Women and Weights
Ex-Lancashire cricket star and celebrity personal trainer, Theo Wood
gives us the lowdown on why women should lift weights
any women are paranoid that muscle tone. This is primarily due to the fact that a
weight training will suddenly well-structured weight training programme is one
give them large and unfeminine of, if not the most effective training method for
muscles. This can lead to either a reducing body fat.
total abstinence from lifting weights, or, when Therefore, women should always consider
they do pick up a dumb bell, a half-hearted incorporating resistance training into any weight
liaison. management program.
However, it is highly unlikely that a well Follow these simple pointers to get the most out of
conceived resistance program will result in your weight training sessions and to ensure that
women becoming ‘hulk’-like in appearance, you get a firmer and leaner physique.
mainly due to a lack of testosterone which plays
a major role in the formation of masculine
features and the growth of muscle.
• Keep rest times to a maximum of one
Furthermore, even the most dedicated male
minute between sets.
bodybuilders struggle to grow more than six kg
• Select a weight that fatigues your muscles
of muscle a year, despite lifting seriously heavy
between 12 and 20 repetitions.
weights for hours on end, day after day. Building
• Always maintain perfect technique.
Should you have any questions for
muscle is not easy.
• Don’t allow momentum to power your
T_heo, visit: www.theowood.net or call
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movements.
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evidence to suggest that weight training actually
• Allow at least 24 hours rest before
T_heo Wood Personal Trainer Services.
gives the perception of smaller muscles in
training the same muscle group.
women, enhancing slenderness and increasing
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