A little annoyed by this weight training recommendation.
RoseGranz
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Ill keep it short. I used to do all cardio. Then I started doing light weights(5 lbs. Maybe 10 for squats). Then I read into women who lift heavier weights and decided to push myself more. Not saying I lift 50lbs dumbbells. But I now do 15-20lbs (5-10 for weaker muscle groups) depending on the exercise. And I am proud of myself.
But I keep coming across people who keep saying I should go back to 5-10lbs pounds so I don't get "bulky" and I thought this was proven to be false?
It just kinda annoys and discourages me.
But I keep coming across people who keep saying I should go back to 5-10lbs pounds so I don't get "bulky" and I thought this was proven to be false?
It just kinda annoys and discourages me.
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Don't listen to them.
Bulky is due to gaining significant muscle, typically in a surplus over a long time.. paired with higher bodyfat. It doesn't happen overnight especially if you are eating in a deficit. Obviously everyone's definition can be different. Some people consider too much muscle definition to be bulky (which is more a result of lower bodyfat than it is about size).18 -
You will not get bulky. Read the top post in this section.. I'm sure there's a thread about lifting and that myth about bulking up.
There's also a thread in success stories about females who lift. Check out those pictures. You'll be going for heavier weights after reading and seeing those pics.6 -
People who say that don't know what they're talking about. My four main barbell lifts are all in the triple digits and I barely show any definition yet. And I don't have a lot of body fat to be concealing that.5
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As the others said, don't listen to them. I just watched a very slim/not bulky at all woman at my gym the other day squat and deadlift over 200 pounds, so I promise you're fine. Generally, people who are "bulky" put in extra work to get that way. Don't let it discourage you!6
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That's because they don't know what they are talking about. My MIL told me she used to lift weights and had to stop because she couldn't fit her arms into her shirts any more (and she's not Hulk Hogan). Its a myth that keeps getting perpetuated. Lift those weights girl!2
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Yep! Heavy lifting makes women SUPAH BULKY! :noway: Check out this thread, @RoseGranz
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/p17 -
People spend thousands on steroids trying to get as bulky as ignoramuses think will happen accidentally.9
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I wouldnt pay people much attention when it comes to fitness. Most doctors have no clue, not alone a random person.2
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Unless they think Josephine Skriver is bulky.... - 165lbs 3x12 reps- they should probably not worry about 20 lb weights. (This video first opened my eyes and made me look into what heavier weights can do for your body. Now I'm reading the book of and am soon starting the Strong Curves program!)6
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don't listen to them. don't get discouraged. keep doing what youre doing!2
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Trust me on this one -- you are not going to bulk out by accident. You should be proud of being able to do more weight. You are a long way from the sort of weight that will make you bulk out. For an extra challenge, slowly increase the reps you do with the higher weight in each set. Keep it up!1
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Plus doing pure cardio will eventually beat the crap out of your body. You need strength exercises too4
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The only think that will get bulky is your bone density, and you will be grateful for that later in life.
Don't let uneducated people discourage you, always consider the source, and you know what you are doing so have some confidence in your decision making!
Keep up the awesome work!4 -
Just for fun. Here is a photo of myself (I have actually worked hard in the gym over many years to deliberately build muscle in surplus using ranges of different weight and reps from heavy to medium to light).. some people think I look like the right photo, flexed all the time and may consider that "bulky". But I don't walk around like that all day... usually look like the one on the left (DYEL haha..)
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Yeah unless you’re taking your weekly dose of trenbolone you will never accidentally get “bulky” but if you somehow find out how to do that. Make sure to get rich off of it, because no one else knows how to do it. Let alone the people saying you’ll get bulky by strengthening yourself.
I know some people. High level powerlifters. Squatting and deadlifting 500+lbs like it’s a joke. Yet some guy who can’t lift half as much stands there and is twice his sized. Purely because of some chemical assistance.
Being strong can come without size.3 -
Yeah I figured they were wrong and I have no fear of getting "bulky". Just get tired of explaining myself because then it turns into "What do you know? You're fat". And I 100% plan on increasing my weights as I go. I want to be strong.10
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Yeah I figured they were wrong and I have no fear of getting "bulky". Just get tired of explaining myself because then it turns into "What do you know? You're fat". And I 100% plan on increasing my weights as I go. I want to be strong.
Wait wait wait, out of shape people told you that you were gonna get bulky ?4 -
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Here is a detailed video about what really happens.
https://youtu.be/PSC5C-9kMQQ
@quiksylver296
Is this what you look like now????0 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »Here is a detailed video about what really happens.
https://youtu.be/PSC5C-9kMQQ
@quiksylver296
Is this what you look like now????
Just like! See?!? Twinning!
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Yeah any reps after six and boom instant bodybuilder. It's science , I read it in Shape magazine.5
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Are these people certified trainers or random acquaintances? If a trainer, find a new one. If acquaintances, please regard it as a random ignorant statement, not a "recommendation." If you do "get bulky" (which you wont') you can just stop lifting for awhile and it will disappear quickly, so you have nothing to worry about. As for conversations, I simply wouldn't get into with people. If you feel you must respond to their ignorant comments, ask them which fitness certification they have.2
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Here is a detailed video about what really happens.
https://youtu.be/PSC5C-9kMQQ
@quiksylver296
Is this what you look like now????
Just like! See?!? Twinning!
OP, for reference, this woman lifts a lot of weight. I think she's shooting for 400 lbs or something.
Don't worry about getting bulky.6 -
Don't pay any attention to them. It takes way more than what you are doing, for years, and possibly with roids for a woman to get "bulky". Fit women are beautiful women. Some of the best looking girls in my gym pull around 315 deadlifts. It's fun to see them warm up with weights some of the bros use for working sets.1
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Lift heavier1
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Ill keep it short. I used to do all cardio. Then I started doing light weights(5 lbs. Maybe 10 for squats). Then I read into women who lift heavier weights and decided to push myself more. Not saying I lift 50lbs dumbbells. But I now do 15-20lbs (5-10 for weaker muscle groups) depending on the exercise. And I am proud of myself.
But I keep coming across people who keep saying I should go back to 5-10lbs pounds so I don't get "bulky" and I thought this was proven to be false?
It just kinda annoys and discourages me.
You won't get bulky. I'm trying to be bulky and trust me, it takes a lot of work and a lot of food. The girls who are completely yoked with wide shoulders and huge quads eat enough and have a very detailed regiment to maintain that look. Ignorant people make the "too bulky" comments. Ignore them.0 -
If 15 - 20 pound weights were going to make you bulky, every mother of a baby or toddler would be busting out of their shirts like Superman!14
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Yeahhh, don’t listen to the heavy lifter haters. They do not know what they are talking about.0
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It's a myth that just keeps on going and going. There are so many of them out there, right? We should list all the myths we all hear about exercise and nutrition, that would be a long blog thread0
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