Friday I posted a blog "Some Girls Get Bulky", I addressed women and weight lifting primarily. Yesterday I followed up on it with my "Stop Running" blog. Today I'm here to tell you that this is the 3rd installment of my trilogy on this topic. I was doing some additional research and decided to change my story.... and maybe what I have uncovered has changed this a bit, I guess you can decide for yourself ladies!
Well everyone truly knows that lifting makes women big, bulky, and more specifically, less desirable as most think.
Ok maybe you buy into that, but why?
Do ladies know the reasons why?
If not here ya go.... Below are my top eleven reasons as to why women should NEVER EVER even think about touching a weight. Ever!!!! Here ya go....
Ok maybe you buy into that, but why?
Do ladies know the reasons why?
1. You will find less and less that you are asked to go to the kitchen and make a sandwich. What will you do with all that free time??
2. Men on the Internet will tell you that you have muscle; more muscle then they do and that you prob could kick their butt. Can you handle no longer being the object of a stranger's fantasy?
3. Pants won't fit because your butt has gotten so big. Imagine actually filling out a pair of pants, the horror of having a round firm butt!!!
4. Your children might see that a woman can be something more than a frail object meant to please a man. Challenging the status quo is never a good thing.
5. You can eat a much larger amount of delicious food and not gain a pound. Disgusting! Pass the tofu, salad and skim milk please.
6. Men will avoid you at the gym when you lift more than they do. How are you supposed to know how to lift without their constant coaching?
7. You will be able to open a pickle jar without a man or a knife. No one should possess that much raw power.
8. Your bones will maintain a thick density throughout your life. Do you really want to rob a surgeon of your money for osteoporosis treatment?
9. Heavy lifting can be as diverse as you want to make it. Your time would be much better spent on a treadmill every day watching CNN and QVC.
10. You will be shunned from old friends that want you to go clubbing every night. Those are the kinds of friends you just don't want to lose.
and the last, but not least....
3. Pants won't fit because your butt has gotten so big. Imagine actually filling out a pair of pants, the horror of having a round firm butt!!!
7. You will be able to open a pickle jar without a man or a knife. No one should possess that much raw power.
9. Heavy lifting can be as diverse as you want to make it. Your time would be much better spent on a treadmill every day watching CNN and QVC.
11. Others in the gym will point fingers and talk about you behind your back. They will say things like, "did you see how good she looks?" Everyone hates finger pointers and people that talk behind your back!
Oh yeah, all 11 of the above applies to us guys as well, who in the world would want to look like they have muscle??? Did you see "Man of Steel" - I'm pretty sure that guy is going to wind up on a few magazine covers!
Yours in health,
Greg
"Small Hinges Swing Big Doors"
That's why we need more weight lifting in boot camp! There's so much more cardio now from running outside, but not enough weights.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anna! I love bootcamp but also want more strengthening exercises!
ReplyDeleteWeight lifting and Boot Camp are two totally different animals...... for the most part-primarily as it relates to this blog. In a large group setting it makes it difficult to incorporate "weights" because almost everyone is at a different level - of strength and fitness (not to mention and dysfunctions or asymmetries or prior/existing injuries). While using “weights”, form becomes an issue and form is paramount for me, which ultimately means safety for the participants. Guiding, instructing, correcting and monitoring form when performing a weighted or load bearing exercise in a large setting is difficult as well and time consuming which slows the group down because of the continued monitoring, form correction and applying proper "loads" for each and every exercise and participant. Utilizing weights in Boot Camp does add a level of difficulty and does add "resistance type exercises" to the program. However, it will have minimal effect on muscle growth and strength gains for women (and men). Boot Camp is "general fitness" and should be looked at in that manner. The purpose of Boot Camp is overall fitness and improved health and wellness (that's why the military came up with it - as well as mental toughness). Building muscle (for strength and/or size) takes high intensity, heavy or heavier weights, exercise and weight progressions, charting or periodization as well as many other factors including nutrition, rest and recovery. Here is something that may shock most people, if you want to get strong, workout fewer times per week... WHAT??? yes, that's right. (but the times you do need to be specifically targeted and specifically designed and intense). If you want to build muscle you need to target areas, rest and most importantly eat a lot (of quality protein, carbs and fats). I'm not saying that you can not build muscle or get stronger doing Boot Camp, some can and do, but mostly newcomers. Boot Camp is about intensity and effort, it is about pushing yourself to points beyond where you thought you could. I, as well as my other trainers do try to add load bearing exercises as much as we can and in a safe manner as well as try to design a program that has continuity and “flow”, all while keeping the “general fitness” concept in place.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I don't understand exactly how weight lifting influences to building muscle. Not resistance?
ReplyDeleteThis is why I'm now doing crossfit. Heavy lifting and cardio combined! (to a degree)
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