Why do MFP Men suggest Heavy Weight Lifting for Women?
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nice six pack but where is the v? lol
sigh.....still there...and I'm a girl. Will send you a pic if you need.0 -
We have been trying and trying to prove that women lifting heavy will cause their uterus to fall out. It hasn't worked yet, so we're just going to keep trying.
I have heard about this happening to a number of female friends... Obviously they stopped lifting and resumed more feminine activities like they should have stuck to in the first place.
I call BS. I lifted heavy for months before I got prego. My uterus went into overdrive!
I think you may have missed the sarcasm....
No, I didn't.
Then why on Earth did you feel the need to call BS on an obviously sarcastic response instead of LOL as I did? :huh:
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Because: "Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general." - Mark Rippetoe
and make better lovers0 -
Because heavy lifting doesn't make women bulk up and look like football players. Shocking, I know.
I was lifting heavy for months. The only reason I stopped is because I no longer have access to a gym. I was the slimmest I have ever been in my life and was not bulky in the least. Women do not have the proper amount of testosterone to bulk up like men do, so unless you're abusing steroids and lifting heavy for years, you'll be fine. Not to mention strength training, especially with heavy weights has been shown to help ward off osteoporosis in women.
Ladies, lift some weights- it's good for you!0 -
Women recommend it as well, not just men, and heavy lifting does not equal a football player body. I'm just sayin...LOLWhy do the guys on MFP often advise HEAVY WEIGHT LIFTING for Women? And I'm pretty sure their wives/girlfriends do NOT look like look like football players! A little hypocritcal, don't you think?!!! I'm just sayin...LOL0 -
We have been trying and trying to prove that women lifting heavy will cause their uterus to fall out. It hasn't worked yet, so we're just going to keep trying.
I have heard about this happening to a number of female friends... Obviously they stopped lifting and resumed more feminine activities like they should have stuck to in the first place.
I call BS. I lifted heavy for months before I got prego. My uterus went into overdrive!
I think you may have missed the sarcasm....
No, I didn't.
Then why on Earth did you feel the need to call BS on an obviously sarcastic response instead of LOL as I did? :huh:
:headdesk:
Have to agree! Quite Special!!!0 -
Why do the guys on MFP often advise HEAVY WEIGHT LIFTING for Women? And I'm pretty sure their wives/girlfriends do NOT look like look like football players! A little hypocritcal, don't you think?!!! I'm just sayin...LOL
My wife started lifting weights. few months later she could squat 185.
here's a recent photo.
*deep breath* PAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!0 -
Rugby is way cooler than football anyway.0
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The women on here who have bodies closest to my goal weight always talk about lifting heavy--and I'm not into looking like a football player. Plus, it won't happen on accident. If you find yourself looking bulky, back off a bit. It'll be gone in no time. It's doubtful that would even happen though.0
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Rugby is way cooler than football anyway.
chicks playing rugby now thats tough0 -
It makes me incredibly sad and angry that some women are so ignorant they believe that they will look like football players as soon as they lift heavy.
<--- been lifting for 3 years. I still don't look like a football player.0 -
Rugby is way cooler than football anyway.
Couldn't agree more
I miss it! 0 -
The women (like me) on here promote it as well, because it achieves results. Don't scoff a thing until you know what you're scoffing. There's nothing wrong with picking up heavy things and then putting them back down, I have my alarm all set to do it nice and early tomorrow morning. I love my cardio and do it to look pretty good in my cloths. I lift heavy to look ****ing fabulous when those clothes are on the floor.0
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What EXACTLY does "a football player" look like anyway? A linebacker doesn't "look" like a kicker. If the men don't look the same with the same exercise, why would the women?0
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I squated 105 pounds today for my first session of heavy lifting ever. I promise I looked perfectly cute. And you know what I'm pretty sure I got checked out. Years of running and cardio didn't give me the body I wanted. Prejudice isn't going to stop me from lifting heavy weights.0
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The women (like me) on here promote it as well, because it achieves results. Don't scoff a thing until you know what you're scoffing. There's nothing wrong with picking up heavy things and then putting them back down, I have my alarm all set to do it nice and early tomorrow morning. I love my cardio and do it to look pretty good in my cloths. I lift heavy to look ****ing fabulous when those clothes are on the floor.
:drinker: Amen to that!!!
(there wasn't a clapping smiley so I had to give you cheers)0 -
f*** yeah! i wish i knew enough people around here to play 7's :sad:Rugby is way cooler than football anyway.0 -
Women that lift weights do not develop like men. I wouldn't recommend heavy lifting but I would recommend weights as a way to tone and develop good muscle balance. Free weights as opposed to machines. Light to moderate with more reps and a few sets.0
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My goal is to look like a football player..derp0
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And are these male friends the kind of guys who have been lifting heavy for years and STILL don't look like football players? :huh:...When I would tell male friends of mine (outside MFP) that I workout with weights...that's the kind of annoying comment I would get. Just wanted to get feedback for MFP men so I could back that up to my male friends....
