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Should women lift heavy?
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VioletRojo wrote: »enterdanger wrote: »My ovaries can't handle heavy lifting.
I thought it made one's uterus fall out.
My mom legitimately believes this and reminds me on a regular basis.3 -
I'm surprised it's even a question...6 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »If they want to
This. End of discussion.8 -
This list says yes to me: http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/records/raw/women-world2
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ladyreva78 wrote: »
I'm surprised it's even a question...
Pretty sure it's not a legit question since the OP joined today and already deactivated....maybe they deleted their account and went to go lift?10 -
Keladelphia wrote: »ladyreva78 wrote: »
I'm surprised it's even a question...
Pretty sure it's not a legit question since the OP joined today and already deactivated....maybe they deleted their account and went to go lift?
I can only hope so!2 -
Keladelphia wrote: »VioletRojo wrote: »enterdanger wrote: »My ovaries can't handle heavy lifting.
I thought it made one's uterus fall out.
My mom legitimately believes this and reminds me on a regular basis.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Prolapse-of-the-uterus/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Same goes for running.According to the Gynecologic Specialists of Northwestern, long-distance running can worsen uterine prolapse. Running generates an almost constant impact of the uterus onto the pelvic floor muscles. In an already weakened state, these muscles can stretch even further as a result of the repetitive force, which may then lead to additional sagging of the uterus.
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While prolonged periods of running can worsen this condition, it doesn't lead to uterine prolapse. You'd already need to have a prolapsed uterus for this athletic pursuit to cause any real damage. The most common causes of this condition are pregnancy and vaginal childbirth, but you may also suffer uterine prolapse as a result of aging or menopause. Even obesity and chronic coughing are known to contribute to a weakening of the pelvic floor and subsequent prolapse of the uterus.5 -
Women should do some kind of resistance training just as any man should do some kind of resistance training. Whether that's lifting "heavy" or not would be dependent on the objectives. "Heavy" as in low rep at a high % of max weight per movement is an excellent way to gain maximal strength in a fairly linear fashion.2
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Depends. Do they want to lift heavy? Are they cleared by their doctor to lift heavy? Just like men, if they're healthy enough to do it and they want to do it then they should do it bar other preventing factors.3
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HeliumIsNoble wrote: »Keladelphia wrote: »VioletRojo wrote: »enterdanger wrote: »My ovaries can't handle heavy lifting.
I thought it made one's uterus fall out.
My mom legitimately believes this and reminds me on a regular basis.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Prolapse-of-the-uterus/Pages/Introduction.aspx
I'm 100% sure she has no idea what a prolapse of the uterus is and with the odds of that being extremely low for me at this stage in my life I certainly won't be informing her as I don't want to give any more fuel to her fire10 -
Keladelphia wrote: »HeliumIsNoble wrote: »Keladelphia wrote: »VioletRojo wrote: »enterdanger wrote: »My ovaries can't handle heavy lifting.
I thought it made one's uterus fall out.
My mom legitimately believes this and reminds me on a regular basis.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Prolapse-of-the-uterus/Pages/Introduction.aspx
I'm 100% sure she has no idea what a prolapse of the uterus is and with the odds of that being extremely low for me at this stage in my life I certainly won't be informing her as I don't want to give any more fuel to her fire
I bet she might even know where babies come from, too.
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yes yes yes, a thousand times yes.2
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Women should do whatever they want.3
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VioletRojo wrote: »enterdanger wrote: »My ovaries can't handle heavy lifting.
I thought it made one's uterus fall out.
Mine did. True story, I am now a man. (Sarcasm)6 -
LOL. Let's pour one out for the OP.
Aqua_Sony2012, we hardly knew ya :drinker:
I wonder if the deactivation was part of this troll, or if they got into hot water in one of the 8 other threads they contributed to in their short stay with us?0 -
Unless a particular individual has some kind of injury which makes it inadvisable, then yes they should lift heavy if they want to.0
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LOL. Let's pour one out for the OP.
Aqua_Sony2012, we hardly knew ya :drinker:
I wonder if the deactivation was part of this troll, or if they got into hot water in one of the 8 other threads they contributed to in their short stay with us?
Nah, the other 7 posts are in a 2014 thread about cutting carbs. They'd actually been a member for years.0 -
*Looks in the mirror*
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Um.. well it works for me.3 -
No definately not.
If women lift, when they get old, they will be able to fall and get up and we will never get our inheritance.Jk
Cheers, h.13 -
Define heavy. And must it involve deadlifts, bench press, squats with barbells?
Can they? Of course. Should (must) they? No, of course not. Unless you're training to become a bodybuilder.
It's not a necessity for optimal health. What's necessary is ANY form of resistance training. And that can be accomplished with bodyweight training, resistance bands, suspension trainers/TRX, various sports etc, all of which can be used to build adequate muscle and strength.1
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