Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Should girls lift heavy?

Yes…

but only if they want to accelerate fat loss, and tone and shape their body to an incredible degree. If that doesn’t sound like what you want, please stay on the treadmill and text away to your heart’s content. That way you’ll keep your fitness gains to a minimum, and ensure that nothing too dramatic ever happens to your body's appearance.

If you ARE interested in fat loss and toning, listen up.

Guys “bulk up” when they lift heavy because maximal exertion causes the male body to release testosterone, which signals the body to increase muscle size. You ladies are not biologically equipped by the Creator to release the same levels of testosterone as men. You’re not going to bulk up! Don’t worry about that. You will increase fat loss and promote muscle tone.  I’ve never met a woman that would object to either one of those “side effects.”
Most of the women that you see in pics of bodybuilding competition are taking artificial, often illegal supplements to build bulk (not sure why).
Also, most of the women you see in perfume and make-up ads are really not in that good of physical condition…they just don’t eat anything. Plus, those photos are often airbrushed to an incredible degree to the point that if you met the woman in real life you may not recognize her.
Don’t judge what you look like based on pictures of women that are not even real, or of those that are taking illegal Mexican horse steroids.

You need to be eating the things God designed your body to eat, and moving your body how He designed it to move…. And don’t worry about anything else.

Challenge: How much can you deadlift? Get someone at the FATCO or whatever gym you workout at to ensure that you’re using perfect form….then see how much you can lift!!!!