Ok ladies, I have heard this so many times.\u00a0 “I don’t want to bulk up so I don’t do weights.”\u00a0 Wrong wrong wrong!\u00a0 Let’s start by saying that without the proper nutrition to bulk you will not bulk regardless of how much\/how often you are lifting–\u00a0 Whether or not you gain or lose weight is simple math.\u00a0 My TDEE is 2,283 calories–\u00a0 The only way that I would “bulk up” is if I were eating more calories than that while weight training.<\/p>\n
. . .\u00a0 It goes to show, you can’t accidentally “bulk up.”<\/p>\n
Anyway.\u00a0 Men bulk a lot easier than women because they naturally have a lot more testosterone.\u00a0 This hormone is essential in muscle building.\u00a0 Therefore, if you, as a woman, want to gain mass amounts of muscle it would probably require some form of steroid, or a ridiculously regimented workout plan that will halt estrogen production long enough for your body to create testosterone.<\/p>\n
There are also tricks when lifting that will help you to build long, strong, and lean muscles.\u00a0 Do lower amounts of weights but more reps. . .\u00a0 This helps your muscular endurance so that you stimulate your muscles while burning calories.\u00a0 Full range of motion is important too!\u00a0 (A post on this will come eventually.)<\/p>\n
I heard a couple talking in the gym the other day and the lady said she didn’t ever do weights for her chest because she didn’t want to lose her breast size.\u00a0 Well, weight lifting won’t do that. She seems to think spot training exists, because this is flat out wrong–\u00a0 The only thing, fitness-wise, that will affect your cup size is your body fat percentage, which is typically something that will go down if you’re working out excessively. . .\u00a0 It has nothing to do with your weight training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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