woman with muscle

Amandamccl
Amandamccl Posts: 380 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Why do some men and some woman for that matter discourage
women from weight training and having muscles? I think muscle on a woman is a beautiful thing its why I'm working so hard but thats my opinion whats yours.

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  • CassieLEO
    CassieLEO Posts: 757 Member
    I have the same opinion as you. I think people would rather see women as soft figures instead of strong figures. I dont like huge muscular women, but toned women are beautiful!
  • HaleyAlli
    HaleyAlli Posts: 911 Member
    I love my muskels (that's how I insist on pronoucing it :D) and I am definitely going to keep building up. The more of that you have the better you can burn fat!!
  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 859 Member
    Unless a woman is extreme on the muscle end, muscle and toned women are great. Women who aren't working out 35364737 hours a day, doing steroids and taking extreme measures are NOT going to bulk up like a body builder. I think that's what most people really mean when they say they don't like muscles on women.

    I'm working hard to be toned and firm, not flabby!
  • larisadixon
    larisadixon Posts: 201 Member
    i lift heavy weights daily and i dont look like a man...woman who look like men are trying to look like that, it doesnt just happen, so i say lift the heavys ladies....good luck on your journey!
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  • StevLL
    StevLL Posts: 921 Member
    Nothing wrong with muscles on women, it is very sexy. I personally don't like them to look like Arnold, but that's just me.
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
    Unless a woman is extreme on the muscle end, muscle and toned women are great. Women who aren't working out 35364737 hours a day, doing steroids and taking extreme measures are NOT going to bulk up like a body builder. I think that's what most people really mean when they say they don't like muscles on women.

    I'm working hard to be toned and firm, not flabby!

    Yes, women who claim they bulk up when lifting weights likely haven't lost the fat over the muscle yet... stick with it ladies. Lift heavy weights. 99% of us do not bulk up like men. Women body builders do EXTREME exercises and diet to achieve their bodies for competition and they don't look like that all the time - just for competition.

    Lift like a man, look like a goddess. - Lou Schuler (author of my favorite book, "The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women" that every woman should read!!! - check out reviews on Amazon.com

    I want to be sexy in my bikini therefore I lift and lift heavy! :)
  • Amandamccl
    Amandamccl Posts: 380 Member
    I agree I was looking at my flex magazine and theres a lot of woman that look like man I think its the steroids missing around with their horomons
  • RadicalCharlie
    RadicalCharlie Posts: 123 Member
    Me being muscular would scare me, but for anyone else else that is happy for being that way, yey for them! ;D

    Toned is always hot though.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Muscle looks better on both men and women. It makes us look healthier, stand with a better posture, feel good and strong. There's a common misconception that if a woman lifts heavy she will turn into a she-hulk. You will often hear people say, "i don't want to lift weights because i don't want to bulk up". Bulking up does not happen by accident. It takes laser-focused dedication and often, drugs. Cheers to all women (AND men) who lift!
  • BabyDuchess
    BabyDuchess Posts: 353 Member
    I had a trainer tell me to lift light and do heavy reps......not knowing any better I did for a month, which did give me great muscle endurance, then I read an article that said that theory is wrong and women should lift heavy so I started lifting heavy about 3 wks ago and already I can see a difference in my arms, legs and abs and that's under all the fat I have left to lose. WOMEN......LIFT HEAVY!! :flowerforyou:
  • stephanielynn76
    stephanielynn76 Posts: 709 Member
    I LOVE muscle and I work hard to have it!!! I think everyone has their own preferences... I just prefer to have a more athletic figure verses a curvy one. The truth is, I was curvy for most of my adult life... I was muscular too but it was just hidden under more padding :) I much prefer the way I look now because I can actually SEE the muscle I've built!
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,274 Member
    I think all body types are beautiful and everyone has their own preference.

    I personally love being muscular and am working towards my goal of being even stronger and more defined.
  • bbbbb33333
    bbbbb33333 Posts: 1,107 Member
    Two thumbs up for women with muscles. Just not to the extreme where they can bench press me.
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