WHY WOMEN SHOULD LIFT WEIGHTS
I hear it everyday from women embarking on a weightloss journey, “I don’t want to lift weights because I don’t want to get big and bulky!” Ladies, let me assure you that in order for that to happen you would have to try very, very hard – believe me! In order for female bodies to hypertrophy, or build ‘bulky’ muscle mass, you would have to significantly increase your caloric intake, live in the gym training religiously, and use supplementation. Don’t fear the female bodybuilder bulky look. Those women eat, train and supplement specifically so they can look like that, and they’ve been working towards that goal for years!
THE TRUTH IS, when you lift weights, your muscles are getting stronger, not necessarily bigger. Only if you inject your body with TESTOSTERONE and eat way more calories than your body burns will you actually get bigger. When you lift weights and eat a clean healthy diet, your muscles will get stronger and denser which will allow you to BURN FAT on top of your muscle.
As we all know, muscle burns fat! Strength training by lifting weights is the best way to build lean muscle mass to burn fat and get that ‘toned’ healthy look. Keep in mind, if you’re consistently picking up a light weight for 20+ repetitions you will build muscular endurance, but you will never actually build tight, dense and strong muscles. If you want to look toned, strong and healthy, then eventually you will have to increase the weight and pick up heavy weights to build strength.
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