Womens’ Fitness: Ladies Should NOT Be Working Out Like ‘Tough Guys’
-by Joey Atlas, The Woman’s Trainer
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Womens’ Fitness: Ladies Should NOT Be Working Out Like ‘Tough Guys’
A few weeks ago I had a new member post a question for me in the private forum of my interactive site (www.BestFitnessAdvice.com) - the one you get free access to when you get started on the ULBHTM program…
Anyway - here’s her question:
Anyway I joined a gym and basically started doing the same thing that everyone else was doing - ya know - the squats with weight, leg presses leg curls, the smith machine, dead lifts - you name it I was doing it…
All the guys told me I was doing the right thing - to work hard and keep pushing…
Well after seven years and hardly any results - I knew I had to try something else… One of the other mother’s from my kids school told me about your lower body program and emailed me the link to
your site - and well, here I am!
I’m starting your leg, butt, hip, thigh and tummy Makeover in the morning - would you advise that I stay away from the ‘men type’ workouts for a while?”
Thanks, Joey
Collette
MY ANSWER TO COLLETTE…
First things first: You are a woman - so there is no need for you to think about working out like a man… Now there are 2 key reasons for this…
1 - most men don’t exercise properly (most of them just don’t publicly admit that they are not quite sure if they are doing the right program - most guys do the ‘monkey see - monkey do’ program) - if you watch them - they all do the same exact stuff - it’s like the blind leading the blind…
2 - a woman’s body is much more delicate and sensitive - and doesn’t react favorably to the strenuous nature of the weights and machines that men “like to do” because they are ‘tough guys’.
Most women - after pounding their bodies for several years with the gym type workout routine - start to get aches and pains that they never had before - these aches and pains are a crystal clear warning sign from your body saying “Hey - please stop beating me up every day - what you’re doing is not helping me - it’s hurting me and I don’t know how much more I can take be before I break down.”
So - yes - stay away from ‘the gym’ - at least for all your lower body work - if you still want to go there for some upper body and some cardio - that’s cool…
OK Collette - keep me posted on your progress,
Joey
So, have YOU ever done ‘the gym thing’ - did it work for you? Did it feel too strenuous? Was the time commitment a bit unrealistic? Did you get any of the aches and pains? …
… and most importantly…
Did you get ALL the results you were hoping you would get?
Let me know - just post your comment below…
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