Why Women Lift

I like feeling strong when I'm not working out. Example: Yesterday, had both dogs (total of 75-80 lbs. of dog!) out for a walk, huge amount of broken glass on the sidewalk and no way to walk around it, so I hoisted one dog up with each arm and walked over the glass for about 100 ft. and set them back down. The woman driving past me did a double take.

1. For my *kitten*.

2. For my *kitten*.

3. For my *kitten*.

4. Cuz muscle looks and feels fantastic.

5. For strong bones.

QFT :drinker:

QFQFT :drinker:

Oh yeah.

Like a lot of others here, I also enjoy being strong.

Because it makes me feel strong and sexy

Because it actually does make me strong and sexy

Because it gives me the strength to climb walls and ropes and other challenges at Spartan races

Because I enjoy it

Because it lets me eat more.

I read this article today on this subject actually that I am now in love with: http://www.dailyhiit.com/hiit-blog/hiit-diet/1200-calories/

Marines delay female fitness plan after half fail pull-up test More than half of female Marines in boot camp can't do three pull-ups, the minimum standard that was supposed to take effect with the new year, prompting the Marine Corps to delay the requirement, part of the process of equalizing physical standards to integrate women into combat jobs.

This is one reason why women should lift, so more can fight and die for the US. That and save my back when I move.

I have switched to 3x5. I have the bar on my upper back; not my neck. I can't say that I go beyond parallel, though.

I have been doing Stronglifts for months, and I don't feel like it's doing anything for my butt. It's flabbier than ever since Ive lost weight. Hoping I can still firm it up somehow......

Are you going deep enough (Just past parallel)? Are you doing low-bar squats (these hit the butt easier/more)? If you've been doing it for a while you could drop to 3x5, then add in some things like lunges or barbell hip thrusts. Or really, since you are losing you might not have much luck building or shaping the muscle while on a deficit. You might have to wait until you reach your goal and are eating at maintenance. Then if that doesn't work you might have to eat at a slight surplus. People forget that often to shape and build up the butt we might need to GAIN muscle which generally requires a calorie surplus.

I do all my lifting with kettle bells. I do it for all the associated health benefits. I do it because I enjoy "keeping up with the boys" and, in some cases, surpassing them when taking a kettle bell class. I do it because I love pushing myself to see just how far I can go/how much weight I can actually move. I do it because I work in a profession dominated by men and love being able to hold my own with them. I do it because in the past 4 months I have lost 50+ pounds, and 33.25 inches. I do it so my son can see that strong women are beautiful, confident, and nothing to be intimidated by. I do it because I love how I feel after a hard workout.

The only thing I wish I had done differently, is to have started doing it sooner.

I simply HATE cardio and I LOVE lifting

1. For my *kitten*.

2. For my *kitten*.

3. For my *kitten*.

4. Cuz muscle looks and feels fantastic.

5. For strong bones.

This !!!

I hate cardio and currently use wt machines and have always loved feeling strong when moving heavy logs etc.

I'd love to lift and have read NROLFW and am meeting a female PT next week to hopefully start once I have her advice.

The reason I'm cautious is that my knees are an issue after nearly 20yrs mountain walking (ouch those descents!), I can't do lunges, leg press machine or the ham curl and opposite (can't remember name!) machines. Well I can, my legs are very strong but they hurt my knees.

Does anyone have a good news story about knees and lifting?

Thanks everso and wish me luck!

Because I'm fed up of being skinny fat....and cardio is hideous!

Like everyone else, I love being strong - it makes me feel like a badass.

I was moving furniture around with my mother-in-law and my husband and father-in-law were so impressed.

One day my husband complimented me on my back muscles and how good I was looking (he's not huge on compliments).

Random guys stopping me at the gym and telling me how awesome i'm doing and how impressed they are with my lifting (in a non-creepy way).

I love DOMS! I know muscles are working and forming when I have a hard time sitting on the toilet after leg day lol.

I love it so much that I love going to the gym - with cardio I dreaded going.

I lift because I'm tired of girls being told they're not as strong as boys and shouldn't try!

I lift because 1200 calories is starvation.
I lift because cardio SUCKS.
I life because I challenge the idea that skinnier is better.