A common weight lifting myth among women is that lifting weights will result in a bulked up body. This is not only not true, but just the opposite. Weight lifting can play a big role in women slimming down and becoming more toned.
Why is lifting weights beneficial?
Weight lifting builds lean muscle in your body. Lean muscle helps you burn calories and lose weight by increasing your daily metabolic rate. Muscle burns calories at a rate of 3:1 over fat.
Muscle also helps your coordination and reduces the risk of injury.
Why won’t women bulk up from lifting weights?
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Weight lifting or resistance training is often avoided by women because they fear they will “bulk up”.  This is an absolute myth.  In fact, weight lifting paves the way for the the toned, athletic look many women are after.  Unfortunately, I have encountered several stubborn women of various ages who have it ingrained in their head that they will become “bulky” or muscled up.
First, one thing women should realize is how hard it is to bulk up for men who have much more of a natural ability to gain mass than women do.  To add even 5 lbs of muscle …read more