I’m a girl so I can’t lift heavy weights!

Some females cringe at the thought of lifting heavy weights at the gym. Here’s why such thought is unfounded:

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If I had a dollar for every time a female said this to me, then I would be moderately rich.

I don’t know where this believe came from that men were the only ones allowed to lift heavy weights. I have heard a lot of girls and men as well tell me, ‘Stella, if you keep lifting heavy you’ll look like a man.’

This is not only an archaic believe, it is frankly quite daft. Here’s why you won’t look like a man if you lift heavy weights:

Female bodies produce only a fraction of the muscle building hormone (testosterone). This hormone is predominantly found in males which is why they can easily develop muscles and look muscular and buff. Females on the other hand do not have a significant amount of this hormone that’s why looking masculine from lifting heavy weights is rare.

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I know you’re thinking to yourself, what about those female body builders who look masculine? Well, those females go through years of extensive training and dieting to look the way they do.

If you’ve been thinking of lifting weights or you completely avoid the weights section at the gym because you don’t want to look masculine, I hope this post reassures you that you won’t look masculine. Instead, you will tone up and reveal a strong and sexy figure. You can thank me later.