I’ve been telling myself for a long, long time that I should write a post about this website, which has been in my links list on this blog for ages, and is an incredibly useful resource for every woman wishing to seriously start (and go on) lifting weights. Well, in fact, it’s just as useful for any man wishing to do that: muscle is muscle, after all, and develops through the same exercises for both sexes.
On this website, Krista won’t advise you to do long series of lifting light weights, nor will she tell you about being wary of ‘bulking up’. What Krista will hand you out here is how to properly perform a squat, what kind of exercises to start with, how you should eat to maximize the benefits of your workouts, how to get back to fitness after a pregnancy, and many other handy pieces of advice (some of which are worth for women only, some of which are worth for everyone). She also takes great care in debunking the traditional myths of weight-lifting, especially in the case of women, a.k.a. “women don’t bulk up, they tone up”, and others “you don’t want to lift heavy: you’ll look like a man”. Heh. I wish you could dveelop so much muscle so easily; there’s a man lifting with me on Saturday mornings who is certainly wishing the exact same thing.
So, not only is this webpage a great resource for starting as well as more confirmed lifters, it will also help you getting rid of such misconceptions. I’ve started following Krista’s advice in 2005, and in spite of having slacked off along the way and been forced to start again almost from the start (I must admit that I didn’t lift at all in 2006 and part of 2007, silly me!), I can assure you that, as a women, I sure didn’t “bulk up like a man”. I simply gained more definition, along with shedding some of the layer of fat hiding my newlyfound muscles. And I’m not your lithe, ectomorph little woman with a very tiny frame either–in fact, if there’s a type of woman that should be prone to developing Arnold’s silhouette, it would probably be mine.
Link following. Now what are you still doing here? Go check it out!
February 3rd, 2008 at 18:53
Yes! I adore this website. I never liked going to the gym until I started lifting weights. And now I honestly love it. Stumptuous is an amazing trove of information. And a great read.
February 4th, 2008 at 07:49
I wasn’t too keen on lifting either before that. Let’s just say that at the the gym I was in a few years ago, they taught me the “lots of reps, lift light weights” stuff, and I found it boring and not giving much result. No wonder!
February 5th, 2008 at 00:39
I took a weight-training class in college and really loved it. Lately I’ve been using resistance bands, which–when I use them right–work well for me at this point. And I can do them at home, so I have no excuse not to work out!
February 5th, 2008 at 11:53
I’ve never had resistance bands, so I honestly have no idea of how to really get a good workout with them. But as long as it works, it’s the main point.
Welcome to the blog, by the way!