I (try to) lift weighs regularly. One thing I have noticed as a female, is that some other females seem to be cautious about lifting heavy weights. I am not sure why, a few friends I have say they are afraid they will end up looking "bulky" like a professional body builder.
I think this is absolute crap!
First of all, it is hard to acheive the look that female body builder's have! Give them some credit, you can't possibly compare yourself to them unless you are REALLY trying to follow a simillar plan. Second of all, it can be argued to be difficult for women to gain so much "bulk" anyway, because of the role of testosterone in gaining muscle mass (I am not saying it is impossible, i am just saying you don't need to worry about it happening inadvertently). Third of all, I think natural female body builders look awesome! So why be afraid of acheiving such a wonderful look anyway?
Anyway, it irritates me so much because i often recommend weight lifting to friends, they go home and lift 1.5 lb weights for 50 reps at a time and then wonder why they don't see any difference! i can't imagine 1.5 lb weights being right for anyone of good health - they are far too light! For god's sake, a bean burrito weighs about that!
Anyway, if you are lifting at home, make sure you read up on how to do it with good form, and lift away with heavy weights. To gain muscle mass, you should be lifting heavy (within reason) weights and do low reps (less than 10-15). If you are able to do a high amount of reps, your weights probably aren't heavy enough.
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