This picture, is, a JOKE. In looking for stock pictures, can I tell you this was depicted over and over and over. This woman, in no way, was able to get THAT physique, lifting 5# dumbbells. They may even be 3#'s!
In reality, THIS would be more accurate of the results you will get lifting that kind of weight, if you are already overweight:
So what's my point? The truth about muscle. "I don't want to lift weights because it will make me look like a man". Truth or fiction?
JC Deen, The Fitness Consumers Advocate says it best:
“In order for a woman to alter her body composition, resistance/strength training is a must.”
“While heavy weights, combined with a hearty diet is often the recipe for males to pack on size and muscle mass, it’s not a similar situation for females. And the reason is because of our hormonal profiles.
A female produces a tiny fraction of the testosterone that a male does. Since testosterone is the main determinant of the ability to grow in size and strength, it only makes sense that someone with much lower levels (women) will never achieve the same size as someone with much more of it (men).
The only way this is remotely possible is through exogenous use of testosterone and other anabolic compounds (steroids, shhh!).”
“In order for a woman to alter her body composition, resistance/strength training is a must.”
“While heavy weights, combined with a hearty diet is often the recipe for males to pack on size and muscle mass, it’s not a similar situation for females. And the reason is because of our hormonal profiles.
A female produces a tiny fraction of the testosterone that a male does. Since testosterone is the main determinant of the ability to grow in size and strength, it only makes sense that someone with much lower levels (women) will never achieve the same size as someone with much more of it (men).
The only way this is remotely possible is through exogenous use of testosterone and other anabolic compounds (steroids, shhh!).”
Most women and men should be doing similar lifting: heavy weights, compound movements, 45 to 60 minutes of intense lifting, 3 to 4 days a week.
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