Why Women Should Train with Heavy Weights

Though the sport of weight lifting has enjoyed the participation of more and more women over the past couple of decades, many women still overlook it as a possibility when designing their exercise program. This is especially true when referring to heavy weights as opposed to extremely light, "girlie" weights, say, 2 or 5 pounds.

Frankly, I'm not sure exactly what you're supposed to do with a 2-pound dumbbell.

That's not to disparage women who enjoy exercise programs that use light weights. I simply prefer heavier weights myself, and here is why:

A fit body is a beautiful body. It's as simple as that. Many women seek to reshape their bodies by losing weight, but they stop there. Or they create beautiful legs for themselves in the gym, but ignore the top half of their bodies which, to me, makes them look as though someone has joined together the leftover halves of two people. I work my arms and shoulders as well as my legs and get tons of comments about how beautiful they are. People notice, believe me.

Weightlifting is a body-sculpting technique, so you never have to fear it is going to get away from you and leave you looking like She Hulk. If you wanted a body like that it would take at least half a day in the gym each and every day and a strict regimen of protein intake that would make you weep. The guys and girls who are professional weightlifters and power lifters have a huge build because that is what the judges want. Everything on their bodies was put there on purpose.

This means that you are in control of how your body responds to your time in the gym. If your arms do manage to get bigger than you like, you can shrink them by cutting back on certain exercises. If you want a bigger butt, girlfriend, you can make that dream come true. Just increase the size of that particular set of muscles. And if a six-pack abdomen is what you've always wanted, weight-lifting is the way to get one.