WHY WOMEN SHOULD STRENGTH TRAIN - Benefits of Lifting Heavy Part 1
Culturally, women do cardio and men lift weights. For whatever reason this divide happens at every gym, and it wasn't really until Crossfit came along that they did a good job of making lifting seem cool to women. Now we are seeing more women in the weight room, but it is still in the minority compared to men.
Popular reasons for women not wanting to strength train:
1) Boredom. Women often find the same lifts boring and can't stay excited to do it.
2) Lack of Education. Women often don't understand the full benefits of why they should do it. "Running is good enough for my health" or "These group exercise classes I do are enough fat burning for my health."
3) Gym-timdation. Women often find the scary looking weights/machines intimidating to approach. And they have no idea how to use them. Not to mention the dudes who are grunting in the corner and women are worried the guys are judging or trying to hit on them.
4) Becoming The Hulk. Women think you lift heavy and BOOM you become The Hulk. Ladies, those images of shredded women you see take YEARS of training 5-6 times a week and they most likely take drugs.
Once I became a trainer, I feel like I learned a secret that most women don't know:
Strength Training is the answer to everything.
Do you want to...
Look sexier and feel more confident? Strength Train
Decrease bone loss as you age? Strength train
Combat and recover from disease and illness? Strength train
Pick up your toddlers or move furniture around without pulling your back out? Strength train
Increase your sex drive? Strength train
Do better at your sport without injury? Strength train
Feel more alert and creative at work? Strength train
Sleep better, improve mood and live a longer life? Strength train
You say, "Well my life is great now, I don't need it! How do strength training solve all these problems anyways?" Tune into the next blog to find out!
