Reasons why females SHOULD lift weights

In my experience, most females tend to shy away from lifting weights as they fear it will make them 'bulk up'. This is simply not true. One of the main ingredients necessary for muscle gain is Testosterone (growth hormone which is higher in males).


On average most adult males produce 10times more testosterone than females do and most males struggle to gain muscle even with this clear advantage! So this is proof then that it takes more than lifting heavy weights to put on muscle.


Gaining huge muscle bulk actually requires a real life time commitment as your training, diet and lifestyle need to be structured to allow for muscle hypertrophy (growth). Lifting heavy weight alone will not cause you to gain huge amounts of muscle.


So if lifting heavy weights won't make me bulk up... what will it do?

• Burn Fat: Muscle is a living tissue that needs energy to stay alive, therefore the more muscle you gain (and again I'm not talking huge bulk) the more energy your body will burn at rest. This is shown in an increase in your BMR (basal metabolic rate).
• Your body will look better: A toned body is more attractive than one with a high fat %. If you desire to decrease your body fat % and develop a more toned appearance then lifting heavy weights is really the only way to achieve this.
• Strengthens bone: If you put the bone under a load (weight/strength training) the bone begins a process of bone modeling which involves the manufacture of protein molecules that are deposited in the spaces between bone cells. This will lead to greater bone density which will help to delay the onset of osteoporosis.

The reasons as to why females SHOULD be strength training goes on and on... the bottom line is, if you aren't strength training, you should be!

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