Can women lift weights without getting broad shoulders

sardelsa

As others mentioned, a lot of it will come down to your bone structure. Obviously you can build mass in the shoulders, but typically this takes years and very focused training to build muscle. In a deficit you will mostly be maintaining what you have, but you can avoid excess shoulder work if you feel things are not going in the right direction.

7elizamae

UmaMageswarymfp wrote: »

Omg I did not mean to hurt anyone’s feeling , I just personally don’t like broad shoulders because it makes ME look less feminine. Most women can pull of broad shoulders and I’m not one of them . That’s because I’m still overweight and imagine overweight + broad shoulders + really tall . Not a good combo right ? Exactly 😭

Broad shoulders and tall sound beautiful to me! Also, a strong woman is beautiful because she exudes confidence.

Vladimirnapkin

If only this was the 80s! Remember dresses those enormous shoulder pads?

Keto_Vampire

Broad shoulders has much to do with bone structure/clavicle. I am somewhat confused why either male or female would not want broad or big shoulders; weight lifting takes years-decades to add just a few measly inches to the deltoids. Generally look great on both males & females & are a very sought after bodypart in terms of size & shape (roundness/capped look)

When they look not so great (blatantly apparent) is when people inject synthol into the delts

jemhh

Keto_Vampire wrote: »

Broad shoulders has much to do with bone structure/clavicle. I am somewhat confused why either male or female would not want broad or big shoulders; weight lifting takes years-decades to add just a few measly inches to the deltoids. Generally look great on both males & females & are a very sought after bodypart in terms of size & shape (roundness/capped look)

When they look not so great (blatantly apparent) is when people inject synthol into the delts

Everybody has their own preferred aesthetic. Nothing wrong with that.

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deputy_randolph

I have big shoulders. I hit shoulders twice a week (1st: heavy with moderate volume and 2nd: lower weight/higher volume).

Don't do this.

teresamoakley

I totally understand what you are saying and when it comes down to it, yes, it is all about genetics. If you look at women’s frames that 40 years ago, they were feminine and not V shaped. I have been vehement with my trainer to not give me cross fit exercises. They build the traps and create a V shape from the back. That is not my goal either. Women with endomorph body types build muscle quickly - I can attest to that. You should avoid exercises that demand your body weight on the floor - example front planks, wide push ups, etc. If you are on your back or standing, you an elongate your build, similar to how dancers obtain their beautiful feminine shape, but a lot of stretching, using exercise bands instead of barbells, or light free weights. You will still lose weight if you change up your macros with how you are eating carbs, protein, and fats. Check out the different body types and talk with your trainer. He/she should listen to your fitness goals - after all -he/she works for YOU. You’re the boss - lol.

Chef_Barbell

teresamoakley wrote: »

I totally understand what you are saying and when it comes down to it, yes, it is all about genetics. If you look at women’s frames that 40 years ago, they were feminine and not V shaped. I have been vehement with my trainer to not give me cross fit exercises. They build the traps and create a V shape from the back. That is not my goal either. Women with endomorph body types build muscle quickly - I can attest to that. You should avoid exercises that demand your body weight on the floor - example front planks, wide push ups, etc. If you are on your back or standing, you an elongate your build, similar to how dancers obtain their beautiful feminine shape, but a lot of stretching, using exercise bands instead of barbells, or light free weights. You will still lose weight if you change up your macros with how you are eating carbs, protein, and fats. Check out the different body types and talk with your trainer. He/she should listen to your fitness goals - after all -he/she works for YOU. You’re the boss - lol.

No... just no.

ninerbuff

teresamoakley wrote: »

I totally understand what you are saying and when it comes down to it, yes, it is all about genetics. If you look at women’s frames that 40 years ago, they were feminine and not V shaped. I have been vehement with my trainer to not give me cross fit exercises. They build the traps and create a V shape from the back. That is not my goal either. Women with endomorph body types build muscle quickly - I can attest to that. You should avoid exercises that demand your body weight on the floor - example front planks, wide push ups, etc. If you are on your back or standing, you an elongate your build, similar to how dancers obtain their beautiful feminine shape, but a lot of stretching, using exercise bands instead of barbells, or light free weights. You will still lose weight if you change up your macros with how you are eating carbs, protein, and fats. Check out the different body types and talk with your trainer. He/she should listen to your fitness goals - after all -he/she works for YOU. You’re the boss - lol.

Yeah, no. Somatotypes have been long been debunked since they were developed by a psychologist and not a physiologist. You CANNOT elongate your build due to the fact that muscles are attached to bone, so unless the bones are getting longer, this ain't happening. And ANY TRAINER telling you those things exist, isn't very well versed in physiology and likely got their credentials online with no actual study on the subject. Don't fall for the fitness industry broscience.


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