Should women powerlift/ Lift heavy weights?

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  • angrodriguez92
    angrodriguez92 Posts: 193 Member
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    Yes, we should be allowed to lift heavy.

    Everyone should seek education on proper lifting techniques.
    The only person I ever knew with a serious injury from lifting was a man and it was... a very serious and unfortunate injury..

    But just saying.

    YES YES YES lift heavy ladies if you want to.
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
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    After 8 pages, I'll chime in!

    Of course..and is this a joke?
    Have you not been around enough to kno of the benefits.
    A tid bit of info for you in case you had any more ridiculous questions.


    “I train 3-4 days per week, including strength training, conditioning, power development and movement skills. I almost always lift full body and end with some type of interval based training or metabolic circuit.

    I have a pretty organized and comprehensive program, based on “movements” as opposed to “muscles” and I train almost purely for the performance benefits. The aesthetic benefits of training are just a fortunate side effect of a sound training program and smart nutritional regimen.
    The other two are sprint, slide-board and sled-based. While I do fluctuate my training intensity, volume and load to account for CNS adaptation and avoid overtraining, I never “lift light” so to speak. Training heavy and seriously is what got me to the point where I actually like my body and feel comfortable in my skin."
  • llkilgore
    llkilgore Posts: 1,169 Member
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    I was at the gym this morning and there were a few women milling around the weight rooms and lifting pretty heavy weights.

    I just wondered what people thought of women doing this? Weather they should be allowed to? or encouraged to stop after a certain weight?

    I only say this as I think some women try and "prove" they can lift heavy and end up with injuries etc.

    Whats your thoughts?

    It makes me nervous when people talk like that. I live in a red state.
  • AmandaW01
    AmandaW01 Posts: 138
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    I hope y'all are joking. Can't always tell from writing, but if those of you who are saying women shouldn't be allowed or shouldn't choose to are serious then I think this is the wrong community for you to be a part of. This is about motivation and encouragement, not holding people back!

    I lift and love to lift. I'm not saying I over exert myself, but I lift a lot more than the girls I usually work out with. I am appalled that anyone would ever try to tell me to do otherwise.

    I think that we can safely say that very few people here support the OP's initial suggestion.... I think even the guys are kinda behind us on this one :wink: So do you lift the blue sparkly weights rather than the pink ones? I'm sooo impressed (but shhhh don't tell the others, I also like the big grey lumps of metal with the bars... rebellious!)
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
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    I just wondered what people thought of women doing this? Weather they should be allowed to? or encouraged to stop after a certain weight?

    It's whether, not weather, and of course we are "allowed to". If I pay for a gym membership, you can't tell me I am not allowed to lift a weight, b/c it's so heavy it might hurt some guy's ego...:blushing:
  • SuperFitRich
    SuperFitRich Posts: 29 Member
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    Well Hell Yea!
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
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    Should they....if they want to, yes.

    Should they be "Allowed to"??? Do you really want to risk telling a woman who does that she can't?
  • beckizzle
    beckizzle Posts: 118 Member
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    Lifting weights is awesome.
    Burns more calories, tones up so fast and makes you actually strong!
    You will also burn calories for longer after your work out!
    Plus it's a challenge for yourself to push harder/lift heavier!

    That's why I love Crossfit, everyone supports each other and motivates you to go harder, where as in a regular gym, it's full of DMO (Display model only) guys grunting and checking themselves out in the mirror...
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