I want to get really strong. Why? Who knows. Just do. Weightlifting also keeps me in much better shape than either aerobic exercise or yoga ever did. Studies show how important weight bearing exercises are for women. Muscles burn more calories. An effective weightlifting program doesn't demand much time. So why don't more women lift weights of some kind? My thoughts:
Some women seem to be devoted to cultivating that engagingly brittle-boned and cute look over the "I could rip off your arm" look. And while skinny arms and the inability to stand up straight may work for teenagers and supermodels, it's not an overall healthy look to pursue. Talk about a failure of feminism! Women are strong inside, but few really want to be strong outside.
Yes, yes, I know, women are out there getting in shape by the billions. But many of them are exercising to be thin and small, motivated by an oddly compelling image of feminine frailty, whether they admit it or not. Not all women, of course. I know athletic women and women who lift weights, but they are the minority. So many women have a fear of muscles and of appearing unfeminine, even at the risk of health problems like bone and muscle loss as one gets older. I know, because I've been told so. Muscles are not what they are after. Which is a shame.
I fight this image with my daughters. I encourage them to run as hard as they can, jump as far as they can, lift things, push things, pull up on things, and to never let the unhealthy images of women as mere clothes hangers influence them. I want them to take pride in their strength and physical competence.
I prefer the "I could rip off your arm" look. To get that, here are my goals:
Right now, my goal is to bench press my weight which is around 110lb. My max one rep is 95lb. I'm lifting 90lb regularly for my heaviest set. I don't have goals for anything else right now, just to lift heavy and to failure. I met my goal for pull ups, which was ten. Now I'd like to do ten wide arm grip pull-ups. But I mostly lift intuitively, trying to make myself sore the next day. When I stop being sore, I change up my routine, which is why I've started doing dead lifts. Those are hard.
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Posted by: Beats By Dre Ireland | 09/13/2012 at 10:39 PM