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Does Weight Lifting Make You Bulky?!
There are so many women who slave away on the treadmill or elliptical, and never touch any weights for fear of ―getting bulky. These women don‘t realize that the answer to their fat loss prayers is just a few feet to their right, lying on the weight racks of the gym! Dumbbells and barbells should be embraced by any woman who wants to have a lean, small, toned physique. And when I say any woman, I mean it! Women of all ages and body types will benefit from performing some strength and resistance training. Even (and especially) women over 40.
I‘ve had clients say to me, ―Jennifer, I just don‘t want my legs to get bigger from doing squats or leg press. And I reply with the truth ―No, your legs will get bigger if you DON‘T work them out! Weight lifting and body weight exercises build and support muscle tissue, while burning fat. Fat, as mentioned earlier, takes up more space than muscle. So while you may build a little muscle through exercise, you‘ll actually be shrinking your body, including any trouble zones you‘re worried about while boosting your metabolic rate.
As for female bodybuilders who actually are very muscular and ―bulky, they attain that muscle with 4+ hours in the gym, every day, squatting heavier weights than most men are able to squat. They are also (usually) taking some type of hormonal supplement or steroid. It is impossible to look like a female bodybuilder without hours of very very very heavy lifting, tons of food, and plenty of steroids.If women could get bulky from an hour or two per day of exercise, imagine how simple it would be for men! Every guy would be walking around looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger after a few weeks. But it does not work like that.
Don‘t worry about getting bulky. Worry about getting the most intense workout you are able to stand, and getting yourself super sore the next day. That is the goal here.
Jennifer SLovinski
NASM CPT and FNS and ISSA CPT at www.jenniferslovinski.com
Independent DIamond Team Beachbody Coach
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