Fitness tips for women from a swole bro

ThickMcRunFast
ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Saw this article today: http://jezebel.com/5985826/120-ridiculous-fitness-tips-for-women-from-a-swole-bro

Some gems (quotes from original article, then the jezebel response)

" 1.Most women think there's some magic fitness secret out there and therefore try to juggle every fitness methodology under the sun, which results in being mediocre at a variety of things rather than highly skilled in one or just a few areas."

Women be shopping for magic fitness secrets, ladies amirite?? It's just something women — and only women! — do.

3. However, many women lack the fortitude and dedication to ever see incredible results from lifting due to "being a lifter" rather than "being a student of weight lifting"

You come at the king of glutes, you best not miss. Also, what??


5. Some women giggle when they're struggling with exercise form or when pushing a set near failure –- men don't do this.

Oh women, with their constant giggling — they're as bad as Asian schoolgirls!"

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  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member

    10. Women love putting chalk on their hands and then clapping hard –- thereby getting chalk everywhere rather than keeping it solely on the hands (they probably do this because they saw gymnasts do it).

    OK, how is this a tip? This is not a tip, it is a complaint founded in the fact that he saw a woman do it once, he swears.

    When a commenter called him out for patronizing tone and general ridiculousness on the chalk bit, he responded:

    Naomi, I recently trained five women during a particular session. Each of the five women showed up wearing outfits that featured the color pink. This would never happen with men. I can't begin to tell you how many female clients I have to remind to not clap with regards to chalk -– it's a serious problem.

    I'm getting a lot of nods and agreements from trainers and coaches, so it seems that they're seeing similar things. Anyway, sorry you didn't like it.

    This killed me. I just spent like 5 minutes laughing (how do I log that exercise? j/k). Women who all show up wearing pink clearly causes a chalking problem. I don't know why Naomi doesn't get this. Wait? That's what he's saying, right?
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    I need to show up and have this guy train me. I'll be wearing pink and purple EVERYTHING.

    BTW - I'm a guy.
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    I need to show up and have this guy train me. I'll be wearing pink and purple EVERYTHING.

    BTW - I'm a guy.

    Hahaha!! Hilarious! This guy would probably s**t himself.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    This guy knows his stuff.
  • SarahCW1979
    SarahCW1979 Posts: 572 Member
    13. Women prefer to hear feminine terms such as "firm," toned," "tight," "lean," "long," "sculpted" and "sexy," rather than masculine terms such as "jacked," "yoked," "swole," "huge," "ripped," "shredded," or "muscular," and even the word "hypertrophy" can scare them off

    OK, that's because those words are frucking STUPID.

    :laugh:
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
    I... I didn't realize that it is the color pink that keeps me from looking so scul- I mean swole. Bro.
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    More women than men attempt to chat during lifts, and they’ll even do so with maximal attempts (men instinctively shut their traps and focus on the task at hand when maxing out)
    Women sometimes dress very sexy for the gym and are then annoyed when males show interest while they’re training, which on the surface doesn’t make the best of sense
    Women don’t tend to care as much about science and research – anecdotes are often sufficient for evidence
    Some women seem impossible with their complaints; for example one day they’re worried about getting too bulky and the next day they’re upset that they lost muscle size somewhere
    Women sometimes twist compliments into insults, and they’re more sensitive to criticism than men

    Ugh... I don't even... what?

    ETA: I went and read the entire article because I thought there might actually be some legit 'tips' there but there weren't, pretty much just observations of beginning weight lifters through the filter of a misogynist. Lame
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    what the *kitten* is a swole
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I read the entire original article. I don't think ANY of them are are "actual" tips. Observations on some women that he thinks applies to ALL women.
  • DoingitWell
    DoingitWell Posts: 560 Member
    Just love the title of the post...lol

    It made me think the rest would be funny. Oh well.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    O_O

    What a bottom hole
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    LOVE IT.

    I only wish I had discovered these very helpful fitness tips sooner! I will apply them all to all of my workouts. Perhaps if I wear less pink and grunt more like a man, I can finally start improving my fitness level. I'll also try to cut down on the giggling, even though I find strength training absolutely hilarious pretty much all the time. Also, I have no idea what "swole" means? Great list, bro!

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