It's a myth...it's a myth!

cwolfman13

Awesome OP...yeah, I really don't understand the, "if you lift heavy you're going to turn into a hulk thing." Sadly, this notion does not apply only to women either. Just the other day my Brother In Law asked me If I wanted to start going to the gym together since we both started pretty recently. My first inclination was, "sure...I could always use a spot and someone to push me." Then we got to talking about our respective routines and he told me I was going to turn into some kind of freakish hulk if I kept lifting that way and that the key was to do more reps at much lighter weight. Whatever bro...I don't think working out together would be such a great idea. I almost asked him what color his panties were, but I thought that might be insulting to my sister who was standing right there.

The hulks do a lot more than lift heavy and eat a generally nutritious diet.

OMG! I had a man that I work with tell me that the key to getting in shape was to lift light weights with high reps and that I should stop lifting heavy because eventually I will tear a bicep or something. I told him that I could deadlift his bodyweight and to have fun with his light weights.

Yeah...it's seriously a myth that needs to go away in a hurry...I honestly don't lift a lot of weight right now (because I'm weak), but it's heavy for me and I have a pretty tough time getting my last reps up...but I hate seeing dudes or ladies for that matter using the tiny little dumb bells and cranking away on 20 reps per set and then easily moving on to the next exercise...it's quite disturbing.

pawnstarNate

Saaaam42

*sniff* I used to be a woman ... and then I lifted weights. *sniff*



*sarcasm*

Hahaha.