Myth: women can't bulk up

I think the real hazard here is being in the weight room barefoot.

Somebody get me a leotard and 1 pound pink hand weights! My butt is looking manly with all those heavy squats!

I just wanted to prove to everyone out there that women CAN build muscles and bulkup WITHOUT steroids. The only difference between men and women is in the rate of bulking. Men have more testosterone and therefore it takes them less time to bulk. A muscle is a muscle. If you lift heavy weight low rep, you will gain mass.

Here is an example:

Becca Swanson> held the world record with a 551-pound lift (bench press) in 2006

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyuqkcgbhV1qfqkngo1_400.jpg


Now, I know that this doesn't happen overnight but what I am saying is if you train like a man long enough, you can bulk up.

"If you train like a man long enough, you can bulk up": FALSE. If your goal is to gain large amounts of muscle mass then you'll gain large amounts of muscle mass. That also includes the proper diet to bulk and gain that mass. What the hell is with this "train like a man, train like a woman" *kitten*????

It's not a myth that women can't "get big." When people refer to women being unable to get "big like a man" they are referring to a woman who eats a typical diet and works out with moderate/heavy weight a few times a week. The women who "get big" workout for a living and get paid to do it. They also eat all the time and take ungodly amounts of supplements (not referring to illegal supplements here).

Guys. You don't get the point here. What I am saying is that you can bulk up if you work hard enough. Say if you gain 20 lbs you would look toned, but if you gain 70 you would look manly. you dont get to 70 unless u pass through 20. that's what im saying.

If you are lifting and watching what you eat you don't accidentally gain 70lbs. Is the example a bulky woman? Yes she is. Is she lifetime natural? Umm maybe? No way to be sure, but being a professional athlete does not make you LESS likely to be doping, it just makes your drugs harder to trace. Also, there are some genetics at work to get the mass she has going on there. 99% of women won't bulk like that, so stop the hyperbole. Have you ever met a competitive body building woman? I have and guess what? They tend to look normal unless they are on a competition cut.

Where are all these zombie threads coming from today. This is like the 3rd one I've seen.

People finally found the Search button

First and Foremost....if a woman wants to look like that, that is her prerogative and trust me, no one is going to start lifting and accidentally get bulky without realizing it. They WANT to look like that and good for them.

Alot of women I know, once you start lifting and growing, you want more. and more.

It's not a myth. Woman can bulk. however, a skinny girl lifting 10lbs dumbbells isnt going to look like that. she'll gain some muscle and fill out her skinny figure. not only that, but she'll reduce her risk of osteoporosis in the future. so bottom line: LIFT LADIES!!! LIFT!! LIFT!!!

EXACTLY!
Heck, I would love to be a little 'bulkier' and it's just not happening. All I'm doing is leaning out while lifting HEAVY! No 5 pounds dumbbells here.
This just doesn't happen overnight and it won't happen unless that's what you want and you work damn hard for it!

I'm 5''2 and when i was 105-107 lbs I squatted (ON RACK) 180lb bar on back/225 smith machine and I was anything, but big. I was curvy and muscular very girly/lady/feminine like. I also squatted and lifted heavy like that for yrs and could not get bulky if I tried naturally. I am now bigger/heavier due to lack of lifting heavy and eating like shiznitz and my goal is to lift heavy and and have my hour glass figure back.

Manly? Oh please...women who lift weights do not look manly.

Guys. You don't get the point here. What I am saying is that you can bulk up if you work hard enough. Say if you gain 20 lbs you would look toned, but if you gain 70 you would look manly. you dont get to 70 unless u pass through 20. that's what im saying.

We do get the point. You are saying that have no concept how much work that woman has put in to look like that and assume that you might accidentally get there too.

I have been lifting since before you were born, judging by your picture, and I don't look anything like that and never will.

You DO NOT get that physique lifting weights a couple times a week.

If you lift heavy weight low rep, you will gain mass.

IF you're in a calorie surplus and work really damn hard on it for a very long time and happen to be genetically predisposed to it.

Becca Swanson is 5'10 and 240 pounds and touted as the world's strongest woman. It's her goal to be that way.

Avoiding lifting because you fear you'll look like her is like being afraid to read a book or you'll turn into Stephen Hawking.

Just made this my facebook status.