It’s one thing to get on social media and wax poetic about the benefits of lifting heavy for women, and it’s another to get your female client committed to doing so. The stigma with women and lifting has been around for longer than most of us have been alive, and there’s a perpetual cycle of misinformation out there that fitness …
The Real Debate Around Lifting Heavy and Getting Bulky
bulk·y (adjective): Taking up much space, typically inconveniently; large and unwieldy. A person heavily built. Synonyms: large, big, huge, substantial, massive Whenever I hear the words “Lifting heavy makes me bulky” I can’t help but cringe. Afterall, science has shown that heavy lifting or any form of resistance training will not make anyone, male or female, bulky. Ask anyone who has …