should women lift weights?

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  • MrsVerhaeghe
    MrsVerhaeghe Posts: 46 Member
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    I think one of them women probably takes steroids. Women cant bulk up like that without help...lol
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
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    absolutely... Great video expose'
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
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    Absolutely they should but I'd never want to look like the top pic, no thanks! I'm a woman!
  • pfeiferfarrier
    pfeiferfarrier Posts: 2
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    Both women in the pics lift weights. Vastly different outcomes.

    Why?


    Women have dense muscles which means we get strong but our muscle size doesn't increase much. To get size it takes a lot of work, different training techiques, very different diet and natural or artificial steroid type substance. I lift weights 7 days a week and do not have 'big' muscles. My mom is a body builder and has been trying to gain size for years and is not even half the size of above picture. She is also all natural. Lifting weights burns fat and creates a sexy toned body, don't fear them.
  • lucythinmint
    lucythinmint Posts: 239
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    Hell Yeah! Love it!
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
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    I think some of it is genetics as to how the muscles respond to weights, and also the type of lifting you do - a lot of low weight reps, or a smaller number of heavy weight reps.

    This is a misconception people throw around a lot. Lots of weight, lower reps = strength and possibly size depending on your calorie intake. Little weight, higher reps = endurance training (aka, another form of cardio).

    I'm not saying either way is right or wrong, but that high rep/low weight leads to "toned muscles" thing is a myth that drives me nuts.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
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    I think some of it is genetics as to how the muscles respond to weights, and also the type of lifting you do - a lot of low weight reps, or a smaller number of heavy weight reps.

    This is a misconception people throw around a lot. Lots of weight, lower reps = strength and possibly size depending on your calorie intake. Little weight, higher reps = endurance training (aka, another form of cardio).

    I'm not saying either way is right or wrong, but that high rep/low weight leads to "toned muscles" thing is a myth that drives me nuts.

    Thanks for the correction! I've heard so many conflicting stories that I gave up trying to figure out which one is accurate. :)
  • marbly
    marbly Posts: 103
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    It's not that simple. I'm all for strength training, and I do it, but some women do get bigger -- not enormous, but larger than they'd like in certain areas.

    The first woman in the photo may be taking steroids. The second woman looks as she does because of her genetics. It's sort of like just because you study ballet doesn't mean you'll have the body of a ballerina. You have to be born with that basic shape.


    I actually agree with this. I have broad shoulders, mainly from genetics and also from competitive swimming when I was young. I have made it a point to not lift heavy WRT any sort of exercises which gives my body more of a V-shape.

    And yeah, there's NO way I can have the body of the girl in the second picture, sigh... unless I do surgery.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,574 Member
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    Both women in the pics lift weights. Vastly different outcomes.

    Why?
    Drugs.

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  • tgzerozone
    tgzerozone Posts: 160
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    Not always drugs, can get biggish with the correct diet as well:

    http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/female-bodybuilders.htm
  • Marper8521
    Marper8521 Posts: 160
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    I have a 28 YO who just got married and she's putting on the pounds. She's not really that big, but she is letting herself go. I've been athletic all my life and know what proper diet and workouts can do for the body. However, when I try to explain this to her and her mom, they begin to WHINE about muscles, weights, sweat and all that other **** it takes to get to a healthy fit state. So I just let it be. But when they start talking about all the new fangled **** they are doing and spending money on to DIET (hahaha just have to laugh), I just can't keep quiet. It's funny how quickly they realize that the new thingy is not worth a crap and quickly jump on the next office FAD for the week. I don't know how much money we are out of becuase of their "quick fix" diets.

    I think women look fabulous when they are toned or muscular.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,574 Member
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    Not always drugs, can get biggish with the correct diet as well:

    http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/female-bodybuilders.htm
    No doubt that "some" naturals can achieve better physiques, but you'd be naive to believe that all natural competitors started off natural. Many were juiced competitors who stopped juicing and now compete "natural".
    And while diet can definitely define how much better a female can look, it takes the correct amount of hormonal response to increase muscle in a female. The average female lifting weights who is not looking to compete won't really have an issue of getting freakishly big.


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  • tgzerozone
    tgzerozone Posts: 160
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    Not always drugs, can get biggish with the correct diet as well:

    http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/female-bodybuilders.htm
    No doubt that "some" naturals can achieve better physiques, but you'd be naive to believe that all natural competitors started off natural. Many were juiced competitors who stopped juicing and now compete "natural".
    And while diet can definitely define how much better a female can look, it takes the correct amount of hormonal response to increase muscle in a female. The average female lifting weights who is not looking to compete won't really have an issue of getting freakishly big.

    Agree, not very easy getting big.
  • PeaceLoveVeggies
    PeaceLoveVeggies Posts: 682 Member
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    Stop lying. This won't happen. I won't grow 5 inches, get lighter skin, grow longer hair, and have the body of a super model (or porn star...). So keep your lies to yourself lady.

    LOL! Love it! <3
  • PeaceLoveVeggies
    PeaceLoveVeggies Posts: 682 Member
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    5d7e22d6df1922290a5abf3693da284d.jpg

    BTW, she is so damn sexy [the one on the bottom]

    I'm sorry. The lesbian in me has been trying to bust out for DAYS.
  • HorrorChix89
    HorrorChix89 Posts: 1,229 Member
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    Stop lying. This won't happen. I won't grow 5 inches, get lighter skin, grow longer hair, and have the body of a super model (or porn star...). So keep your lies to yourself lady.

    LOL! Love it! <3
    Lol thanks :D My work on this thread is done!
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,806 Member
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    Is it wrong that I find #1 kind of hot?
  • ACMEFit
    ACMEFit Posts: 23 Member
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    Love it! So true!
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    Is it wrong that I find #1 kind of hot?

    She'd be the alpha .........:wink:
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,806 Member
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    Is it wrong that I find #1 kind of hot?

    She'd be the alpha .........:wink:

    lol yup. It's really her face that makes up for the fact that she could crush my head with her bare hands.

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