What size weights to tone with?

Nopedotjpeg

Imo, a woman with large and muscular arms who has little or no boobage to balance them, looks bulky. I'm trying to avoid that, but it's hard to get a good idea of what lifting will look like on someone with no implants.

I think it's ugly when a woman has a man chest or even looks like a man. If a woman lifts like a man, she will eventually get a body like a man. Breast is fat and fat can shrink in that area, leaving women with men breasts and that's why so many bodybuilder women get breast implant.

"woman has a man chest"... you mean, small tits?

My large A cups have remained intact since I started heavy lifting nearly 3 months ago. My 1RM deadlift is 20 lbs heavier than my body weight (150 lbs).

My husband loves my "man chest" very much, btw. As did all the men before him who ever had the chance to see them bare.

If I wanted to say small breasts, I would have said small breasts. I have said man chest.

I like how you repeated yourself instead of clarifying. Classic Azackery.

Shyloh1

What does a woman with a man chest look like? I can honestly say I am clueless here and am sure I have never seen this :embarassed:

I'd like to know too!

docktorfokse

You know, nopedotjpeg's name sums up my reaction to everything he's been saying.

saltskinmermaid

lifting weights lighter than your purse = pointless.

The weights should be heavy enough to where you really have to push through the last set.

Hungry_Tuna

Girl you would NOT get bulky from heavy lifting..

Nopedotjpeg

You know, nopedotjpeg's name sums up my reaction to everything he's been saying.

And what is that? That you have to stress muscles for them to adapt? Or that women don't get "man chests" by lifting?

RikanSoulja

Another one of these threads? SMH

Sarauk2sf

What does a woman with a man chest look like? I can honestly say I am clueless here and am sure I have never seen this :embarassed:

Apparently yours do because you lift heavy.

Edited to add: If that's a man chest, I want one too!!

Huffdogg

Lift heavy. Otherwise there's very nearly no point to it at all. As long as you don't take steroids, you will NEVER get bulky.

Huffdogg

I think it's ugly when a woman has a man chest or even looks like a man. If a woman lifts like a man, she will eventually get a body like a man. Breast is fat and fat can shrink in that area, leaving women with men breasts and that's why so many bodybuilder women get breast implant.

You don't have any idea what you are talking about, and should therefore stop talking.

CoryIda

I think it's ugly when a woman has a man chest or even looks like a man. If a woman lifts like a man, she will eventually get a body like a man. Breast is fat and fat can shrink in that area, leaving women with men breasts and that's why so many bodybuilder women get breast implant.

You don't have any idea what you are talking about, and should therefore stop talking.

On the plus side, it does provide all of us who DO know what we're talking about with the opportunity to sound even more intelligent.

jjnt007

<---- Looks like a bulky man, obviously.

OP, to answer your question, when I'm working out with dumbbells I am usually using 20-25# sometimes 30#. Though, I still use them for compound movements like cleans, snatches or thrusters. I can't remember the last time I did a bicep curl on it's own.

Hope this helps!

cressievargo

Honestly, what are bulky muscles? Do you have a link or a photo of someone "bulky?"

As a woman, I'm so tired of hearing this.

The point of lifting weight is resistance. After a while, whatever weights you lift will become too easy. You will have to increase weights or you'll just be wasting your time.

Yay! for this. I just did a BL DVD and I swear the one chick said, "I don't need heavier weights because I'm a girl." WTF?!?!
And she was using 3 lb weights at one point. Really?!?!

Jacwhite22

I would like to thank this thread for making me feel like it's Friday.

DianaPowerUp

I lift as heavy as possible (low reps/high weight), and I hardly look bulky or manly. And btw, I'm 47. So this works. Just sayin'.

AZackery

I think it's ugly when a woman has a man chest or even looks like a man. If a woman lifts like a man, she will eventually get a body like a man. Breast is fat and fat can shrink in that area, leaving women with men breasts and that's why so many bodybuilder women get breast implant.

You don't have any idea what you are talking about, and should therefore stop talking.

I don't know what I'm talking about. Use the ignore button. I will.

engineman312

I think it's ugly when a woman has a man chest or even looks like a man. If a woman lifts like a man, she will eventually get a body like a man. Breast is fat and fat can shrink in that area, leaving women with men breasts and that's why so many bodybuilder women get breast implant.

You don't have any idea what you are talking about, and should therefore stop talking.

I don't know what I'm talking about. Use the ignore button. I will.

how many people do you have on ignore?

docktorfokse

You know, nopedotjpeg's name sums up my reaction to everything he's been saying.

And what is that? That you have to stress muscles for them to adapt? Or that women don't get "man chests" by lifting?

my apologies, i thought you were agreeing with Her Royal Majesty, Queen Broscience saying "if you lift like a man, you look like a man"

JennieAL

Define "man chest"....

Go!

Nopedotjpeg

You know, nopedotjpeg's name sums up my reaction to everything he's been saying.

And what is that? That you have to stress muscles for them to adapt? Or that women don't get "man chests" by lifting?

my apologies, i thought you were agreeing with Her Royal Majesty, Queen Broscience saying "if you lift like a man, you look like a man"

Lol no. I'm glad we cleared that up and I restated myself instead of just saying "y u mad?" like I was planning to. :P

AZackery

Define "man chest"....

Go!

Why don't you find the answer.

JennieAL

Define "man chest"....

Go!

Why don't you find the answer.

It's your phrasing... not mine.

docktorfokse

I think it's ugly when a woman has a man chest or even looks like a man. If a woman lifts like a man, she will eventually get a body like a man. Breast is fat and fat can shrink in that area, leaving women with men breasts and that's why so many bodybuilder women get breast implant.

You don't have any idea what you are talking about, and should therefore stop talking.

I don't know what I'm talking about. Use the ignore button. I will.

how many people do you have on ignore?

this isn't an exact figure, but i'm going to say "the world."

Nopedotjpeg

*Make outlandish claims and then tell people you're ignore-buttoning them or to find the answers themselves when they ask for you to back up said outlandish claims.*

Azackery principles to live by.

docktorfokse

*Make outlandish claims and then tell people you're ignore-buttoning them or to find the answers themselves when they ask for you to back up said outlandish claims.*

Azackery principles to live by.

that just might be crazy enough to potato

engineman312

*Make outlandish claims and then tell people you're ignore-buttoning them or to find the answers themselves when they ask for you to back up said outlandish claims.*

Azackery principles to live by.

that just might be crazy enough to potato

ha!!

Sarauk2sf

I think it's ugly when a woman has a man chest or even looks like a man. If a woman lifts like a man, she will eventually get a body like a man. Breast is fat and fat can shrink in that area, leaving women with men breasts and that's why so many bodybuilder women get breast implant.

You don't have any idea what you are talking about, and should therefore stop talking.

I don't know what I'm talking about. Use the ignore button. I will.

"I don't know what I'm talking about."

That is about the only correct thing I have ever seen you post.

dad106

Bumping and bringing popcorn

Any thread with AZackary in it is worth bumping just to see how ridiculous it gets.

Nopedotjpeg

Bumping and bringing popcorn

Any thread with AZackary in it is worth bumping just to see how ridiculous it gets.

Did I miss the memo? Is AZackery just a master troll?

I just find it easy to believe that she's really like this for some reason.

tigersword

Bumping and bringing popcorn

Any thread with AZackary in it is worth bumping just to see how ridiculous it gets.

Did I miss the memo? Is AZackery just a master troll?

I just find it easy to believe that she's really like this for some reason.

Pretty sure she's really like that, which actually makes it more entertaining, not less.