Re: Myths and bodybuilding
Frozen Fire...you left out such a major one for women!
Women shouldn't life weights because it makes them bulk up.
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hehe..o ya...thats a good one too... ill back that up too...
wth???...thats absolutely wrong!... due to the fact that do not and cannot produce testosterone hormones ( one of the hormones responsible for building muscles )...as males do...its is just impossible for women to pack up as much muscles by merely touching weights...unfortunately the image that comes in ur mind when u first hear women lifting is that of professional women bodybuilders...unfortunately... those muscles by women are not achieved naturally..they use steroids (synthetic testosterone) and other kinds of drugs to achieve that kind of muscularity ....
hmmm....well there are so many myths that are comin in my minds regarding women lifting weights..so ill just add a couple more....
ok so no offense to any here , this is another one that i've heard.
**Women should not lift weights because it will increase their chest size.
** hahaha!!..now isnt that funny you guys???.. women breasts are composed mainly of fatty tissues.Therefore, it is impossible to increase ur chest size by lifting weights. As a matter of fact , if female's body goes below 12% body fat..their breast size will decrease.Weight training does increase the size of the back, so this misconception probably comes from confusing an increase in back size with an increase in cup size. So the only way to increase your breast size is by gaining fat or getting breast implants...
**If you stop weight training, your muscles will turn into fat. ( for both guys and girls )
**these are muscles we're talking about here.. and fat is totally different thing.. yes it is true to some extent... because the more muscles you have , the higher ur burning off fat even while sitting... so even climbing stairs once a while would maintain ur muscle mass... the only thing that i can come up to actually back up this myth is " what you dont use...you loose " so keep ur body moving and ull keep the muscles mass u have (ofcourse for some time ).....but sooner or later ull have to hit gym if u really wanna maintain it...