard.. Tell me, how manly am I?

I don't think you're bulky...I personally believe that what ever a person chooses to do is their business, my only comment about being bulky was that a lot of women think they will get manly/bulk, from weight training. This is the myth I have tried to disprove to them. My hat is off to anyone who goes into the gym and works their *kitten* off.

mom23mangos

There are a ton of women on here who lift. However, I do have to say I only see a handful at the gym, but then again I go early in the morning when there are not a lot of people.

Loco_Beast

cafisher0404 wrote: »

I want to start! It's intimidating for someone new (at least to me personally). My gym keeps all their free weights under an "advanced training" area, so for a newbie, it is very scary to walk over there any try (the machine weights are what I have been doing so far). I also constantly worry that I'm going to get my form wrong or mess up in some way. I'm trying to get over that fear and just do it.

There are plenty of videos on YouTube, you can checkout AthleanX channel, he has great advice, and workouts. Not to mention other people who have channels on there, just remember we are all different, and an exercise that works for me may not be as beneficial to the next guy. Learn how your body responds to different exercises, this will take time, it's not going to happen over night. Best of luck..

Loco_Beast

pichiPurinsesu wrote: »

i'd love to start lifting properly but too embarrassed to go to the gym

We all started somewhere, nothing to be embarrassed about. You'll thanks yourself later. Good luck

mom22dogs

I lift, it's actually my main form of exercise since I'm disabled and need to do exercises sitting down. I have really strong arms because I walk with crutches, but they've gotten even stronger from weightlifting. I do dumb bells and weight machines. I've actually almost maxed out the weight on one of the machines for my lat pulldowns.

I always roll my eyes when women say they don't want to lift weights because they'll get bulky. If anything, my arms have gotten smaller from losing fat, but way more defined muscle.

dhimaan

I usually workout at 2 30 or 3 am in the morning and there are females (a couple) lifting weights at that time. Now that's dedication.

1Rune

I think "bulky" is probably pretty subjective and that the kind of muscle and shape you put on is going to depend on your body, your choice of rx, and the weight you train with. A woman can absolutely bulk up more than she wants to - I have, and I'm freakishly tall and long-limbed. I make crazy quads and went on a biceps bender a few years ago trying out new exercises, and (shockingly) wound up with biceps the size of softballs. I never even noticed until someone commented on my "guns", since I never stood around flexing in front of a mirror. I totally blame the preacher curls - which I still love, but I use lighter weights and go for distance reps instead of powering thru short reps/heavy weights, unless I really am interested in *building a muscle, like glutes, for instance.
My general rule of thumb is isolation ex runs light, compound movements heavier, but that's probably a good plan for all kinds of reasons. Like "don't snap anything you might need to use tomorrow", lol.

MlleKelly

Every week, three times a week. I have a dumb bell rack and weight bench at home, so I'm hardly ever in the gym, but I push until the muscles fail.

It's true that lifting will change the composition of a woman's body, but for me that means a leaner appearance, more definition in my muscles, and a stronger, slimmer silhouette. The only reason I'm bulky is because I won't give up my cheeeeeeeeese!!!!

refuseresist

I rest between sets and log my reps on my phone, i'm not texting

kristysaurus

I lift 3-4 days per week. Have been since October. I attend classes that combine weight lifting followed by HIIT. It is mostly women in our classes which is awesome. I'm aiming to lose weight right now but lifting gives me more goals than just those on the scale

refuseresist

I lifted a weight once and look what happened

violetness

MlleKelly wrote: »

Every week, three times a week. I have a dumb bell rack and weight bench at home, so I'm hardly ever in the gym, but I push until the muscles fail.

It's true that lifting will change the composition of a woman's body, but for me that means a leaner appearance, more definition in my muscles, and a stronger, slimmer silhouette. The only reason I'm bulky is because I won't give up my cheeeeeeeeese!!!!

LOL I love cheese too! And I lift every day. It has accelerated my weight loss, and muscle is healthy!

StacyChrz

I've trained with weights off and on since my teens. I had to take some time off after an injury but I just started the Stronglifts 5x5 plan last week. I can't wait to see the changes that it is going to bring about for me.

aliciapastorlecha

I work with weights. I am in my third round of Body Beast, and two days a week I powerlift too

azulvioleta6

Loco_Beast wrote: »

Not claiming to be a guru or anything, but I have done my research. I have females in my gym ask me for advice a lot, and I think that's only because they see me in the gym and I actually workout the whole time I'm there, I'm not sitting on a piece of equipment texting or whatever. General opinion I hear is that they are afraid if they workout they will start to look "bulky" or "manly". This is so far from true, guess I'm just curious to how many women on here actually train with weights. Thanks, and good luck to all on your goals.

This is extraordinarily offensive.

1. Nobody is looking at you in the gym and changing their workout because of it. We don't actually give a fig about what you are doing. Unless you are extraordinarily smelly or in my way, I won't give you a second thought.
2. Research...that word does not mean what you think it means.
3. You don't have females at your gym, you have WOMEN. We are not animals.
4. I would never, EVER sit on a piece of equipment and tie it up if I was not actually using it to work out. The implication that this is the role that women play at the gym is horrid.
5. I am a woman. I learned to lift in my teens. Yes, I know what I am doing. Yes, I lift heavier than a lot of men, even ones half my age.
6. Lots of women train with weights. Anybody who is not an idiot knows that it will not make us look manly or bulky.

sunflowerhippi

Here ya go.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/p1


And also we can do whatever we want on our rest periods between lifts. Sitting there for 2 minutes or so staring at a wall isn't fun. My phone tracks my lifts, my PR, my 1RMm and my rest time. So I will look at it if I damn well please.

BZAH10

I ditched cardio and took up lifting several years ago and have never felt better. I DO wish more women would lift but it seems to keep getting more and more popular among women. It just takes some self-education and learning proper form.

Mouse_Potato

Heavy lifting she-beast right here. I "bulked" my way from a size 12 to a size 2.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

I don't think you're going to find many women around here that are afraid of lifting weights.