Weightlifting for Females

The most popular question I get in e-mails from females (hey, that rhymed) is about weightlifting. They tell me how they don't want big muscles. They don't want to get big and bulky like a guy or like a big female bodybuilder. They just want to be slim with a flat stomach and defined muscles in their arms, shoulders, back, legs etc., they don't want to be huge or anything crazy like that! So, they then tell me that to avoid getting big and bulky like a guy, they workout with lighter weights for higher reps. They say that this will stop them from becoming a huge manly looking bodybuilder. Well, to put it simply... that is 100% complete and total bullshit!

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