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heavy lifting for females

babyg25 Posts: 38 Joined: 2002/08/13	2006/02/02, 03:42 AM i've totally accepted that females won't get bulky from lifting weights but if one was going to lift heavy how will the body be affected? or indeed change?
	2006/02/02, 04:08 AM you'll gain some added strength and muscle...reduce body fat....generally you can get into the kind of shape that you see contestants in figure competitions ....but nothing crazy....
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/02/02, 09:24 AM wow. You will feel amazing! it is a powerful, self sufficient feeling to be able to lift heavy, to have muscles, to be strong! Lift heavy, sweat hard, you will notice that you drop bodyfat, you increase your energy production, little things in life are easier... your confidence increases... people start asking you what you have been doing... you smile a lot more... of course, results will depend on what you are eating, as well. -------------- In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking. - Sir John Lubbock
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/02/02, 09:43 PM Well put Amy. A wiser man then myself... "Heavy lifting won't make women bulky. It will make them tight, and our girlfriends." -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
	2006/02/03, 12:58 AM Indeed. The results that are often overlooked :)
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2006/02/03, 09:24 AM Amy's reply is right on the money! I think once you start lifting the physical changes are almost secondary to the psychological changes! Lifting heavy is very empowering:dumbbell::dumbbell: -------------- Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.