Women & Heavy Lifting
LeanMeanFitnessMachine
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Really great article on the importance of heavy lifting for women! Thought all the females on MFP could draw some inspiration from her words. To quote the author, "Eat, lift, and be Happy".
http://www.negharfonooni.com/2010/04/real-women-lift-weights-heavy-weights.html#!/2010/04/real-women-lift-weights-heavy-weights.html
*Taken from the "Girls Gone Strong" facebook page. Check it out if you haven't already!
http://www.negharfonooni.com/2010/04/real-women-lift-weights-heavy-weights.html#!/2010/04/real-women-lift-weights-heavy-weights.html
*Taken from the "Girls Gone Strong" facebook page. Check it out if you haven't already!
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Thanks. I love the Girls Gone Strong facebook page I'm always on it. Women should lift and forget about the fact that someone spun a lie however long ago about getting 'bulky' and it stuck0
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Thanks for this - I'm going to check both of them out!0
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You gonna get all bulky! /notsrs
More stuff along the same lines:
http://jcdfitness.com/2011/08/attention-women-heres-proof-that-lifting-heavy-weights-will-not-make-you-big-and-bulky/
http://jcdfitness.com/2011/06/i-dont-want-to-get-big-and-bulky-fitness-marketing-and-its-effect-on-women/
http://www.niashanks.com/0 -
Awesome article! It's so true! Thanks for sharing!0
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Thanks for posting this.0
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