Why Is It Difficult For Women To Build Big Muscles

"I don't want to workout lifting weights because I don't want

to build big muscles " or "I just do aerobics and sit ups to

lose weight because if I lift weights, I may build muscle and

looked like a man."

Ladies. Have you made these comments before? Awww... c'mon

ladies, if you have ever uttered these words, you have just

done a terrible disservice to yourself and are missing out on

many great benefits that working out with weights can give you.

Have you ever pointed to your belly or butt and sweetly

proclaimed, "I want lose weight here." So managed to convince

yourself that sweating profusely is the answer to a slim and

beautiful body and you hit the gym day in and day out just to

sweat off your tummy or butt fats!

So you peddle away on your stationary bike in the gym just like

little hamsters or frantically stepping away on the step up

machine and then you woefully do crunches after crunches in the

hope of having a flat belly and a well rounded shapely butt not

realising that there is no such thing as spot reduction.

You never even bother take a look at the weight lifting

machines or the free weights lying everywhere in the gym not to

say even touching those weights. Gosh.this terrible myth of

building big muscles on women is creating so much fear in women

causing them never to train with weights at their detriment.

Ladies! If you are listening, I want to say this loud and

clear. There is no way women will build big huge muscles unless

you are on special supplementation and specially designed

training system. Some of those muscle bound ladies you have

seen may even be taking steroids which are banned and obviously

harmful. never never touch steroids to build msucles.

So the, why is it difficult for women to nuild big muscles?

Well, it is simply because you do not have enough of

tetosterone, a male hormone that encourages your muscles to

grow. In fact, women have ten to thirty times less of

bodybuilding hormones, tetosterone than their male

counterparts. Women who accept the myth that they will build

big muscles if they workout with weights will miss out on all

of the benefits that weightlifting and bodybuilding can offer.

This myth is so ingrained in women's psyche that even after

explaining the facts to my women clients, they are still afraid

to lift weights. So will women who lift weights in their

workouts build more muscle tissue? Yes, of course, but it will

not be those big huge muscles like those of bodybuilders. Your

muscles will just tone your body shape resulting in a tight,

firm, healthy, attractive and desirable body. The body shape

that is ever so sexy and healthy. Yes, you may have noticed an

increase in weight when you step on a scale. This is because

muscles weigh more than fat. Thus, as you increase your muscle

tissue, your weight will increase but your fats will be reduced

giving you a well toned sexy body which most women can only

dream of.

Muscle burn calories naturally even when you are sleeping. In

fact, research has shown that for each kilo of muscle you

build, you will burn 70-100 more calories per day. So, if you

gain 2 kilos of muscle and lose 2 kilos of fat, you will burn

about 75 more calories per kilo, which equates to burning 150

additional calories per day, which translates into 4200

additional calories per month and ultimately results in a fat

or weight loss of 7-8 kilos a year without doing anything! One

kilo is 2.2 pounds. Doesn't that sound great?

Another reason that women should do weightlifting is the

benefit it can have on your bones. Weight training is a

powerful preventive action against osteoporosis, a disease

caused by porous bone and low bone density. Women has a much

higher risk than men to suffer from osteoporosis. In fact, most

women will suffer from this disease as they age. Those plagued

with osteoporosis have an increased susceptibility to

fractures. These fractures can even be fatal. So, women should

exercise with weight to strengthen and increase bone density.

Research has shown that six months of weightlifting may

increase bone mineral density by as much as 15 percent. As you

increase your muscle tissue, your bones must adapt to

accommodate this increase in your muscle mass . So your bones

respond by increasing in density. The result? You will own a

stronger skeletal structure and a reduced risk for

osteoporosis.

So, don't completely swear off weightlifting fearing that

training with weights will build big muscles and turn you into

an Incredible Hulk! You won't and you can't. Period.

OK girls, the weights are over there. Let's lift them now! Have

the last laugh when your girl friends tell you that they don't

want to lift weights and yet watching you transform your body

that will make heads turn when you are in your bikini.