Facts and Myths and Weight Training for Women
Being a woman, it was often a daunting task to walk into the weight room of the gym and stand next to a bunch of guys curling hundreds of pounds of iron. It was seen as the macho guys room and the women belonged in the aerobics room with their fancy leotards.
Women were also under the impression that if they started weight training, their muscles would beef up like a gorillas and not have that beautiful toned attractiveness.
Luckily times have changed and we have smart beautiful women like Kelly Ripa, Brooke Shields, Sheryl Crow and Sarah Jessica Parker just to name a few as spokeswomen for strong ripped muscles. And know that they work very hard to get those toned muscles and they are by no means gorilla shaped!
In fact, it's pretty difficult for a woman to bulk up because of a couple of reasons. Yes, it is possible as a female body builder to increase muscle size but surely not the point of a male. And that would involve spending about 20 hours a week in the gym curling very high weight.
One of the reasons is women are lacking enough of the male hormone testosterone in order to build the size and strength of a male muscle. The second reason is that building the kind of muscle a man has takes a long time of training and lifting heavy weights for sometimes hundreds of reps which women simply don't do.
A good goal to shoot for when starting a weight training program for women is to be able to do 15 repetitions of an exercise such as arm curls and have the muscle becoming tired toward the end of the rep. Increase the weight if the muscle is not being challenged. After 3 sets of the exercise the muscle should be highly fatigued.
Weight training doesn't just leave you with a gorgeous physique. Weight training for women will build strong bones that will help you avoid osteoporosis and bone breakage later in life. It will also create a muscle burning machine because muscles continue to burn calories long after your workout is finished. This will help you maintain a healthy body mass.
Start your weight training program today at home or at the gym and reap the benefits. - 17273
Women were also under the impression that if they started weight training, their muscles would beef up like a gorillas and not have that beautiful toned attractiveness.
Luckily times have changed and we have smart beautiful women like Kelly Ripa, Brooke Shields, Sheryl Crow and Sarah Jessica Parker just to name a few as spokeswomen for strong ripped muscles. And know that they work very hard to get those toned muscles and they are by no means gorilla shaped!
In fact, it's pretty difficult for a woman to bulk up because of a couple of reasons. Yes, it is possible as a female body builder to increase muscle size but surely not the point of a male. And that would involve spending about 20 hours a week in the gym curling very high weight.
One of the reasons is women are lacking enough of the male hormone testosterone in order to build the size and strength of a male muscle. The second reason is that building the kind of muscle a man has takes a long time of training and lifting heavy weights for sometimes hundreds of reps which women simply don't do.
A good goal to shoot for when starting a weight training program for women is to be able to do 15 repetitions of an exercise such as arm curls and have the muscle becoming tired toward the end of the rep. Increase the weight if the muscle is not being challenged. After 3 sets of the exercise the muscle should be highly fatigued.
Weight training doesn't just leave you with a gorgeous physique. Weight training for women will build strong bones that will help you avoid osteoporosis and bone breakage later in life. It will also create a muscle burning machine because muscles continue to burn calories long after your workout is finished. This will help you maintain a healthy body mass.
Start your weight training program today at home or at the gym and reap the benefits. - 17273
About the Author:
Nadine Valcourt is an author for the Woman Workout Team for the Big Day Diet. She contributes editorials , reader opinions and invaluable insight into the fitness world for women. Get free weight training for women exercises, full training videos, bikini boot camp videos and more. Visit the Woman Workout Site and start toning those muscles.
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