How many times have I heard women declare this to me. What’s the difference between bulk or tone? I don’t see one. I want muscle the real thing, just like the guys. I don’t want to settle for tone when I can have mass and lots of great mass. I retort quickly – “You won’t bulk up!” Bottom line – women need their strength just as much as men do. It is imperative that women maintain their strength throughout their life, particularly as they age.
I just turned 50 this year. I want to be able to haul, lift, drag, push, pull, heave and sweat for the remainder of my life! I’m not talking about lifting 3 or 5 pound weights for years on end, thinking that it’s making me strong. Women need to stop cheating themselves by lifting light. Why do we do this? Is it because it’s easy? It’s not feminine? It’s not safe? I can blast all of those myths: Most women are far stronger than they think or know. This is the powerful message that I deliver to women on a daily basis, whether you are 18, 32, 50, 76 or 90 – you need your strength.
Women need to lift heavy weight. Yes – you read it – heavy. For those of us who have picked up a fifty pound child on a daily basis, or hauled a 40 pound suitcase in one hand from one end of the airport to another – we call on our strength regularly and we know that our strength is invaluable. We are independent, healthy and strong – what woman wouldn’t want that?
