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Girls and the gym.
Righto I go to the gym every day. I do treads, cycling, rowing and cross training all in all the routine is an hour and forty minutes. So I have got good cardio fitness and my legs looked really toned. However my arms are so gangly -even though I play hockey, lax and rackets sports they are just the twiggiest things ever. So yeah I have been wanting to go on the machine weights for ages. But then im scared it just looks wrong for a girl to do that. I dont want to be a brick **** house or anything.
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You don't want to be a brick ****house - you won't, unless you train for about 20 years and take testosterone/other drugs.
Girls basically just lack the hormones to build substantial amounts of muscle, so even if you trained correctly, ate correctly, and spent years working out, you would still never look like a bloke.
I always see girls at my gym using the machines, but make sure if you're gonna work out do it properly - so many girls will sit on a machine, stick it on a really light weight and then do about 20 reps very easy and think it'll "tone" them - complete rubbish, this does absolutely bugger all for your muscles.
You need to train the same way as blokes pretty much, and like I said, don't be scared, you won't turn into some muscle bound freak as already mentioned - due to hormones.
Girls basically just lack the hormones to build substantial amounts of muscle, so even if you trained correctly, ate correctly, and spent years working out, you would still never look like a bloke.
I always see girls at my gym using the machines, but make sure if you're gonna work out do it properly - so many girls will sit on a machine, stick it on a really light weight and then do about 20 reps very easy and think it'll "tone" them - complete rubbish, this does absolutely bugger all for your muscles.
You need to train the same way as blokes pretty much, and like I said, don't be scared, you won't turn into some muscle bound freak as already mentioned - due to hormones.
women find it hard to make muscle like that because we have little testosterone in our bodies at the is the main hormone used in building muscle!! all the female brick sh*t houses out there take steroids to look like that!
also to tone and not build muscle to lots of reps on a lighter weight!
about 60% or your one rep max (the most you can lift in just one try) and do that for about 20-25 reps!!!
if you can't b bothered to do the whole one rep max business you can just guess, but the last rep you do has to be hard to the point where you could do no more, do that whole ugly grunting thing (very unattrative but only way the muscle will adapt)
also to tone and not build muscle to lots of reps on a lighter weight!
about 60% or your one rep max (the most you can lift in just one try) and do that for about 20-25 reps!!!
if you can't b bothered to do the whole one rep max business you can just guess, but the last rep you do has to be hard to the point where you could do no more, do that whole ugly grunting thing (very unattrative but only way the muscle will adapt)
I do some weights at the gym because they recommended it for calorie burning. I have it on light weights as I'm a weakling basically. I don't feel very feminine doing them but hey!
Elipsis
Imasillynarb - i totally agree with you, dont you just hate those women who put it on like 5kg and are like i feel zie burn, when they dont even break a sweat!
Yeah, then you go next to them and bench-press 10kg with your amazingly muscly arms, maybe 15 if you're feeling brave and the girl can't help herself, seeing those muscles pumping.
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Fleece
is that why you hang around in the lobby afterwards?
Damn, did someone notice me lurking there with my long anorak (and wearing nothing underneath)?
auzzie@heart
women find it hard to make muscle like that because we have little testosterone in our bodies at the is the main hormone used in building muscle!! all the female brick sh*t houses out there take steroids to look like that!
also to tone and not build muscle to lots of reps on a lighter weight!
about 60% or your one rep max (the most you can lift in just one try) and do that for about 20-25 reps!!!
if you can't b bothered to do the whole one rep max business you can just guess, but the last rep you do has to be hard to the point where you could do no more, do that whole ugly grunting thing (very unattrative but only way the muscle will adapt)
also to tone and not build muscle to lots of reps on a lighter weight!
about 60% or your one rep max (the most you can lift in just one try) and do that for about 20-25 reps!!!
if you can't b bothered to do the whole one rep max business you can just guess, but the last rep you do has to be hard to the point where you could do no more, do that whole ugly grunting thing (very unattrative but only way the muscle will adapt)
As mentioned, you either build muscle or you don't - you cannot "tone" it - its as simple as that, and there is a certain way to train to build muscle, and thats not by doing 25 easy reps on a light weight.
PublicSchoolAnn
Righto I go to the gym every day. I do treads, cycling, rowing and cross training all in all the routine is an hour and forty minutes. So I have got good cardio fitness and my legs looked really toned. However my arms are so gangly -even though I play hockey, lax and rackets sports they are just the twiggiest things ever. So yeah I have been wanting to go on the machine weights for ages. But then im scared it just looks wrong for a girl to do that. I dont want to be a brick **** house or anything.
Nothing wrong with it i prefer a sporty looking girl to a just thin like a stick girl
PublicSchoolAnn
However my arms are so gangly -even though I play hockey, lax and rackets sports they are just the twiggiest things ever. So yeah I have been wanting to go on the machine weights for ages. But then im scared it just looks wrong for a girl to do that. I dont want to be a brick **** house or anything.
MNBStyle
No theres a difference between a girl with a sporty well toned body and a girl whos just bones
People say im really skinny (i admit i am) but I do loads of sport and can beat loads of people at arm wrestles, wrestling who are more muscly and bigger than me I don't get it. I don't do them sports lol I know by just play fighting in the past having play competitions etc I don't understand
I know were talking about appearance here so does anyone know how I can look more sporty instead of small and weak? I used to do chin ups and pressups every morning for about a year and half but still I look thin and weak
Eating more doesn't change anything!alio~
People say im really skinny (i admit i am) but I do loads of sport and can beat loads of people at arm wrestles, wrestling who are more muscly and bigger than me I don't get it. I don't do them sports lol I know by just play fighting in the past having play competitions etc I don't understand
I know were talking about appearance here so does anyone know how I can look more sporty instead of small and weak? I used to do chin ups and pressups every morning for about a year and half but still I look thin and weak Eating more doesn't change anything!
I know were talking about appearance here so does anyone know how I can look more sporty instead of small and weak? I used to do chin ups and pressups every morning for about a year and half but still I look thin and weak
Eating more doesn't change anything!Perhaps your just a naturally slim person who doesn't put on weight much, im the same to be honest,
you could try eating more protein foods and pasta stuff like that
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