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Originally Posted by Marykaa
TONY G..
I go 'til the top of my thighs are parrallel to the ground.
Patricia says " If a man's rep area for muscle gains would be 6-10, than a woman's would be 8-12, for example. " .. I don't want to "gain muscles" nescesairly..
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So you would rather weight train and NOT gain muscles?
Um, okay. You do know that weight training and the side "benefit" of gaining muscles are increased metabolism; especially during those "at rest" periods (this will allow you to pick up you caloric intake; yay food!) and for women: osteoperosis. As in, avoiding it. Oh wait, there's another side benefit of gaining muscle! You're slimmer! After what, 23-years of lifting weights, people STILL remark at my being "tiny"
. Grrrrrr.....
Another thing again: yes, about 8-reps has been shown to be the best rep range to increase muscularity. But that doesn't mean that women, after training with 8-reps for 4-weeks will all of a sudden turn green and then grow so large they can no longer fit through doorways. At least, hasn't happened with me...yet.
But I do drink more beer. Hmmmmm......
So...don't at all worry about added muscle. Unless you're taking a large amount of anabolics, you need not worry yourself about that. You will NOT get HYOOOGE. You will only look sleeker, sexier.
Now, if you want to gain strength, rep ranges are different. For men, the arena of 1-3 may work; that means a woman's might be 3-5. Starting to see the gist of this "women can train with more volume" than men? It doesn't mean 15+ reps. Sometimes, maybe; but not ALL the time.
I've trained right along with my boyfriend and have pretty much done the same routine. So as Tony said, a woman could seriously benefit from training a bit heavier; much like a man. Not in the beginning, when you're a newbie - but later when you've gained a bit more experience. Due to our natural differences in frame, we won't look like a man; heh, just waiting for the day when it's said instead, that a man may start to look like a woman by training the same...hehe.