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Hey all! Merry X-mas to you and yours!
For all you ladies out there, here is an article that I thought you might like....
Extreme Athlete
Women and Weight Training: Countering Myths and Misperceptions
Richard A. Winett, Ph. D.
Because most women have no interest in becoming big and muscular, women believe their training programs should be quite different from men's programs.
From this key concern -- becoming too big -- a number of myths and misperceptions have evolved about women's weight training. Such myths and misperceptions have kept many women from weight training or training with any degree of effectiveness. Most women are, unfortunately, not doing the one activity -- weight training -- that can truly shape their bodies in a highly attractive way, greatly improve their health now and in the future, and markedly improve strength.
This article counters myths and misperceptions about women and weight training and makes the case that in most instances the training programs for women and men will be virtually identical.
Moreover, the principles of training governing these programs are the same. There are not separate training principles for women and men because training principles are universal.
Let's first examine a number of these myths and misperceptions and then provide principles and prescriptions for successful training applicable to both men and women.
Myths: The chief concern of women is that by weight training they will become big, muscular, and highly defined. This is a myth and misperception because few individuals of either sex have the genetic endowment to develop a large, defined musculature.
Women and men possessing these characteristics seem to be more the norm today only because bodybuilding for women and men has become more popular and, hence, visible in print and electronic media.
A safe bet is only several women out of 10,000 could ever develop the appearance of a top bodybuilder. Unless a woman reading this article is one of those several out of 10,000, becoming too big and muscular is not a concern of the other 9,996 women!
Click here to read the entire story.
Merry X-mas!!
For all you ladies out there, here is an article that I thought you might like....
Extreme Athlete
Women and Weight Training: Countering Myths and Misperceptions
Richard A. Winett, Ph. D.
Because most women have no interest in becoming big and muscular, women believe their training programs should be quite different from men's programs.
From this key concern -- becoming too big -- a number of myths and misperceptions have evolved about women's weight training. Such myths and misperceptions have kept many women from weight training or training with any degree of effectiveness. Most women are, unfortunately, not doing the one activity -- weight training -- that can truly shape their bodies in a highly attractive way, greatly improve their health now and in the future, and markedly improve strength.
This article counters myths and misperceptions about women and weight training and makes the case that in most instances the training programs for women and men will be virtually identical.
Moreover, the principles of training governing these programs are the same. There are not separate training principles for women and men because training principles are universal.
Let's first examine a number of these myths and misperceptions and then provide principles and prescriptions for successful training applicable to both men and women.
Myths: The chief concern of women is that by weight training they will become big, muscular, and highly defined. This is a myth and misperception because few individuals of either sex have the genetic endowment to develop a large, defined musculature.
Women and men possessing these characteristics seem to be more the norm today only because bodybuilding for women and men has become more popular and, hence, visible in print and electronic media.
A safe bet is only several women out of 10,000 could ever develop the appearance of a top bodybuilder. Unless a woman reading this article is one of those several out of 10,000, becoming too big and muscular is not a concern of the other 9,996 women!
Click here to read the entire story.
Merry X-mas!!