Putting on significant amounts of muscle is very difficult even for many guys. Women who think they're going to get hyooge overnight from lifting weights are delusional - and so are the guys who think it will happen to women. Females who get massive/ become bodybuilders: a) usually have amazing genetics to start with; b) have very intense, targeted training regimes aimed at hypertrophy; (c) have highly specific and strict diets involving caloric surplus and heavy protein intake; d) are very often "supplementing" with anabolic steroids/hormones, and e) it certainly doesn't happen overnight, or even in the span of a few months.
A female friend of mine became a professional figure competitor (not the same thing as a bodybuilder). She had an amazing physique to start with before she even began training, and even so, her workout and diet regimes were far beyond what most people would ever endure and/or adhere to. Even so, she didn't get "massive" - she has a body that most women would kill for and most men stare at in utter disbelief. One of my friends' wives refers to her as "living, breathing Photoshop" because her physique is so perfect. One thing is 100% certain - she certainly doesn't look anything like a football player!0 -
Lifting heavy does not equal big/bulky/hulk'ish/manly body!!! Lifting heavy gives great definition and lowers body fat. My husband has yet to complain about my lifting - while it may not be super heavy - its not cute pink weights either.
This.
Also if someone were to make heavy pink weights, I would be keen to use them
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Like these?Lifting heavy does not equal big/bulky/hulk'ish/manly body!!! Lifting heavy gives great definition and lowers body fat. My husband has yet to complain about my lifting - while it may not be super heavy - its not cute pink weights either.
This.
Also if someone were to make heavy pink weights, I would be keen to use them
Apparently there's a women's gym that promotes heavy lifting and uses pink plates. I'm for it if it gets more women to lift heavy.:laugh:0 -
Like these?Lifting heavy does not equal big/bulky/hulk'ish/manly body!!! Lifting heavy gives great definition and lowers body fat. My husband has yet to complain about my lifting - while it may not be super heavy - its not cute pink weights either.
This.
Also if someone were to make heavy pink weights, I would be keen to use them
Apparently there's a women's gym that promotes heavy lifting and uses pink plates. I'm for it if it gets more women to lift heavy.:laugh:
YES!
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Rugby is way cooler than football anyway.
Couldn't agree more I miss it!
I guess I'm not cool. I don't know the first thing about rugby, but I've played a LOT of football. 0 -
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then leave it for us ladies to deadlift and then clean and press itI saw a dead horse a few miles back... Lets go beat the **** out of it!
brilliant!
:laugh: Wonderful!!!0 -
The women (like me) on here promote it as well, because it achieves results. Don't scoff a thing until you know what you're scoffing. There's nothing wrong with picking up heavy things and then putting them back down, I have my alarm all set to do it nice and early tomorrow morning. I love my cardio and do it to look pretty good in my cloths. I lift heavy to look ****ing fabulous when those clothes are on the floor.
I'm off to the gym tonight (and tomorrow and the next night too) specifically to lift - I'll get a bit of cardio in there while Im there but it's all about the lifting - I love the feeling of power that I get from it - that I can out lift most of the guys I know rocks!!!0 -
We have been trying and trying to prove that women lifting heavy will cause their uterus to fall out. It hasn't worked yet, so we're just going to keep trying.
I have heard about this happening to a number of female friends... Obviously they stopped lifting and resumed more feminine activities like they should have stuck to in the first place.
I call BS. I lifted heavy for months before I got prego. My uterus went into overdrive!
I think you may have missed the sarcasm....
How fitting that this irony is found in a weightlifting thread.0 -
Wow... I totally did not mean to offend anyone. I know all about the benefits of weightlifting (agility, strong bones, better blood sugar control ect)...I'm a huge kettlebell fan and most of my workouts involves weights/resistance, more than cardio. When I would tell male friends of mine (outside MFP) that I workout with weights...that's the kind of annoying comment I would get. Just wanted to get feedback for MFP men so I could back that up to my male friends. And to the lady that benches 180 lbs...I admire you!
Another benefit of weight lifting - looking damn good. Next time one of your friends makes such an ignorant comment, tell them to stop being such asshats
Belly laughing out loud!! Ms. Sara, you crack me up sometimes!!. Truth told in a most unque way!!0 -
Like these?Lifting heavy does not equal big/bulky/hulk'ish/manly body!!! Lifting heavy gives great definition and lowers body fat. My husband has yet to complain about my lifting - while it may not be super heavy - its not cute pink weights either.
This.
Also if someone were to make heavy pink weights, I would be keen to use them
Apparently there's a women's gym that promotes heavy lifting and uses pink plates. I'm for it if it gets more women to lift heavy.:laugh:
MoreBean uses this picture as her avatar from time to time. Very cool.0
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