I read this recently and several of the points made me laugh. It’s funny because it’s true.
“IF YOU’VE EVER watched a man working out in a gym, you can be forgiven for not immediately recognizing the bountiful lessons he has to offer. Instead, if you observed anything, it was probably one or more of these:
- poor form
- overly optimistic weight selection, resulting in even poorer form.
- odd, guttural noises, usually uttered while lifting too much weight with poor form.
- a sudden inability to lift those weights after 8 to 12 repetitions (done with good or bad form), resulting in a pile of iron on the floor and an empty slot on the rack where those weights belong.
- a curious attraction to the bench press, which not only results in all of the aforementioned problems, but also is performed with a dedication and zeal that leave no time for exercises designed to work the muscles he can’t see in a mirror.
- an even more curious lack of awareness that other people can see the muscles that don’t show up in his mirror.”
I’ve been asked by other women at the gym if I’m worried about getting “too bulky” because I lift “heavy” weights. My answer is, “do I look too bulky to you?” Granted, I’m definitely an ectomorph when it comes to body type, but women simply don’t have enough testosterone to get big from lifting weights. Most men produce 6-8 mg of testosterone per day, compared to most women who produce 0.5 mg per day. That’s a huge difference!
I want to give a shout out to FitFour and the wonderful lifting gloves they make. (There’s a link to the product if you click on the photo.)
Finally, no more calloused hands. I had a problem with the stitching on my first pair so I wrote to the company. The owner personally responded to me and sent out a new pair for free. Now that’s great customer service!
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