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Should Women Train With Weights
Over the past eighteen years of my career as a personal fitness trainer both here in New York City and in Trinidad I have spent a great amount of time answering questions from women about ‘ how to just tone up’ or ‘shape’ and there is always a huge measure of disbelief when I tell them that the body that they are looking for comes from hitting the weights pretty hard, as opposed to spending hours on the treadmill or in a Pilates class. Walk into any real gym (there are not too many of them anymore) and you will not see large and oversized freaky women with veins bursting through their arms. Instead you will see women with the very lean and toned bodies that most of you wish to achieve. How do they get that way, you may ask. Is it a good spin class that they take on a regular basis? (Not likely) Could it be many hours spent on the Stairmaster? (Not at all) Could it be from doing some core exercises with the ball? (Doubtful!) Is it running or fast walking? (Not in this lifetime!).
The Only Way For A Woman To Get A Toned And Tight Physique Is By Lifting Weights
What
all these women have in common, the ones you see on the covers of the magazines is
that they train with weights, and they do so seriously, just like their male counterparts.
If you really are serious about getting a toned body, you need to step off the treadmill
and start lifting some weights if you ever really want to see yourself realize your
goal. We know too much about the female body at this point to entertain the idea
that if a woman trains hard with weights that she will look like a man and lose her
femininity.
Women Will Not Become Overly Masculine Unless They Use Anabolic Steroids
The truth
is that unless you are using a truly specific and sizeable cocktail of anabolic steroids
and growth hormones, you will never look like the women that you see in the magazines.
It just is not a natural occurrence, no matter how hard you train, but the image
that most women have of a female body subjected to weight training is that of the
steroid users, and that is pretty sad. To be honest, it isn’t even that easy for
men to put on the type of muscle that you see on many bodybuilders, and actors on
screen, because they use drugs as well. Natural muscle really is not that dramatic,
nor does it make you look like a freak .So we have to move away from the unfounded
fear of getting huge. Yes, I know you gain muscle fast, or that you need to lose
weight and think that the treadmill is the best bet, but if you really want to look
good with your clothes off- you need to lift weights. As for aerobics, well with
a high intensity training routine, like the one we use in the Naturally Intense System,
you won’t need it to improve your cardiovascular health- it will happen automatically
as you train. (The cardiovascular system supports the muscular system and not the
other way around- so if you train your muscles with high intensity, your heart benefits
as well.)
Here Are Some Questions That You Should Ask Yourself.
Are you serious about tightening up your behind?
Do you want to have shapely arms
that don’t jiggle when you move?
Do you want to lose that pouch right in your lower
abdominal region?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the answer
lies with the weights. You can do Pilates, Tae-Bo and Step Classes until the cows
come home, and it is not going to do a thing to give you the foundation of healthy
muscle needed to get the look you desire.
I have worked with so many female personal
training clients that spent years consumed with the fallacy that weights were more
of a ‘manly thing’ and instead wasted so much time with classes and aerobics trying
to get into shape. It just does not work, and many will stop training in frustration
when they realize that they are really working hard, but not getting the results
that they are looking for.
You don’t see them very often, but take a look at the
women that work out seriously with weights and don’t use drugs and you will see the
very look that so many of you are seeking. A look at some of the pictures posted
within this article will confirm that every one of these women have an appealing
and very much feminine shape. They all have nice curves to their arms, tight firm
waists, great shoulders and sleek legs. But I need not elaborate more, since all
you need to do is take a look at the pictures.
Weight Training Work For Both Men And Women
Many personal trainers as well shy away
from encouraging women to train hard with weights since they are more interested
in giving the client what they want, rather than what they need- but at the end of
the day weight training is the only way you are going to be able to really transform
your body. The rewards that you get from weight training as well are truly amazing.
You get a true sense of having accomplished something after a workout, and have the
visual feedback of being able to really look in the mirror and see you body changing
and how differently your clothes start fitting as a result.
You’ll start seeing lines
in your legs that were not there before and you will also be more than happy with
your new found strength and energy that comes from having a well muscled body.
You
don’t need liposuction or any invasive procedure to change the way you look when
weight training will do it for you in a safe and natural way. But the rewards are
not limited to the physical. As a woman, you will feel and be stronger and more confident,
and not have any misconceptions that your gender somehow prevents you from being
strong. You won’t need to rely on a man to lift things that before you would never
think of lifting. You will have a functional strength that will go a long way in
making you feel more and more useful and you will see a whole world of activities
open up to you. Activities that you may have not ever thought you could do!
Weight Training Enhances Femininity
Your sex appeal as well will increase. As you
feel more and more comfortable with your body, so too will your attractiveness increase,
but weight training will do more than just raise your self esteem, the weight bearing
exercise will go a long way in helping protect you from the ravages of osteoporosis.
Weight training has been clinically proven to increase bone density and the added
muscle will mean more mobility overall as you get older. Ever wonder why older people
don’t get around as easily as they did when they were younger- the answer is a loss
of muscle, and by training with weights you can do a lot to maintain your independence
and capacity to move around.
So be not afraid! Weights will not make you into a man,
and moreover, the increased muscle that you will gain will go a long way in increasing
your metabolism, which will help you burn more calories every day. As time goes on,
this will do a lot to get rid of those extra pounds, and more importantly, help work
to keep them off!
Your body needs calories to keep muscle, whereas aerobics only burns calories while you are performing the exercise and for a limited time thereafter, muscle keeps on burning calories 24 hours a day, even while you are asleep, and you can easily increase your overall muscle mass through proper weight training.
To summarize, if you are really serious about having a firm and sensual body, then
weights are what you need.
Don’t be intimidated by the idea that they are only for
men, or that you will be going to a gym where there may be a lot of men as well,
as you are going for the results, not for a place to hang out. It can be a bit much
for a lot of women starting out, and that is why I also recommend a good trainer
to help you discover the wonderful world that lies outside of elliptical machines
and step classes, a world where the body of your dreams is only a barbell or a dumbbell
away!
Information contained in this article is not meant to treat, diagnose illness, nor substitute for medical counsel and is intended for purposes of information and education only. Consult your physician before modifying your diet or starting any exercise program. Copyright 2009 by Kevin Richardson, Naturally Intense NYC Personal Trainer.
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