A lot of
women think that training with weights will make them look like monsters with
huge arms and shoulders, causing them to need to refurbish their wardrobe in
hurry. They think that lifting some weights will cause their muscles to expand
to tree trunk thickness. How most men wish this was true then they wouldn’t
have to train so hard.
According to
Hugo Rivera,
Due to the fact that women do not, and cannot, naturally produce as much testosterone (one of the main hormones responsible for increasing muscle size) as males do, it is impossible for a woman to gain huge amounts of muscle mass by merely touching some weights. Unfortunately, the image that may come to your mind is that of professional female bodybuilders. Most of these women, unfortunately, use anabolic steroids (synthetic testosterone) along with other drugs in order to achieve that high degree of muscularity. In addition, most also have good genetics coupled with an unbelievable work ethic that enable them to gain muscle quickly when they spend hours in the gym lifting very heavy weights. Believe me when I say that they do not look like that by accident. Women who conduct weight training without the use of steroids get the firm and fit cellulite-free looking body that you see in most fitness/figure shows these days.
In the end, weight training is only one way of keeping fit. Admittedly, there are numerous ways of keeping fit, however, one should not limit oneself to only a particular way of doing things. I think we should try to explore as many routes as possible and in the process we might gain new insights and have new goals. (Hint, hint, Mrs Goh)
Some further
reading on the subject of female weight training:
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