WestchaseBonnie
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This is all about the women who want better body composition and strength. Women who not only want to look strong, lean and better naked; but achieve true fitness. The women who know that if you lift heavy, you are not going to bulk up like Mr. Olympia. Just because you jump and lift explosively, you’re not going to grow a mustache. Just like Amy Acuff and Gabrielle Reese, two women who know how to hit the gym hard to obtain their goals and reap the benefits of true fitness.
Anti-Pink Dumbbell Myth Busters:
1. Using heavy weight will make you huge.
False: Women do not have enough testosterone to bulk up like men do. Achieving maximal strength levels is seen in sports like figure skating, gymnastics, tennis and track and field. These women are not even close to bulky. These women are who we represent, high levels of maximum strength, high levels of endurance and high levels of power. Using heavy weight will just make you stronger than before.
2. Doing aerobics for hours is a great way to lose fat.
False: It is proven that shorter durations of aerobics, with higher use of muscle is a superior way to eliminate unwanted fat. Jogging on a treadmill for two hours will just ensure you burn more MUSCLE than fat and you will end up with aching joints.
3. Machines will keep your muscles tone, but free weights will cause injury.
False: It is the exact opposite. It is far more functional to allow your body to move like it naturally should. Since you were a child, you were able to squat, deadlift and perform other primal human movements that are quite necessary to keep your joints safe and your body active. Strapping yourself into a machine is just as silly as strapping a toddler into a machine. It is also a known fact that to tone your body, you need to lose the most fat, while maintaining muscle mass. Standing up and squatting with a barbell will burn more calories than a machine any day of the week.
4. Super slow tempos will make your muscles long and sexy.
False: The only thing that a super slow tempo has been proven to do is be a super big waste of time. For women to stay lean and tone, they must use their muscles with speed and safety. Older people become slow because they lose mobility and type II muscle strength. In order for you to keep this, you must lift heavy enough weight to challenge your body for the amount of reps you are using. You also must lift as fast as possible in a controlled manner.
5. Women need to eat low calories to obtain a slim figure.
False: Women “can” eat low calories to be skinny with a low metabolism, until they decide to binge. Women need to eat enough calories to maintain proper body functions. Also, women need to eat enough calories to keep their metabolism at a high rate. Besides that, eating low calories and working out seriously is like starting a cross-country drive with no fuel in your tank.
To have true fitness, women must push themselves in the gym, eat properly to keep their metabolism high and not be afraid to leave the pink dumbbells behind.
Anti-Pink Dumbbell Myth Busters:
1. Using heavy weight will make you huge.
False: Women do not have enough testosterone to bulk up like men do. Achieving maximal strength levels is seen in sports like figure skating, gymnastics, tennis and track and field. These women are not even close to bulky. These women are who we represent, high levels of maximum strength, high levels of endurance and high levels of power. Using heavy weight will just make you stronger than before.
2. Doing aerobics for hours is a great way to lose fat.
False: It is proven that shorter durations of aerobics, with higher use of muscle is a superior way to eliminate unwanted fat. Jogging on a treadmill for two hours will just ensure you burn more MUSCLE than fat and you will end up with aching joints.
3. Machines will keep your muscles tone, but free weights will cause injury.
False: It is the exact opposite. It is far more functional to allow your body to move like it naturally should. Since you were a child, you were able to squat, deadlift and perform other primal human movements that are quite necessary to keep your joints safe and your body active. Strapping yourself into a machine is just as silly as strapping a toddler into a machine. It is also a known fact that to tone your body, you need to lose the most fat, while maintaining muscle mass. Standing up and squatting with a barbell will burn more calories than a machine any day of the week.
4. Super slow tempos will make your muscles long and sexy.
False: The only thing that a super slow tempo has been proven to do is be a super big waste of time. For women to stay lean and tone, they must use their muscles with speed and safety. Older people become slow because they lose mobility and type II muscle strength. In order for you to keep this, you must lift heavy enough weight to challenge your body for the amount of reps you are using. You also must lift as fast as possible in a controlled manner.
5. Women need to eat low calories to obtain a slim figure.
False: Women “can” eat low calories to be skinny with a low metabolism, until they decide to binge. Women need to eat enough calories to maintain proper body functions. Also, women need to eat enough calories to keep their metabolism at a high rate. Besides that, eating low calories and working out seriously is like starting a cross-country drive with no fuel in your tank.
To have true fitness, women must push themselves in the gym, eat properly to keep their metabolism high and not be afraid to leave the pink dumbbells behind.
