Women Should NEVER Lift Weights!

I agree to a point... If you're lifting for resistance training, it's a great way to lose the weight. After all, the more muscle tone you have, the faster your body will burn the fat. However, if you're doing it for the sport of it -- I.E. bodybuilder status -- yeah, please don't. No guy wants to date a chick who looks more manly than he does. When used properly, weights can actually be quite helpful.

LOL my sentiments exactly!! I was at first like what is this fool about to say as I read on i was like PAHAHAHAHAHHA

Folks that don't get sarcasm (or the fact that this is in Chit-chat, fun and games) makes me a sad (& bulky) panda...

i read that if i don't want to bulk, as you put it, then i should stay off protein shakes, bars and other things alike and just get my protein through natural food sources so far so good i seem to be toning up ok,, just struggling to get rid of my jelly belly

Well, shoot. You mean I've been doing it all wrong for the last two years??!! Well, shoot, I better get back to that cardio and get rid of this lean muscle mass. It might hurt me..LOL!!



And for the folks that do think women will bulk up:

"Women Won’t Look Like Men and Men Won’t Look Like Bulldogs
Before digging into the details about lifting or lowering anything, it is important to address a common fear that exercising with heavy things makes women look like men and men look like bulldogs. The best way to address this fear is to understand our biology. Everyone has a gene called GDF-8, and that controls a substance called myostatin, which controls the amount of muscle we have and how much muscles develop naturally. The base levels of myostatin and muscle in basically all women and most men make it impossible for them to naturally build bulky muscles. It does not matter how much resistance we use. The majority of us—especially women—do not have the genes to build bulky muscles via any form of exercise."

"I find it useful to think about muscle size like muscle speed. Few people are fast because few people have “fast genes.” No matter how much most people run, they will never get faster than their genes allow. However, if people do have the genetics for speed, they will naturally be faster than most people without ever training. Similarly, few people can become bulky because few people—particularly women—have “bulky genes.” No matter how much most people resistance train, they will never develop more muscle than their genes allow."

Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-you-should-lift-and-lower-heavy-things/#ixzz234k9Im00

If women end up looking bulky lifting then they're building muscle without burning any body fat (or taking those special pills). So they've got nice strong muscles with still a thick layer of body fat. Your bf% will drop as you gain muscle (and a pound of muscle burns about 7-10 calories onto your daily burn) even without actually burning off fat.



Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-you-should-lift-and-lower-heavy-things/#ixzz234k5U9Np

Right?! These muscles get in the way all the time!! So sick of it lol!!

I disagree, too, because I had lifted weights (years ago) for years, and I never had that problem. I looked very healthy and had a healthy definition to my body overall. I ate over 1600 calories a day with lots of protein in my diet. I think EVERYONE is different in how their bodies react to everything. Just my two cents.:laugh: :drinker:

Win! My favorite show! LOL! :laugh:

Wow, he didn't get it twice! I'm dying over here! LOL:laugh: