Lift weights to lose Fat !!

[gymrat]

Worry? Do you think I am nuts? I love my muscles!!! Thanks for your concern, though.

[Maxmilian]

He but just dont go too far women with huge muscles and definition just suck (men are looking for girls not for buff pseudo_women)

[yitmy]

Women who exercise may become muscular, but not to the extent of a bodybuilder who alters diet with supplements/medications to alter their physique. That said as you exercise you may add size, muscle tone and your clothes may fit differently. As you mentioned above and this is not abnormal. Women who exercise will gain some tone in their musculature, especially thin ones. Women however tend to have higher bodyfat percentage then men so their muscular definition rarely shows as per Doug's post. But if you are thin and carry less fat, you will see some definition. This muscular definition is witnessed by some women who are then motivated to proceed further and become female bodybuilders.

[kiwi]

Originally Posted by yitmy

Women who exercise may become muscular, but not to the extent of a bodybuilder who alters diet with supplements/medications to alter their physique. That said as you exercise you may add size, muscle tone and your clothes may fit differently. As you mentioned above and this is not abnormal. Women who exercise will gain some tone in their musculature, especially thin ones. Women however tend to have higher bodyfat percentage then men so their muscular definition rarely shows as per Doug's post. But if you are thin and carry less fat, you will see some definition. This muscular definition is witnessed by some women who are then motivated to proceed further and become female bodybuilders.

hi everyone

in regards to a women altering their shape to that of a "bodybuilder"

intensity of training along with training specificity will have a greater effect
than supplements or other medications......and may i add there is a whole lot more motivating most women bodybuilders that i know, than just them witnessing a "bit of muscular definition"

happy training

[MckennaWilson]

Hey - yeah I lift weights and love it. I like the muscular look - just not the hyper-bodybuilder look - its fine for some, just not for me! To get that look requires such intense training - cardio to burn the fat, weight training to build the muscle, lots of sleep to repair the muscles, very low-animal-fat diets and on the whole a strict lifestyle! To do it naturally anyway.
As soon as I get back into swinging my kettlebells around I notice a difference. People have commented on how toned my arms are - and yeah they're quite big I guess, but better bigger and muscluar than big and flabby!
My only trouble is my thighs - when I workout they also get bunchy muscles. Thats annoying - but hey some of us girls DO build muscle a little easier than others.