How many times have I heard women say, "I don't want to get big and bulky." There is such a misconception when it comes to women and weightlifting. Don't get me wrong, cardio and aerobics have their place in the exercise world, but weight training is extremely important. Let's look at some myths:
Myth #1 Weightlifting makes you bulky and masculine.
Women do not, and cannot, naturally produce as much testosterone (one of the main hormones responsible for increasing muscle size) as males do. You are probably envisioning female bodybuilders who are competing on television. Most of these women, unfortunately, use anabolic steroids (synthetic testosterone) along with other drugs in order to achieve that high degree of muscularity. Speaking from experience, I have been lifting heavy for 4 years and have a fitness/figure body, no huge muscles, just definition. I have never felt better in my life and only weight train 3 days a week and 5 days of 30 minute cardio.
Myth #2 Exercise increases your chest size.
Women’s breasts are composed mostly of fatty tissue. It is impossible to increase breast size through weight training. Actually, if you lose a certain percentage of body fat, your breast size will decrease.
Myth #3 If you stop weight training, your muscles turn into fat.
Muscle and fat are two totally different types of tissue. When you stop weight training, you start to lose muscle whereas, fat will start to accumulate. Your metabolism slows down with inactivity. Therefore, The way a body transformation occurs is by gaining muscle through weight training and losing fat through aerobics and diet simultaneously.
We will look at the benefits tomorrow…..
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