Weight Lifting Routine - How to Lift Like a Guy

Have you ever watched guys in the gym? Of course you have! We've all seen them strutting over to the squat rack or bench press and try to lift so much weight that we think their eyeballs might pop out of their heads from the strain. Although we may silently snicker at their obvious attempts to impress us with their brute strength, we can take away something very valuable from their approach to a weight lifting routine.

Guys generally have a "get it done and move on" attitude that they apply to most things in life including their weight lifting routine. Women, on the other hand, tend to dither around and analyze everything to the point of driving themselves mad. So how can we apply a guy's easy going attitude to reap the maximum benefit for our own fitness goals?

Learn How to Lift like a Guy!

That's right! Elbow your way over to the big free weights and dig in just like he does. While you might not be able to lift as much as your guy, you can certainly enjoy the two-fold benefit of lifting like a guy.

Benefit #1: More muscle mass and less body fat. More muscle mass will use more calories at rest and that can equate to less overall body fat. Don't worry about lifting heavy weights and becoming a muscle bound beast because women's bodies simply don't produce enough testosterone to create muscle mass on par with Hulk Hogan. Women bodybuilders with huge muscle mass are supporting that mass with anabolic steroids, so unless that's the look you're going for, it simply won't be a problem. In the world of natural womens fitness, a weight lifting routine with emphasis on heavy weights will only result in less body fat and beautiful, sexy curves.

Benefit #2: Spend less time in the gym. By applying the "get it done and move on" attitude to your weight lifting routine, you can reap maximum benefit in less time. Guys tend to go for compound exercises that work more than one body part at a time and they lift enough weight that their muscles fatigue in a shorter amount of time. The result? More muscle mass in less time! Pick a compound exercise and use enough weight that completing one set of 8 to 10 reps is a challenge. Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then try to do one more set of 8 to 10 reps. Don't freak out if you can't complete the entire second set. That only means that your muscles are sufficiently fatigued. Move on because you're done with that exercise.

Ditch the wimpy pastel colored weights ladies! Grab some heavy weights and modify your weight lifting routine to include guy-style compound exercises. You'll be amazed at the results if done regularly.



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