Let's get to the facts and dispel three popular myths about bodybuilding routines and women :
1. The woman in a man's body. Unfortunately, when you hear of female bodybuilding, the image that comes to mind is that of bulky, totally masculine women. In fact, only professional female bodybuilders look like this. The myth is in making you think that body was acquired simply from bodybuilding routines such as lifting weights and doing dumbbell curls. These women take anabolic steroids to achieve that look. Yes, you'll need male testosterone to build muscles like Dexter Jackson (Mr. Olympia 2008). Simply lifting weights will tone your muscles but not to a bulky masculine size.
2. Muscles turn to fat. This is a myth about bodybuilding and weight training in general that is commonly believed because it is somewhat close to being true. People seem convinced that when you drop off the bodybuilding routine, your muscles turn into fat. What actually happens is this: people who drop the routine also forget the diet. You begin losing muscle mass due to inactivity, effectively lowering your metabolic rate. Combine that with regressing into old eating habits and you start accumulating fat as well. Where there was once a toned muscle group, you'll likely see an unsightly slab of flab.
1. The woman in a man's body. Unfortunately, when you hear of female bodybuilding, the image that comes to mind is that of bulky, totally masculine women. In fact, only professional female bodybuilders look like this. The myth is in making you think that body was acquired simply from bodybuilding routines such as lifting weights and doing dumbbell curls. These women take anabolic steroids to achieve that look. Yes, you'll need male testosterone to build muscles like Dexter Jackson (Mr. Olympia 2008). Simply lifting weights will tone your muscles but not to a bulky masculine size.
2. Muscles turn to fat. This is a myth about bodybuilding and weight training in general that is commonly believed because it is somewhat close to being true. People seem convinced that when you drop off the bodybuilding routine, your muscles turn into fat. What actually happens is this: people who drop the routine also forget the diet. You begin losing muscle mass due to inactivity, effectively lowering your metabolic rate. Combine that with regressing into old eating habits and you start accumulating fat as well. Where there was once a toned muscle group, you'll likely see an unsightly slab of flab.
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