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Why women shouldn't lift weights

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  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    which reminds me.... we also shouldnt lift weights cause, obviously no guy wants to wrestle a girl that actually makes him have to put in some effort.
  • lickmybaconcakes
    lickmybaconcakes Posts: 1,063 Member
    cant have us getting TOO hot now can we? and good lord!!.... we might start opening our own jars!!!

    I know right , what would be the purpose of men if they didn't need to open jars ?

    I cant answer this, Ive already gotten a couple warnings about my graphic sexual vocabulary.

    Oh so that's what being a " personal sundial" means =P
  • StaceyL76
    StaceyL76 Posts: 711 Member
    Love this thread!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    cant have us getting TOO hot now can we? and good lord!!.... we might start opening our own jars!!!

    I know right , what would be the purpose of men if they didn't need to open jars ?

    I cant answer this, Ive already gotten a couple warnings about my graphic sexual vocabulary.

    Oh so that's what being a " personal sundial" means =P

    :blushing:
  • chrisb75
    chrisb75 Posts: 395 Member
  • christyd4
    christyd4 Posts: 191
    This is why I love my crossfit class the guys are just as encouraging to the girls about lifting as they are amongst themselves.
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    Women should not lift weight because when I lift I moan and I grunt. It must be annoying for men because at my gym the leave really fast with their towel in front of them.


    Not sure why?

    :devil:


    There is a woman at the gym my wife and I go to that does this, while lifting her pink 5lb dumbbells . We call her porn star
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    cant have us getting TOO hot now can we? and good lord!!.... we might start opening our own jars!!!

    I know right , what would be the purpose of men if they didn't need to open jars ?

    I cant answer this, Ive already gotten a couple warnings about my graphic sexual vocabulary.

    Oh so that's what being a " personal sundial" means =P

    Smart and sexy...hmmm
  • r1ghtpath
    r1ghtpath Posts: 701 Member
    i carry 50lb bags of chicken food, dog food, bunny food, wood shavings for animals, hay bales, etc. i do think it's funny when the guys are like " i got it." i'm sure it's part of their job, but i usually say " hey, you take one and i'll grab the other ;-)."

    i am single. i live alone. i HAVE to be able to do things like lift heavy things! i'd be screwed if i didn't lift weights!!!!!
    It's not just weights... I was carrying a 30 lbs bag of dog food, no cart, because it was all I was buying, and 3 different men asked if i needed help.... ummm, no. I could one-arm it to pay and open my trunk, why would I need help?

    I'm excited because I start with a personal trainer and I'm learning to lift starting Monday. The Y I'm a member of has a lot of lady lifters, because the lady PTs lift....
  • tuiccim
    tuiccim Posts: 689 Member
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  • Karalopolous
    Karalopolous Posts: 574
    So, after last night at the gym being asked "Aren't those weights too heavy for you? Bc that's the weight Im using"

    Now, see... I would have taken that as a compliment. :happy:

    My husband is proud as hell that I can lift "like a man."

    Oh, so is my husband. I don't take that as a compliment because it was a pretty condescending thing for him to say. I am glad to take a compliment from someone any day.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member

    STACI!!!
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    God forbid I open my own pickle jar.
    ^This lol!
  • _SpeshK_
    _SpeshK_ Posts: 496 Member
    YOUR OVARIES WILL FALL OUT! STOP IMMEDIATELY X)

    Douche. Please train twice as hard and lift more than him...that will burn him up!
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member

    STACI!!!
    Staci is my hero!!! I Love Her!
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    "Why do you think you NEED to be strong?" asked one of my male coworkers once.
    I guess he had a point. There's nothing in my life that requires any strength from me. I can always just ask my husband or some other man to do it all for me.
    /sarcasm

    But please don't tell my husband that lifting weights will turn me into a guy. He doesn't know yet. Right now, he's still proud that I can do more pushups than he can.
  • SillyAnneh
    SillyAnneh Posts: 7 Member
    I have literally heard every reason under the sun. Including "your uterus will fall out." True story. This is my mom's #1 concern.
    Also that lifting weights will increase my testosterone levels to the point that I'll grow facial hair.
    And that I'll "bulk up".
    And that "you'll never be as strong as a man anyway."

    As I put down my 200lbs.
    And put on a pair of jeans 2 sizes smaller than I used to be able to wear.
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  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
    I have literally heard every reason under the sun. Including "your uterus will fall out." True story. This is my mom's #1 concern.
    Also that lifting weights will increase my testosterone levels to the point that I'll grow facial hair.
    And that I'll "bulk up".
    And that "you'll never be as strong as a man anyway."

    As I put down my 200lbs.
    And put on a pair of jeans 2 sizes smaller than I used to be able to wear.

    solid first post! :drinker:
  • headofphat
    headofphat Posts: 1,597 Member
    1. Stop worrying what other people say and do.
    2. Lifting will make you grow a penis.
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