Women Should Train Differently Then Men

So the video people don't think that men wish to eliminate fat from all over their bodies? Or do they suggest that fat elimination functions differently from women to men?

Why do they believe women want to be weak in their upper bodies?

and props to the girls who squat. you gotta love a video that promotes two days of glutes.

Maybe they are suggesting in a round about way that some men need to squat more

Well, I wouldn't want to only do upper body once a week but if that floats your boat, by all means go ahead.

From a few things I've read, women are able to recover more quickly and can train more frequently than men. Also, lower body can respond better to more frequent training and higher reps (can't remember off the top of my head if that is women-specific or not but I *think* I got that from Strong Curves.) Bret Contreras suggests doing his full body programs 3x/week and then doing another day of lower body once a week. He also provides a lower body only program for women who don't want to train upper body at all. Apparently the last option is somewhat popular. It's kind of a foreign concept to me because I've always found the upper body stuff easier so I tend to like it more, though lower body is becoming more enjoyable now that I've been working harder on it this year.

Yeah I think split routines are generally discouraged for beginning trainees. Something like what you outlined above would add muscle to very specific areas but I think you'd be better off starting out with a solid base of strength first before worrying about devoting two entire days a week to glutes.

Danielle721007 wrote: »

The concept is building these muscles will eliminate fat from all over the body.

I missed this the first time I read it.

Any exercise you do is going to burn calories. If you burn more than you ingest, you'll lose weight, a (hopefully majority) portion of which will be fat. So, yeah, doing lower body weight training will lend a hand toward losing fat from all over but so will upper body training, yoga, walking, dancing, etc.

My upper body is junk compared to lower, which is pretty gtg from squats, rowing, and incline treadmill. I mean, this was pointed out again yesterday at Home Depot when I could lift a 60lb bag of sand with my legs, but could not hold it more than five seconds with my arms.

You saw it on a YouTube channel...


Well, Frak, it must be true!

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Looking at it logically if you take a 5 day plan...

Here is the plan you outlined.
Day 1 - Glutes
Day 2 - Hamstrings / Core
Day 3 - Upper Body (all muscles)
Day 4 - Quads / Core
Day 5 - Glutes

Now if you take a structured plan like this one for example.
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/power-muscle-burn-5-day-powerbuilding-split.html

Day 1 - Chest and Triceps
So you will get some core work on the bench press as well as chest and triceps.

Day 2 - Back and Traps
You will get some core work with the exercises as well as your back and traps.

Day 3 - Quads and Calves
Core work as well as quad/calves/glute work

Day 4 - Shoulders and Biceps

Day 5 - Deadlift and Hamstrings
Core work with the deadlifts as well as quad/calves/back/glute work.

So 2 days of glute work like your plan, 2 days of some quad work, 1 day of hamstring work, 3-4 days of core work and a great upper body plan to boot.

NO.

And let me explain why.

First off, 5 days lifting a week leaves no time for appropriate rest. You will experience fatigue and fast.

Second, as women, generally speaking, our lower is naturally significantly stronger than our upper. So you can squat a car but bench press a kleenex. If you keep that schedule, the inbalance will continue.

Third, abs and fat loss occur in the kitchen. Cardio burns fat, lifting builds muscles (which over the long term burn more fat as well).

Fourth, how practical is that inbalance? So you can squat a car, but can't carry groceries?

Lastly, IMHO that whole "men and women should train different" is hooey. I do all the same stuff in the weight room as the bros (and often out-deadlift them. they have dubbed me their squat queen. but I digress.) The only real difference is visually, because testosterone and stuff.

Suggestion? Read New Rules of Lifting. The whole series is very good, as it uses science (eep!), but explains it so almost anyone can understand. This dude makes sense. Stronglifts is also a very good program. But 5 days, no rest? Yikes. You would see fast, newbie results...then poop out, plateau, and crash from fatigue.

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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, oh my.... excuse me.... bahahaha

This guy is completely full of *kitten*. He is a crock. He is the dr. oz of the youtube fitness industry.

It's a shame since i think he's hot because hes asian and has muscles, but he is not someone i would every take advice from. Under any circumstance.