Weightlifting Muscle Mass Misconceptions

There is a huge misconception that weight lifting, especially lifting heavy weights, is only for men. This misconception mainly stems from false assumptions due to a lack of information and understanding. Assumptions, for example, such as “weightlifting will make you bulky” or that “it’ll make you look manly”, but frankly this couldn’t be further from the truth.

First of all the way women and men build muscle is completely different. Women don’t naturally have enough muscle building hormones, testosterone, to build muscle mass as easily as men do. When women build muscle it’s not the type of muscle you see on professional bodybuilders. It takes a very long time to build muscle and it’s not something that can suddenly happen overnight after
They’re after a toned lean physique that frankly cardio alone just will not give. Cardio can help you lose weight but incorporating weights into your routine is what’s going to shape your muscles.

With weight lifting, you’re able to shape and accentuate sleek sculpted curves and that’s exactly what many women are envisioning when they say they just want to get more toned. You’re even able to add more curves to the areas where you think you might be lacking by building the muscles in that area. The fact that women aren’t naturally able to build big bulky muscles the way men do means that the muscle that is gained will only make your physique appear a lot tighter and hence more toned.

One of the main benefits to lifting is that it burns fat more efficiently than just doing cardio alone. Adding more muscle mass to your body boosts your metabolism because muscle is more metabolically active than fat. This means that it burns more calories throughout the day even while you’re just sitting around not doing anything. A huge plus to burning more calories, now you might have to hold on to your hats for this one, is that you can eat more, a whole lot more. The more muscle you have the more calories it takes to feed and maintain those muscles. A lot of the time with doing cardio alone you might find that you need to keep lowering your calories to see any significant changes. Eventually, there are only so many meals you can cut out before your health becomes at