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Strength training is not only the optimal training for body toning, but also improves sleep quality and posture. But there are other reasons for strength training that are particularly interesting for women:
When we women speak of a slim body, we basically all mean the same thing: a tight, slim body. We want to look defined and have “lean muscles”. We all know them, these fitness magazines that advise you to do hours of basic endurance training, i.e. jogging or cross-training, in the gym. Ideally with a low heart rate or many repetitions with a low training weight. Among other things, this has resulted in many women becoming almost afraid of strength training with high weights or strong resistance - namely, for fear of too much muscle.
How many times have I heard the phrase "I don't want to look like Hulk" from the ladies in, or especially before the first training session.
The fact is: when someone starts exercising to slim down, looking at the scales at the beginning is often very sobering. Because sport doesn't help immediately. Beginners first build muscle mass before losing fat. In addition, due to water retention in the muscles after intensive training sessions, there are large weight fluctuations that are completely normal.
For this reason, many women often observe effects such as tight-fitting jeans or that the favorite blouse around the arms suddenly feels tighter in the first few weeks after the start of training. It gives the impression that you (woman) have significantly increased leg or arm muscles through the training. For fear of getting "thicker legs" or "arms like Hulk", training is often interrupted at this point or practiced less intensively.
Even if we train with high weight or strong resistance, we women tend to have a very difficult time building up really significant muscle mass, so that the muscles really show up. Of course, we also build muscle mass.However, this impression of the sudden and undesirable increase in muscle mass is a delusion. The body needs time to change due to the training. As an economist, the body only builds up - noteworthy and even visible - muscle mass, but only when it has the impression that it is really needed in the long term. And he gets this impression only through intensive, long-term and sustainable training. Of course, every training session has an effect and therefore an adjustment. However, it takes a lot more time than the usual 1-3 weeks until this is really so clear that pants no longer fit and this usually requires a lot of bodybuilding-specific training.
The fact is: it does. We don't imagine this effect. Women are perfect water stores. Every woman observes this phenomenon at least once a month during the cycle. There are simply days when we flood like a yeast dumpling because we love to store water. This is due to our nature. The woman's body was constructed in such a way that another living being can grow in it. This is why the female body has significantly more fat and water than the male body.
Muscles are the stoves in our bodies. That means muscles burn energy permanently, even while sleeping! And that's not magic, it's actually very simple: muscles tighten our bodies, burn calories and thus fat, and help us to reduce weight and body fat! That means they only mean well with us, we don't have to be afraid of them, we just have to allow muscles to develop their great properties on us 🙂
Therefore, eyes closed and through! Do not give up! Once the body has understood that you (woman) are serious, and the training becomes an integral part, the body reduces the accumulation of water in the muscles and we produce a slim, tighter figure in the long term, which is no longer in the pants or the favorite blouse fits because you (woman) need one size smaller 😉
And that is exactly why I recommend strength training to you, because with our training method you stress your whole body and tighten yourself from head to toe. You will become stronger, fitter and more powerful in every way.
Your,
Egle
I have a deep passion for movement and sports, and an insatiable curiosity for understanding human nature. While researching the connections between physical vitality, mental acuity, and the pursuit of longevity, I care to share valuable insights and practical tips that can easily be incorporated into our daily lives.
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