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A Strength Training Workout For Women

Below is a great strength training workout for women article. I have compiled some of the basic information that most women want to know before starting on a new fitness program.

Let's begin by saying that strength training will not bulk you up or make you look like a man. It is very difficult for women to gain that kind of muscle because we simply do not have enough testosterone in our bodies.

With that said, it is possible for women to add lean muscle mass, a.k.a tone up. The difference between bulking up and toning is nothing more than the amount of fat covering the muscle thus changing the appearance of the muscle.

Toning up is often thought of as being slender with some definition. Bulking up is thought of as having lots of muscle and being really defined, like that of a bodybuilder.

Whatever your reason for doing a strength training workout for women is, know that bulking up is very hard for women to do without taking some sort of hormone and/or drastically dedicating yourself to training several times a day and eating like a bodybuilder.

This site mostly focuses on toning up and getting in shape. Bodybuilders are certainly welcome, but you will find that most of the advice is general "how-to tone up and drop fat" advice.

A strength training workout for women is not complete without a few other tools. Nutrition is a biggie. Eating to lose fat and add some lean muscle mass is pretty simple. You may have tried tons of diets before, but have you tried eating 4-6 well-balanced meals per day for 1-2 months?

I can guarantee you that eating 4-6 small balanced meals per day, a regular strength training workout for women routine, and a few other tools will give you awesome results.

What are the last two tools? Cardio and rest. We, as women tend to do, think 'more' is better. Do any of these thoughts sound familiar to you?

* I have to do more cardio.

* I just need more time.

* I just have to drop this off at the bank and then I will go home.

* Let me read one more chapter before I hit the sack.

* Let me run one more load of laundry.

* I just want to finish this report and then I will leave work.

.... and so the examples flow.


The reality is that we tend to stuff our schedules with negative and counter-productive tasks. Then we complain that we don't have enough time/money/skills to complete our desires and goals.

So let's change that. Let's just stop and take stock of our life. We need to evaluate where we are before we can move forward. Once you have a solid idea of how you spend your life, eliminate some of the counter-productive spots and fill them with working out, preparing healthy meals, or resting.

What sort of fitness program should you be inserting? Well to start with, add our strength training workout for women program in 2-3 times per week. Then add 2-3 days of cardio.

Cardio is anything that gets your heart pumping. It can be dancing, swimming, running, biking, fast walking, or house work.

On the days that we do our strength training workout for women, we should do about 15 minutes of cardio. On the days that we don't do our strength training workout for women we can do 30-60 minutes of cardio.

And guess what we do on the 1-2 days of no workouts? We rest. We let our muscles rebuild. We allow ourselves to take pride in our efforts. We renew our bodies. Resting is not a privilege. It is a necessity.

This blend of strength training, cardio, resting, and proper nutrition is practically a guide to fat loss. There is no magic bullet. There is no "only-4-easy-payments-of-$29.99" going on here. Just pure practical advice.

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