Women and weights - but I don't want to get big!

I find it interesting that guys are killing themselves in the gym to get huge, but some women are afraid to pick up anything heavier than a pink dumbbell for fear of getting too huge.

The reality is that most guys need to check their ego and cut back on the weight and focus on fixing their skitzoid form. Most women need to lift heavier.

When a woman athlete asks me how heavy the kettlebell she is working with, my standard answer is 16. They carry on knocking out KB swings no problem. Most are then shocked that it was actually 16 KILOGRAMS (about 35 pounds) since they did not believe they could lift that much. I tried telling a few how much it was in pounds before they started in the past and I had one that refused to try it since she was already convinced that they could not do it. Remember, the body does what the mind believes.

Muscle is more DENSE than fat, so it takes up less space for the same amount of weight. It also is a primary regulator of your metabolic rate; so more muscle = more caloires burned while NOT exercising. I have yet to meet one female athlete that wants to live the rest of her life only eating 1,000 calories a day. More muscle = the more you can eat and still fit in your skinny jeans.

Below is a video of some female kettlebell Sport lifters. This is one of the events often found in womens competitive kettlebell lifting - a relatively new sport in the West - 10 minute effort of clean and jerk with one kettlebell weighing 16kgs. Hee you will see that they are pushing themselves way more than some guys do at the gym and pushing a 16kg weight for 10 mins is no mean feat and none of them are remotely close to being too big; so relax and go lift some heavy stuff.

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LeBron James talks about how to live the life you want to lead

Say what you want about LeBron, this guy can seriously play basketball.

It brings up a great question about the expectations others may have of him versus the expectations he has of himself.

What should he do?

What should YOU do?

Are you trying to live up to someone else’s expectations?

Are you living the life that your parents or friends want you to live?

Or

Are you doing the best you can do to live up to your OWN expectations?

Are you following someone else’s plan for your body in your training?

Are you forcing yourself to crank out 1 more horrible feeling rep just because it says you were supposed to do 5 reps on your third set today?

Is that the best way?

Is there a better way?

I think so……

Hell i can remember not so long ago I myself was torn between doing what other people wanted me to do but at the end of the day deep down you know you will end up not feeling right and feeling you have missed out on something that you should have done.

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Find the time to exercise

One of the most common excuses for not exercising is “not enough time”. Now, I realize you’re busy with work, the kids, hobbies, projects, running errands, watching your stories – enough of the excuses. Take some time for yourself and exercise. Don’t wait around any longer. This week is the perfect time to do it!

So why is this week so special??
With daylight savings we moved the clocks and gained an extra hour this weekend. Instead of allowing the clock to dictate when you go to bed and when you get up, stick to your body’s internal normal routine. Yes that may mean going to bed an hour earlier (according to the alarm clock) but your body’s internal clock doesn’t know that. Keeping your old routine will allow you to get up an hour earlier. Look at what I just did; you now have an extra hour every morning to exercise without losing any sleep.

“There’s no way I can go to bed an hour earlier. I just have too much stuff to do…….” – here we go again with this excuses business. So why not get that stuff done first thing in the morning? If an hour is too early for you shoot for going to be 30 minutes earlier and getting up 30 minutes earlier (according to the alarm clock). This gives you 30 minutes to exercise. Go for a walk, cook a healthy breakfast, go to the gym on the way to work. Find the time. Take the time to exercise. Make it a habit. So go to bed. Your body knows its dark so it must be time to sleep and the sun will be coming up soon and it’ll be time to get up and get going.

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