15 phrases women who do strength training can no longer hear

Women who Strength training have already heard a lot of things. The following fifteen phrases are particularly annoying and many ladies are tired of being confronted with them.

1 - "You don't want to build muscle. You just want to look toned."
Is that really so? What is "firm"? Where does a firm body actually come from? Is there a magic pill? Of course women want to look good. That's absolutely human, but in most cases, fitness is a way of life for female athletes. Some ladies will overdo it a bit, but as a rule, a healthy mix of diet, recovery and training wins out.

2 -  "Aren't you worried about big muscles?"
If you lifted your own body weight for an hour every day, you'd be worried. Thoughts of too much muscle are a horror for almost all women. Mother Nature has put a stop to that. First, women don't have the necessary amount of testosterone in their blood, and second, the comparatively high estrogen content in your female body ensures that you won't be able to build big muscles like men can. Another difference is the different nature of the muscles. In the female body, these "energy packs" are arranged in a much slimmer way, which means that they cannot expand to the same extent as in men. It is true that there are a small number of women whose hormonal balance and muscular constitution are different and whose conditions are similar to those of men. These ladies can very well get thick muscles. For the overwhelming majority, this is not the case.

3 - "I don't like muscular women."
Every person is allowed to like what he wants. On the other hand, it makes a big difference to look well-toned or muscular as a woman. As an aside, it is much less attractive to walk around with too much flab on your hips and butt.

4 - "If you stop strength training, your muscles will turn into fat."
When prejudice and ignorance meet, nothing clever can come of it. In principle, the answer is quite banal. A sandwich does not become a cereal. A rock does not turn into an amphibious landing vehicle; and muscles are not "converted" into fat.

5 - "Girls shouldn't lift more than 5 pounds if they don't want to get too bulky."
This statement is as stupid as hardly anything else. What's the bet that there are a whole lot of women in the world whose handbag contents weigh more than 1.5 kg?

6 - "Aren't you afraid of looking like a man?"
No. Simply no. It can only be repeated over and over: Most women cannot naturally get muscles like men.

7 - "Don't get too muscular."
Don't people have hobbies? Aren't there other problems? Don't get carried away with comments about what other women do with their bodies.

8 - "Your life is chicken breast and protein shakes."
Don't lie, I'm sure you eat a lot of chicken and protein shakes. But there's a lot more: steaks. Sweet potato chips and all the other foods. You're doing it for success.

9 - "You'll end up looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger."
As a woman, you lack the necessary amount of testosterone to look like Arnie, so you'd rather stick to Rihanna.

10 - "What about thick thighs?"
Stand by and strive for killer thighs of steel. Seriously, female muscles are shaped slimmer. This is also noticeable on the legs.

11 - "Weight training makes women beefy."
This is a misconception. Weight training makes women strong, toned, healthy, confident, curvy and hard as Krupp steel.

12 - "Real" women are not muscular."
"Real" women are muscular, thin and fat, white, black and brown, short and tall, long-haired and stubbly, and blonde and dark-haired. They wear glasses, contact lenses, dresses, pants, bras, panties and whatnot. What on earth are "real" women?

13 - "Women who lift heavy weights all take steroids."
Certainly, a small minority of female bodybuilders take such unhealthy and forbidden substances. Likewise, a small number of journalists belong to the hacker community. Generalizations are a sign of lack of self-esteem. Don't let it affect you.

14 - "Don't you need help with that?"
The many sayings from men about women in the weight room make for a long list, but this phrase is the worst of them all. It usually comes down when you go to the rack bar or on every single repetition of a biceps curl set. You go there because you want to lift heavy weights. Why would you need more help than the men?

15 - "Can I touch your biceps?"
Be honest: Actually, you never get tired of hearing that, do you?