Female HEAVY LIFTERS unite!!!!

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Myth Buster: Heavy vs. Light The Real Truth About Weightlifting

To lift heavy weights or light weights, that is the question! Okay, so it’s not Shakespeare, but this question has had fitness experts debating year in and year out about which theory is better and produces the best results.

If you ask most people what their weightlifting goal is, you’ll find there are 3 answers: gain muscle tone, gain strength or both. What most people don’t understand is that in order to get the results you want, you’ve got to think BIG!! By the way, just because the “B” word is used, it is NOT time to panic!

The common misconception among women is that if they lift heavy weights, they’ll become the female version of the Incredible Hulk, however that is simply not the case. Women naturally don’t have enough testosterone in their bodies to create that kind of muscle mass. This single fallacy has been the cause for women everywhere to avoid the one thing that can aid in weight loss and the prevention of osteoporosis.

Men, on the other hand, are able to gain larger amounts of defined muscle simply because they are blessed with tons of testosterone! Sorry, ladies, that’s the fact Jack! Either way, the same holds true for the men and the ladies, we all need more muscle to obtain the desired effects!

Now, it’s time to break this thing WIDE OPEN!

Like most of the general population, the goal is to lose FAT, right? We spend hours upon hours doing cardio, because we want to melt the fat off of every possible inch of our bodies. We want to see the number on the scale go down and our pant size decrease. The only problem, cardio is only HALF the solution. Wait, did I hear that correctly? HALF?

You see, muscle acts like a huge furnace that burns fat. If you increase your body’s muscle mass, you’re automatically increasing your body’s ability to burn fat. Remember the bigger the furnace the greater the results! That’s why using heavier weights is crucial to the weight loss equation!

Let’s connect the dots. Young or old, male or female, by lifting heavier weights you will not only increase your muscle mass, but your body will become more toned. You’ll actually transform your body into a fat burning machine! Of course, this doesn’t mean that you forsake cardiovascular workouts. On the contrary, the two work hand in hand to give you the stronger, leaner, more toned body you’ve always dreamed about!