Had to share this with my PCOS Girls!! Read please!
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Thanks for posting. I never ONCE considered that having high testosterone and PCOS could be some sort of benefit to my health. And of course, I know nothing of strength training.... nothing! Looks like my BF who knows his way around the gym will be needed to teach some more weight lifting things... HMMM....1
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Thanks for sharing Bellamarie. I had never thought about it that way either. Just the motivation I need to get myself back in the gym.0
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The only downside I ever saw to this was that I could never work my neck, and couldn't do a lot of shoulder work...I'm a short, squat little thing and would get the dreaded 'linebacker neck' if I ever did any work in that area!! However, when I was lifting years and years ago, it was SO much easier for me to add muscle than it was for the girls I was training with. Thanks for the great info!!0
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Great article. I've always wondered why I struggled at the gym before. You're told "cardio, cardio, cardio" but it never really worked for me. I'd get frustrated at not seeing results that reflected my effort.0
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I hate cardio, so I finally just got over it and started lifting. I played around a bit with body weight stuff and basic conditioning for about a year, and then I did New Rules of Lifting for Women. Now I change my routine every 6 weeks and do variations of strong lifts, super sets, german volume training, etc.
This is a year's progress from lifting with a little cardio. I did to couch to 5k and ran a couple times a week for a while, but I don't enjoy it like I enjoy lifting. My joke is that if I need more cardio, I lift weights faster. I also Love Love Love Nerd Fitness. I lift for 30 minutes, 3x a week. That's it. I generally do 3 exercises, 5x5 (depending). I prefer full body movements like squats, deadlifts and bench press.
Anyone who says you can't build muscle while losing weight doesn't know what they are talking about. Anyone who tells you that you are going to get SUPER BULKY because of PCOS also has no idea what they are talking about. Men with full levels of testosterone even have a hard time getting super crazy ripped.1 -
Wow great work teddiebare you look fantastic, I'm gonna inquire about lifting tomorrow at the gym
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I love this thread. Great news since I recently acquired a set of weights and plan to start using them tomorrow 0
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I just saved this page, so I can come back to it. This is amazing!!! So happy I read this
Maybe post the link up here when you have the time.
I've only been doing some weights in my room, but considering doing way more now 0 -
Great article! I've heard this, but never knew why! I still am going to try and learn to run, because it's a useful skill lol, but I love weight stuff more!0
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I'm a 33 year old woman with PCOS who is entering my second year as a competitive bodybuilder and all of my coaches tell me the amount of muscle I gained in one year is comparable to the average woman lifting for 3 or 4 years. PCOS really can help us sculpt strong, warrior woman bodies
I put in a crazy amount of work every single day but still, I know that I wouldn't have quite as much progress as I do without my naturally elevated test levels thanks to PCOS. 5 -
Very inspirational thanks so much for sharing! Can't wait to hit the gym now
colldoll84 where can I get your workout plan!! haha way to go 0 -
I always use to wonder how I could pack on muscles so easily, but once I was diagnosed with PCOS it all made since! I was an amazing powerlifter in High School and finding out why made so much since to me!1
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Great read thank you .. maybe we can see this as a little positive to having pcos
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Truth!0
