Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Femininity in Bodybuilding

When a coach in the gym offers exercises with dumbbells and a barbell to a woman, in 9 out of 10 cases, you can hear the answer: "I do not want to have big muscles" or "I do not want to lose my femininity." I wonder why so many women think that the muscles will grow, if they only take "iron" in hands.

The most of pumped women are Elite Professional bodybuilders, athletes involved in track and weightlifting, which are trained for years to achieve this result. But many do not understand and avoid bodybuilding.
So you want to be in shape, but do not want to be muscular. And you want to preserve femininity. What's the solution? Bodybuilding! And here's why.

Imagine that all the women who train with loads, have large muscles. Then why we don't see these girls in the athletic halls? It's very simple. In order to develop such musculature, a woman needed: genetic data, long-term intensive training, it is desirable to have a higher than average levels of testosterone (male hormone). Of course, there are those who take the extra androgens for the unnatural increase in muscle.

For the most of women is very hard to develop the large muscles in the present, because the levels of testosterone in woman body are lower by 20-30 times than in men. While women and men are equally strong from training with weights, their muscles still can not compare. To increase muscle experts recommend to raise more weight in order to reduce the number of repetitions to 3-5, but in this version of the achievements of women will be less than that of men.

What is femininity?
In the history of mankind, the ideal woman is constantly changing. For example, in 1890 in America was popular fashion model Lillian Russell, who weighed 90 kg. But gradually the beauty of the samples were brittle and eventually won an ideal slender women. Today, the ideal is getting closer to the shape.

Amy Blee, NPC USA Fitness Champion in 1997, said: "Being thin, I just do a service to others." She trains in order to increase respect for yourself. Training also altered the presentation of the beauty of Amy's healthy body. "My body - my sense of self is the mirror - she says, - The physical and spiritual strength are always together. I am convinced that very thin man, not healthy."

Amy Blee does not agree with the fact that the muscles spoil femininity. Sharon Bruno, a former bodybuilding champion and fitness professionals, agrees with her: "It's more than physical data, it is a complex, which includes personality traits such as self-confidence. Every woman is unique and this is her femininity ".

Control your body!
We found out that you do not need to worry. Think of yourself your ideal and strive for it. The purpose of bodybuilding - not to be like someone, but to show the best of what you can do. You can choose how you want to become stronger, and in this lies the beauty of bodybuilding.
Bodybuilding course will not solve all your problems, but it will help enhance the health and feel better. Muscles - this movement is our life.
Experts recommend the same basic program for both men and women. In order to maximize the achievements of recommended practice for at least 3 times a week. So, if you are interested to have a healthy and beautiful body, start bodybuilding!