Can Women Build Big Muscles? Why Women Can't Build Big Muscles
Easily.
Why Is It Difficult For Women To Build Big Muscles
"I don't want to workout lifting weights because I don't want to
build big muscles " or "I just do aerobics and sit ups to lose
weight because if I lift weights, I may build muscle and looked
like a man."
Ladies. Have you made these comments before? Awww... c'mon
ladies, if you have ever uttered these words, you have just done
a terrible disservice to yourself and are missing out on many
great benefits that working out with weights can give you. Have
you ever pointed to your belly or butt and sweetly proclaimed,
"I want lose weight here." So managed to convince yourself that
sweating profusely is the answer to a slim and beautiful body
and you hit the gym day in and day out just to sweat off your
tummy or butt fats!
So you peddle away on your stationary bike in the gym just like
little hamsters or frantically stepping away on the step up
machine and then you woefully do crunches after crunches in the
hope of having a flat belly and a well rounded shapely butt not
realising that there is no such thing as spot reduction.
You never even bother take a look at the weight lifting machines
or the free weights lying everywhere in the gym not to say even
touching those weights. Gosh.this terrible myth of building big
muscles on women is creating so much fear in women causing them
never to train with weights at their detriment.
Ladies! If you are listening, I want to say this loud and clear.
There is no way women will build big huge muscles unless you are
on special supplementation and specially designed training
system. Some of those muscle bound ladies you have seen may even
be taking steroids which are banned and obviously harmful. never
never touch steroids to build msucles.
So the, why is it difficult for women to nuild big muscles?
Well, it is simply because you do not have enough of
tetosterone, a male hormone that encourages your muscles to
grow. In fact, women have ten to thirty times less of
bodybuilding hormones, tetosterone than their male counterparts.
Women who accept the myth that they will build big muscles if
they workout with weights will miss out on all of the benefits
that weightlifting and bodybuilding can offer. This myth is so
ingrained in women's psyche that even after explaining the facts
to my women clients, they are still afraid to lift weights. So
will women who lift weights in their workouts build more muscle
tissue? Yes, of course, but it will not be those big huge
muscles like those of bodybuilders. Your muscles will just tone
your body shape resulting in a tight, firm, healthy, attractive
and desirable body. The body shape that is ever so sexy and
healthy. Yes, you may have noticed an increase in weight when
you step on a scale. This is because muscles weigh more than
fat. Thus, as you increase your muscle tissue, your weight will
increase but your fats will be reduced giving you a well toned
sexy body which most women can only dream of.
Muscle burn calories naturally even when you are sleeping. In
fact, research has shown that for each kilo of muscle you build,
you will burn 70-100 more calories per day. So, if you gain 2
kilos of muscle and lose 2 kilos of fat, you will burn about 75
more calories per kilo, which equates to burning 150 additional
calories per day, which translates into 4200 additional calories
per month and ultimately results in a fat or weight loss of 7-8
kilos a year without doing anything! One kilo is 2.2 pounds.
Doesn't that sound great?
Another reason that women should do weightlifting is the benefit
it can have on your bones. Weight training is a powerful
preventive action against osteoporosis, a disease caused by
porous bone and low bone density. Women has a much higher risk
than men to suffer from osteoporosis. In fact, most women will
suffer from this disease as they age. Those plagued with
osteoporosis have an increased susceptibility to fractures.
These fractures can even be fatal. So, women should exercise
with weight to strengthen and increase bone density. Research
has shown that six months of weightlifting may increase bone
mineral density by as much as 15 percent. As you increase your
muscle tissue, your bones must adapt to accommodate this
increase in your muscle mass . So your bones respond by
increasing in density. The result? You will own a stronger
skeletal structure and a reduced risk for osteoporosis.
So, don't completely swear off weightlifting fearing that
training with weights will build big muscles and turn you into
an Incredible Hulk! You won't and you can't. Period.
OK girls, the weights are over there. Let's lift them now! Have
the last laugh when your girl friends tell you that they don't
want to lift weights and yet watching you transform your body
that will make heads turn when you are in your bikini.