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Author: simply trying
Date: 07-12-04 10:34
I tried to explain as best I know in a post below but could you please give the informed version of the myth of woman bulking up while doing normal strength training/weight training activities?
I tried to explain the benifits of doing such activities but I know ome of you guys are better informed then me...Thanks in advance...G
5` 4 and 3/4 inches
previous weightloss from 2002- 2003
jan 2002 --198 lbs/ down to 160 lbs
start losing weight again July 19th 2004
168 lbs/ 157 lbs / 145 lbs
inches lost from may 5th to-oct 2nd 2004=15.5in
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Author: Luna
Date: 07-12-04 10:59
The quick and dirty answer is that women don't have nearly as much IGH1 as men do (Insulin Growth Factor 1) -- in a nutshell this means we are simply not physically capable of bulking like men, unless you take stuff (ie-- steriods) to do it. I women might gain slight, and I mean slight, muscle mass, but in the end, unless you use roids, you'll wind up toned and hard-bodied.... nothing more, nothing less.
Thems the rules! Hope that helps :))
Cheers,
Luna :)
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Author: Misty Blues
Date: 07-12-04 15:32
When I keep the weights up I have an easier time losing. I have a lot of muscle so I don't look as bad as other do at my weight. It is myth that women gain as much mass as men. I have gone as high as 100 pounds for my lower body and as highas 25 for my upper and I just looked really toned.
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Author: still hope left
Date: 07-12-04 19:00
Women really DON'T get as bulked up as men, do but i know that many women go to the gym and really don't want the look of muscles at all. The way to slim down and get tone with no definition (can't really see any muscle in the arms or legs, but no flab) would be just to lift lighter loads. Now, when i say light, it is never the same for anyone, because myself, being a larger framed individual, consider 50 light for the upper body, and 140 or 150 light for my legs. In an earlier post, i said that to get muscle, do higher weight, lower reps, and to just get toned, do lower weight, higher reps. The way to determine the amount of reps you should do at a particular weight is to lift until you feel you can't lift anymore...and if you can recover to do the same in a minute or so, thats the amount of reps you should do. To tone, you should be able to do 20 or more sets before feeling fatigued...to gain muscle mass and definition, you should be able to do no more than 8-12 without feeling fatigued. Basically what i know about the gym comes from my friend who is in the process of becoming a certified personal trainer, so i trust the information, but there may be more to it than i know.
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Author: GymmyMac
Date: 07-13-04 02:50
basically a lack of testosterone is the big thing...women can get somewhat defined should they dedicate their livelihood to strict exercise and diet, but most are happy to settle for the áverage'slim look i guess...
when i was being taught the 'lighter loads and fatigue = definition' and heavier weights = more mass, well, i believe its only a half truth....the idea behind light weights and lots of reps is for fat burning, but really, you should leave cardio to the fat burning...all your doing is adjusting, for lack of a better word, to endurance training...white, type 2 fibres are created more in endurance, and the muscle becomes good at adapting to stress and in appearance, is long and lean (look at a marathon runner)...i believe if you want definition OR mass, then you should lift weights to failure, not fatigue, theres a huge difference...as for rep range, i believe any more than failing at the 12th rep and the load is not heavy enough...but to get any positive results from all this, you need to eat a fair bit of protein ;)
~Short, sharp and intense = results~
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