Alrighty, when the topic of girls lifting weights comes up, a lot of females, athletes or not, have already decided that they aren't going to participate. "If I lift weights, I'll bulk up and look like a man." That's kind of a ridiculous assumption if you ask me. Yeah, you'll look stronger, but not bulky, just toned.
I lifted weights all summer with the rest of the basketball team, and none of us suddenly became the incredible hulk or anything. Our muscle is more defined, but it doesn't look abnormal. The trick is to lift less weight with higher reps. "Lifting weights basically tears muscle fibers. These fibers then heal back together stronger and larger than before."- Kevin Rail. Don't get me wrong, you will get bigger muscles, but nothing drastic happens over night. It takes a long time before you will notice any kind of physical difference. If you are an athlete, lifting weights is very important because you not only need skill for sports, you need strength.
I think this is a great argument, it really enlightens people about a little bit of an unknown topic.
ReplyDeleteJulia, I completely agree with you. We were both apart of summer weightlifting and we only got stronger.
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