Hey Everyone,
The last six-eight weeks I’ve developed a real love for lifting weights. And naturally because I’ve been so excited about it, I thought I’d talk a little about it. Why? What’s the benefit? Are you hungry all the time? These are the questions I get from my friends or team mates who see me daily.
I’ll be honest, when I first hit the gym, it was because I wanted to look better and I wanted to feel stronger. I quickly became addicted to what I was doing. But the reality is that by lifting weights, you gain more power and explosion on the track, it helps your form, and who would have thought my endurance would get better from lifting some steel?
One of the most important benefits with woman and strength training is bone health. Strengthening your muscles also strengthens your bones. Bones are living tissue, just like muscle. And, just like muscle, bones will respond to exercise by getting stronger.
I recently read an article about the average woman being afraid to lift weights because we don't want to be big like a man. I laughed because how true is that? How many of think that way? GOOD NEWS LADIES, we don't have the hormone makeup that a man does, therefore we will never get as big as them. So don't be afraid to lift.
It also said, women who train inappropriately or who avoid weight room training won't increase the strength of their muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments. In contrast, female athletes who build more muscle with proper strength training will run faster, jump higher, be more flexible and fight off injuries better than their weaker counterparts. So when you’re thinking about how to get MVP in that next game or practice, you might think of the benefit from weight training.
The last six-eight weeks I’ve developed a real love for lifting weights. And naturally because I’ve been so excited about it, I thought I’d talk a little about it. Why? What’s the benefit? Are you hungry all the time? These are the questions I get from my friends or team mates who see me daily.
I’ll be honest, when I first hit the gym, it was because I wanted to look better and I wanted to feel stronger. I quickly became addicted to what I was doing. But the reality is that by lifting weights, you gain more power and explosion on the track, it helps your form, and who would have thought my endurance would get better from lifting some steel?
One of the most important benefits with woman and strength training is bone health. Strengthening your muscles also strengthens your bones. Bones are living tissue, just like muscle. And, just like muscle, bones will respond to exercise by getting stronger.
I recently read an article about the average woman being afraid to lift weights because we don't want to be big like a man. I laughed because how true is that? How many of think that way? GOOD NEWS LADIES, we don't have the hormone makeup that a man does, therefore we will never get as big as them. So don't be afraid to lift.
It also said, women who train inappropriately or who avoid weight room training won't increase the strength of their muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments. In contrast, female athletes who build more muscle with proper strength training will run faster, jump higher, be more flexible and fight off injuries better than their weaker counterparts. So when you’re thinking about how to get MVP in that next game or practice, you might think of the benefit from weight training.
Power equals speed! This definitly translates to skating! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting as I didn't realise you could strengthen your bones... My B/F tried explaining this to me and I didnt believe him!! Might have to start doing a bit of weight training with him afterall... lol
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