5 things women should know before lifting weights ❤️❤️

Here are 5 things all women should know before doing a single workout.

If you’re a woman wanting to get fit, you need to know this first:

Follow the bulk of mainstream diet and exercise advice and you’re going to wind up skinny fat.

Seriously. It’s that cut and dry.

1) Heavy Weightlifting Doesn’t Make You “Bulky”: Trust me–even if you wanted to get big, bulky muscles, you’d have a hell of a time actually doing it. Men have about 10 to 15 times as much testosterone as women and even we have trouble getting big and bulky. That means it’s damn near impossible for you. Heavy weightlifting is actually the only way to get the look most women are after: athletic, tight muscles with curves and lines in the right places.

2) Conquer Your Fear of Food: You don’t need an eating disorder to look great. In fact, you can become “that skinny bitch that gets to eat whatever she wants.” You don’t need outstanding genetics, either. Genetic windfall makes it easier for some people to get fit but nobody is genetically doomed.

3) Want to Kill Your Curves? Do a Ton of Cardio: If you believe sacrificing inordinate amounts of your life to the treadmill is the price you have to pay to look good, allow me to disabuse you of such nonsense.

You see, when it comes to body composition (how much muscle and fat you have on your bones), cardio is a double-edged sword. When used sparingly and properly, I believe cardio is worthwhile.

4) You Have to Train Like a Man to Look Like a Goddess: Forget the Barbie weights. Don’t worry about looking cute and don’t give a damn what other people might think. Show up every day with one goal in mind–to build muscle and strength–and give every workout everything you’ve got.

That’s how progress is made though. One ugly, shaky, sweaty facial contortion at a time.

5) It’s Probably Going to Take Longer Than You Want: Know this: building the body of your dreams is going to take longer than the magazines want you to believe. The bottom line is getting fit isn’t for the weak-minded and weak-willed.

If you can face and fully commit to that–to a few years of dedicated work–then you’ve already won half the battle.