There are many women who attend a gym only to use the cardio equipment there. They never touch the weights. Most of them never get noticeable results either. If asked why they don’t train with weights the usual answer they give is “I don’t want to get bulky”. In this article I want to explain why women should not avoid weight training and why training with weights is actually appropriate for them.
Women athletes should not be intimidated by weight training. They think that training with weights will make them look less feminine. This is a very common misconception.
Let me explain why this is not true. It’s very simple – women don’t produce the quantities of anabolic hormones, necessary for excessive muscle growth. As a matter of fact even most men don’t.
In order for a female athlete to develop noticeable muscle mass, she would have to resort to pharmaceuticals that will dramatically increase her anabolic hormone levels. Without them a female athlete, using weights, would mostly tone up her body by eventually gaining some muscle mass and losing body fat.
Here are the facts. Even men, who train...