Do girls waste their time in the gym?

[anap40]

All the girls I see that come into the weight room (separate from the cardio area) lift like 3 pound dumbells and do like 30 reps. They don't seem to struggle at all as they get to the end of their 30 rep sets.

Are they doing themselves any good, or just wasting their time?

[NTT91]

Yeah i often wonder the same thing. I guess they think they'll get huge if they lift more than 3 pounds. pfft...if only it were that easy.

[AMillane7]

they give you something to look at b/w sets..most arent interested in gaining real mass or anything. they do a little help for themselves and if it makes em happy, cool.

[NEDM]

Yeah i often wonder the same thing. I guess they think they'll get huge if they lift more than 3 pounds. pfft...if only it were that easy.

Actually that's a pretty common belief. I've had to explain to a lot of women that it takes years to have a bodybuilder physique. Most of them are cardio bunnies or only work out legs. It's a shame, really.

[buddy72192]

Actually that's a pretty common belief. I've had to explain to a lot of women that it takes years to have a bodybuilder physique. Most of them are cardio bunnies or only work out legs. It's a shame, really.

agreed, they'd have to hit the gym 3 times a week (minimum) for like 5 years doing about 10 reps each set to start looking like a bodybuilder.

[quadrasaurus_pex]

agreed, they'd have to hit the gym 3 times a week (minimum) for like 5 years doing about 10 reps each set to start looking like a bodybuilder.

If it were only that easy...

[kyle1867]

agreed, they'd have to hit the gym 3 times a week (minimum) for like 5 years doing about 10 reps each set to start looking like a bodybuilder.

why would we want them to look like a bodybuilder? im glad they dont workout like freaks, women arent supposed to be jacked.

[thebearman]

but would you want our women to be like this then?

[636 HunteR]

Yeah i often wonder the same thing. I guess they think they'll get huge if they lift more than 3 pounds. pfft...if only it were that easy.

I guess they think they will lose weight with 5 lbs or less and think they will get huge and gain weight if they lift anything above that. lol.

[hatchi]

They always want to get "toned". If they only knew what that meant!

If they just did some 3x5 with good compound lifts, with the right diet, they would get a small increase in muscle mass and lose body fat too.

Instead they do bicep curls and leg press. Often I hear PT's recommending 8-12 reps for strength and "toning", if only they knew those were hypertrophy rep ranges.

[Wintermule]

but would you want our women to be like this then?

Yes, because them actually lifting some weights to get firmer will make them look like that in a few weeks.

[AntM1564]

At least some girls are trying to get into better shape/live a better lifestyle.

[whok1d16]

alot of the girls at my gym just come over to the free weights to get closer to me, ha

[LukeN]

They're looking for definition.

[maxiscool]

If most girls could get it through their heads that they dont have the test levels to ever put on scary muscles with out artificial test they might workout more intellegently.

[dolph_lundgren]

but would you want our women to be like this then?

i think im going to be sick! women should not look like that! i much prefer a women with a curvaceous figure that has some tone.

[Vipersg123]

Yeah unfortunately most girls do waste their time at the gym, mainly due to idiots making up **** about "toning" with high reps.

[MattEagan]

I actually seen a site somewhere on the web that was for women and it said to work out but it specifically said not to lift any dumbells more than 10 pounds to not pack on muscle lolz

[Stefano99]

i wouldnt mind if all the girls looked somewhat liked jamie eason

[thor93]

All the girls I see that come into the weight room (separate from the cardio area) lift like 3 pound dumbells and do like 30 reps. They don't seem to struggle at all as they get to the end of their 30 rep sets.

Are they doing themselves any good, or just wasting their time?

Most women are terrified/petrified of the idea of bulking up/packing on unsightly manly looking muscle.This is what they envision because of seeing the women who have used steroids to attain this scarey manly muscled look which they percieve to be the result of merely lifting relatively heavy weights.They just do not seem to understand that it simply does not work that way.They need to see yt vids of Russian weightlifter women who perform 200 + Lb overhead lifts yet remain athletically lean. This misled personal minded dilusion of theyr'es is tragic. Lifting pink db's will simply not yield results. To attain a fat burning machine of a body,one must use legitimately challenging resistance. Emphasize lifting as much weight as possible on various core resistance weight bearing exercises for sets consisting of rep ranges in the 10-15 rep spectrum.

[batmanman]

Most women are terrified/petrified of the idea of bulking up/packing on unsightly manly looking muscle.This is what they envision because of seeing the women who have used steroids to attain this scarey manly muscled look which they percieve to be the result of merely lifting relatively heavy weights.They just do not seem to understand that it simply does not work that way.They need to see yt vids of Russian weightlifter women who perform 200 + Lb overhead lifts yet remain athletically lean. This misled personal minded dilusion of theyr'es is tragic. Lifting pink db's will simply not yield results. To attain a fat burning machine of a body,one must use legitimately challenging resistance. Emphasize lifting as much weight as possible on various core resistance weight bearing exercises for sets consisting of rep ranges in the 10-15 rep spectrum.

strong bump

[belligerent]

This thread delivers.

And to answer the question, any weightlifting is better then sitting on your ass at home. People shouldn't be so quick to judge about how "all women should be using so and so rep ranges because they won't get big". Just relax a bit and let them do their thing, how do you feel when someone walks over and starts pointing out all there opinions on your lifts.

[beardymcbeard]

I don't waste my time in the gym.




Oh and strong bump.

[Popperman63]

I could lift a 3 lb dumbell with my cawk. That can't be doing anything productive for them

[Jerr17]

yeh but its always great to have some estrogen around once in a while as motivation

[jsalinardi]

Yeah, but there is still something extremely sexy about a girl who knows what she’s doing at the gym. Not a necessarily a girl who’s buff, but a girl who walks in with a purpose and leaves after an actual lift sesh. Not like these idiot sorority girls who walk in decked out in pink and a full face of make up so they can toss around a 5lb dumbbell for three minutes and call it a day.

[jam88]

my mom is scared to use 5lbs because she doesnt want big arms, I LOLD.

[clockwork247]

Actually that's a pretty common belief. I've had to explain to a lot of women that it takes years to have a bodybuilder physique. Most of them are cardio bunnies or only work out legs. It's a shame, really.

but then again all of them don't want to look like body builder, they just want skinny tone legs, nice flat abs, remember they're girls, they're not guys, huge difference, and I'm all for skinny girls.

[-rEvolvEr-]

Let them be if that's what makes them happy.

Any girl who seriously lifts could make a thread about the tons of teenage kids in her gym who hustle to the bench everyday and stay 150 lbs year round making no progress.

I've seen plenty of women at my gym who outwork a significant number of the dudes there and have great physiques to go along with their work.

[ericd8]

All the girls I see that come into the weight room (separate from the cardio area) lift like 3 pound dumbells and do like 30 reps. They don't seem to struggle at all as they get to the end of their 30 rep sets.

Are they doing themselves any good, or just wasting their time?

They think that they're toning. They're not, they're flapping their wings and maybe increasing some endurance?? They're sure as hell not getting big. Help them out for me, show them where the treadmills are, and help them find their way to the barbell lol