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I always get confused when people say women won't "bulk" because while I don't look like a man, my physical body does actually get larger in certain places with certain exercises. I'm not complaining, mind you, that I can make my back side round. I'm just saying that I think it's important for people to recognize that a…

This is a complicated thing to talk about. It depends on what you want. To lose "weight"?? Muscle is heavy so it might not make you lose "weight." I am the same size at 145 now as I was at 135 before because now i have more muscle. To "tone" is also confusing. Do you mean you want to be stronger and have bigger muscles? Or…

Absent a medical condition or abnormal hormonal balance, a woman will not "look like a man" from lifting heavy. I squat 200 and DL 210. Check my profile pic- so not manly. As for where to start, there are programs out there that can help- strong lifts, 5/3/1, and that book New Rules of Lifting for Women. If you are looking…

First of all, if your profile picture is you, you look beautiful and your legs are amazing. You should be rocking short shorts and heels with those stems! ...as for how to make them smaller? Lower body fat. You *can* lower LBM too if that's the sort of thing you're into.

I think it's really sad that women avoid the weights because of these types of interactions. And that people in here are still saying "they want it." This conversation isn't about "men" and "women" it's about basic human decency. It's not that difficult, people.

But you are making a value judgement. AND YOU ARE IGNORING THE WORDS OF WOMEN AROUND YOU WHO ARE SAYING THIS IS NOT TRUE. Plenty of females in here saying that they dress in sports bras and spandex because it is COMFORTABLE and supportive. Not for looks. ya douchecanoe.

i second the spray paint comment. It's fun to DIY and personalize stuff. Also could be a cool project to work on with the kiddos!

i "catch" men looking at me all the time. Even *gasp!*men I find incredibly unattractive. Usually they smile and move along. Sometimes they will give me a non-creepy compliment like "you're killing it!" or "you have a beautiful smile!" ...these interactions are fine with me because after they comment a non-creepy comment,…

Radical feminists are the reason women are even allowed to wear pants, have jobs, own property, or get credit. I also think you are confusing two things: On one hand, you keep talking about societal gender norms. I would agree with you that these are a problem. Our concepts of "men" and "women" really disadvantage women…

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I think this is basically what most of the women are saying. A glance here and there, a look and a smile, a nod, fine. Five glances, smiles and nods? Creepy. Leering? Extra creepy. Standing by us while we squat and leering and smiling? Bordering on harassment now. Yes, (some) women look too. Just like (some) men don't.

In what I think is relevant (oh no, I'm going there!) in Seattle in the last year there was an attempted rapist who justified his actions of attacking women runners with "they were skin tight clothes. they are practically naked. they want me to look at them." Just sayin'.

I dress this way so I can see myself in the mirror. Not to attract unwanted attention.

I think this hits the nail on the head for me. I don't care about a glance and a smile here and there, just don't lear and FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T WATCH ME SQUAT. Or dead lift. Or bench. One time I was testing my ORM squat and some guy decided to stand near me and watch me just as I was descending and it was so…

THAT was an ignorant statement! LOL!

Maybe I'm just too nice or something, but I actually think this person didn't "get" it.

I agree 100%! This is why I just didn't ever bother getting married ;)

Your body loses where it loses- the only thing you can do is work towards lowering your overall body fat. How long before you can expect results? The healthy weight loss range is 1-2 lbs of fat per week. If you look pregnant, I would gather you want to lose something like 40 lbs so give yourself at least 5 months to do…

YOU AREN'T EXERCISING UNLESS YOU ARE EUROTRAINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I read this comment and Thought 'I MUST FRIEND THIS PERSON WITH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS!" then i saw we are already friends. *pats self on back*

"walking burns more than running" I call BS on that. Unless you are talking about equal distance (not equal time) in which case, if you are power walking without any bouncey bounce, I think it's possible. But in terms of time (which is what we are mostly limited by if we are employed and parental units), running burns more…

yes.

THIS! and Dexa! Those scales with electronic pulses whatever. SO inaccurate. They can track trends though, so if you just want to know if it is going up or down, fine. But no way is it accurate. I think calipers can be more accurate than those scales, cost way less, and can also track changes. But if you want to know what…

Your body burns more than 1200 calories doing lots of exercise like cellular metabolism, heart pumping, breathing, digestion, rebuilding cells, growing hair, organ function.... Just sitting on your bum all day you burn 1200 calories.

So I was all XXX reading this and it was excellent.

I started at well over 30% bf. Got down to 19% (hydro test).... Felt like I didnt look how I wanted but didn't want to weigh any less so started weight training. Currently around 22% bf. My goal is to get between 16 -19% bf without losing any of my gains... So a LBM over 112lbs.

I think it also depends how much muscle you have to show. Check the comparison pics out: http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

I think you used an inaccurate method to say you are 25%. I looked looked like this around 19% bf.

Generally, I take your word on things... But this is something I have a hard time swallowing and would like more information. I don't see how this is possible.

You gave me a girl boner with all yer sexy brains.