Does lifting weights make women bulky?
The quick and short answer to this question is no, absolutely not. When we think of fitness and wellness, it’s a large picture with many, many puzzle pieces; such as:
-stress quality
-sleep quality
-energy balance, food intake, food quality
-sleep
-exercise quality
-water intake
-age
-overall health status
-CONSISTENCY!!!!
However, when looking at a place of JUST lifting weights + nutrition, no one EVER got muscular and “bulky” on accident. Ever. In fact, the average amount of muscle a woman can put on per month if she is doing everything 100% right every single day nonstop, is…. 0.5-1.0 lb of muscle. Per month. No “oops just got 20 pounds of muscle on accident”. It’s not a thing, girls.
Strength training, however, has a myriad of benefits outside of just looking good or looking “toned” (yuck, Coach Emily hates this word)
Strength training increases muscle mass, thereby increasing metabolism. It increases bone density, thereby preventing osteoporosis at a later age, preventing falls, injuries, and so on. Having muscle mass reduces your risk for age-related diseases, including heart problems and diabetes.
Your nutrition intake, your exercise regimen, how consistently you do these things, paired with the list above will determine how big you get and lifting weights simply won’t do it. So what does? Eating too many calories consistently over a period of time.
To wrap it up, the benefit of lifting weights far outweighs the chances of getting bulky on accident… but it will eventually bring that “snatched” or “toned” look everyone seeks… with the proper nutrition program alongside the training regimen.
View client success stories of women who strength trained with Coach Emily and lost weight instead of getting bulky.