My brother laughed at that subtitle on the book too, let's be honest, it could seem silly to someone. I will say I'm surprised anyone thinks that woman looks manly though.
I actually have a fair amount of support. My dad used to lift a lot and is always asking me how I'm doing (and he seems to think I can lift more, which is encouraging), my brother lifts a lot and is always asking me questions, my husband got me into lifting and is hugely supportive, the trainers at my gym are supportive, and I belong to a military spouse forum and the girls on there are supportive also.
The naysayers? There are always going to be people who are misinformed. My best friend told me she doesn't want to lift to get in shape for her wedding because she doesn't want to look even more bulky. We were running when she said this, and I stopped, rolled up my sleeve and flexed, and asked her if it was bulky, and she said, no, it was beautiful...but she still doesn't think that SHE should lift...like I am some freak of nature or something. But I tend to not really tell people who I am close to about the lifting. I told a guy in my class recently because we were talking about veg'ism and getting in protein, and I mentioned that I need more because I lift, and...well I'm pretty tiny, so he just looked at me like I was crazy.
The woman who scoffed at your book is probably just jealous. I know that's the kind of thing that gets said a lot to make people feel better, but I really think it's true here.
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