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    Why do MFP Men suggest Heavy Weight Lifting for Women?

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    edited January 1 in Fitness and Exercise
    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

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      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.
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      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.

      She_Hulk_3_by_Jebriodo.jpg
    • Posts: 1,103 Member
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      My wife started lifting weights. few months later she could squat 185.

      here's a recent photo.

      She_Hulk_3_by_Jebriodo.jpg

      I think something is wrong with her diet - she's all green and stuff. :/
    • Posts: 61,406 Member
      Because it works? And I promise, the women won't end up looking like football players. Doesn't happen
    • Posts: 1,270 Member
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      My wife started lifting weights. few months later she could squat 185.

      My wife lifts heavy squats 175 and deadlifts 185
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      isn't she beautiful?
    • Posts: 3,750 Member
      i know you are trying to be funny but in case someone really is wondering about this....its because women who do heavy lfting look the best.
    • Posts: 2,009 Member
      Is this a troll post or are you just ignorant about the effects and benefits of lifting weights?
    • Posts: 304 Member
      I saw a dead horse a few miles back... Lets go beat the **** out of it!
    • Posts: 85 Member
      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.

      What she said!! Just because you are throwing some heavy weight around doesn't mean you look like "a football player"....You can have muscles and curves. It all depend on how you train.
    • Posts: 418 Member
      Read Staci's story. She's my new hero.

      http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/
    • Posts: 76 Member
      "Heavy" lifting means "heavy" for you. And, by the way, women don't bulk up like me do as we have minute amounts of testosterone vs men.
      The way heavy lifting was defined for me was being able to lift weights, with good form, until fatigue. As an example, if I press 30# (fill in any number here) for 3 sets of 12 reps, I may struggle at rep # 9 or 10, but I can finish. I think what most guys might mean is don't go to the gym & lift 5# weights forever. Work your way up gradually in weights and reps.
    • Posts: 3,119 Member
      I saw a dead horse a few miles back... Lets go beat the **** out of it!

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    • Posts: 28,072 Member
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      looks like a football player to you?

      What on earth are you talking about?
    • Posts: 8,329 Member
      I saw a dead horse a few miles back... Lets go beat the **** out of it!
      then leave it for us ladies to deadlift and then clean and press it
    • Posts: 1,978 Member
      Why? Because it makes you look awesome. The end.
    • Posts: 1,432 Member
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      then leave it for us ladies to deadlift and then clean and press it


      brilliant!
    • Posts: 3,346 Member
      My wife lifts heavy and MOST of the people recommending heavy lifting for women are....other women. Resistance training will convince your body (males and females) that your muscles are necessary. Eating in a calorie deficit without it can lead to loss of lean body mass. Which looks great on the scale but is not great for body composition. This leads to people getting to their weight loss goal and being disappointed in how their bodies look.
    • Posts: 8,137 Member
      Bless.
    • Posts: 2,131 Member
      It's not just the men. There's a lot of women who will tell you the same thing. You will not wake up one morning looking like a body builder. Just doesn't work that way. Lifting helps you retain lean body mass, which means you will have to lose less weight to get to your ideal body. Besides, strength is sexy. ;)
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      then leave it for us ladies to deadlift and then clean and press it



      No no no... You leave the deadlifting and clean and pressing to the men. We wouldn't want you fragile little flowers turning into football players or anything like that...
    • Posts: 1,309 Member
      Is this a troll post or are you just ignorant about the effects and benefits of lifting weights?

      I can't tell either. At any rate, women who lift heavy don't get the bulky body builder muscles you are picturing.
    • Posts: 1,594 Member
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      ^^^HA HA!!! My favorite one!

      Please, OP, tell me you're not serious!?
    • Posts: 350 Member
      I saw a dead horse a few miles back... Lets go beat the **** out of it!

      I was just thinking the same thing...
    • Posts: 807 Member
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      then leave it for us ladies to deadlift and then clean and press it

      Poor dead horse... Guess I should go see if the local football team is looking for a new tightend... cuz I have one from heavy lifting :tongue:
    • Posts: 2,131 Member
      Read Staci's story. She's my new hero.

      http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

      :heart: nerd fitness
    • Posts: 150 Member
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      My wife started lifting weights. few months later she could squat 185.

      here's a recent photo.

      She_Hulk_3_by_Jebriodo.jpg

      I can squat 160 and I promise I don't look like this ;)

      Lifting heavy rocks and if you want to see fat melt away I would suggest trying it! Lifting helped me lose 50+ pounds!
    • Posts: 1,089 Member
      They suggest it because .....

      it.is.awesome.

      Women do not get bulky like football players.

      Heavy is diff for every person. Please educate yourself.

      I suggest heading over to www.nerdfitness.com. Read Staci's story.
    • Posts: 3,634 Member
      <---- You mean this woman looks like a football player to you??? Sorry but I've been squatting, lunging and deadlifting 135lb. barbell & lift a min of 30lb. dumbbells for my upper body but i only ended up having a shapely body.

      Are you really that stupid or you're just trolling around? Geez do some research first before you make a fool out of yourself by creating such a stupid thread as this.
      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
    • Posts: 980 Member
      My wife lifts heavy and MOST of the people recommending heavy lifting for women are....other women. Resistance training will convince your body (males and females) that your muscles are necessary. Eating in a calorie deficit without it can lead to loss of lean body mass. Which looks great on the scale but is not great for body composition. This leads to people getting to their weight loss goal and being disappointed in how their bodies look.


      Pretty much. :)

      That being said, I don't lift "heavy", but I was doing p90x (so a lot of using my own body weight for certain exercises and weights) and I am much happier with how my body looks now than I was when I started and I am not much lighter on the scale. It doesn't bother me THAT much because I am happy with how my body looks and I am healthy even if the scale says I am overweight. :)
    • Posts: 2,827 Member
      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

      Actually you are right.. from what I see they don't. Their women are in great shape and very fit though.
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