Is Vascularity the same in men and women?

[angel888]

Hi! Not sure if this is the right category! but thought you guys would know

Is vascularity in men the same as it is in women!?

I have some light vascularity in my arms from Vinyasa Yoga (a lot of forearm balances, planks, forearm planks and knee chest chin.push-ups). Mine look a bit like Juliana's from Boho Beautiful (Juliana Semenova) ..sorry I actually tried to link a photo but when i googled it it just linked to IG, Pinterest and YouTube videos so I couldn't link a URL..but hopefully someone will know who she is!

When I met my brother last night for dinner he has lost a lot weight and his arms are now incredibly veiny. like a typical guy who lifts weights.

If I carry on doing any exercises that work my arms, will my arms eventually end up the same as my brothers? I am genetically thin (I have the same build as Juliana from Boho Beautiful) so I can't help it. Even when I put on weight I would have to become obese for it to start covering my forearms.

Is there any way to prevent this?

[smokinal]

Vascularity is mostly genetic so there's not much you can do about it. I don't think that any sort of training, one way or the other, will affect vascularity; and I definitely wouldn't stop training due to fear of it.