Let me pop some holes into that....
A. The body builder, lovely as she is, probably works on her body for hours a day. She trains incredibly hard. She lifts 3 digit weights. She trains specifically FOR size. Chances are, she minimizes her cardio. Her "look" is not necessarily attainable unless you're training for YEARS, under the guidance of other body builders/coaches, and following a rigid, muscle building program. She's likely also supplementing her diet and (though I hate to say it and it's not true of ALL body builders) steroid use MAY be a factor.
By doing a little cardio and strength training 3-4 times a week with medium to heavy weights, you will NOT look like her. By working 3 times as hard as you are in the gym, you will NOT look like her. I think it would insult her very much to think you could: This girl works HARD. It's her job. And passion.
B. The fitness model, lovely as she is, also works on her body, but probably not for hours a day. Chances are she eats incredibly clean, but had to dehydrate for a few days before the shoot. She's lean, but likely doesn't stay like that all year: for women to have visible abs like hers, they have to drop to very low body fat percentages: something that's not necessarily healthy OR realistic for all women (some can do it and maintain their health, but only for short periods of time, like competition season. Some stop their periods, lose hair and fall into depression. It's a coin toss). Her life revolves around maintaining her body and tweaking it: it's her JOB.
By doing a little cardio and strength training 3-4 times a week with medium to heavy weights, chances are you will NOT look like her. By cleaning up your diet, you may lose weight or body fat, but chances are you STILL will not look like her. And that's not a bad thing: to get to her body fat percentage, you may have to engage in miserable practices, essentially work your body into chaos, and you may suffer health consequences from it.
By doing a little cardio and strength training 3-4 times a week with medium to heavy weights, you will NOT look like her. By working 3 times as hard as you are in the gym, you will NOT look like her. I think it would insult her very much to think you could: This girl works HARD. It's her job. And passion.
B. The fitness model, lovely as she is, also works on her body, but probably not for hours a day. Chances are she eats incredibly clean, but had to dehydrate for a few days before the shoot. She's lean, but likely doesn't stay like that all year: for women to have visible abs like hers, they have to drop to very low body fat percentages: something that's not necessarily healthy OR realistic for all women (some can do it and maintain their health, but only for short periods of time, like competition season. Some stop their periods, lose hair and fall into depression. It's a coin toss). Her life revolves around maintaining her body and tweaking it: it's her JOB.
By doing a little cardio and strength training 3-4 times a week with medium to heavy weights, chances are you will NOT look like her. By cleaning up your diet, you may lose weight or body fat, but chances are you STILL will not look like her. And that's not a bad thing: to get to her body fat percentage, you may have to engage in miserable practices, essentially work your body into chaos, and you may suffer health consequences from it.
I'm naturally muscular. Even before I started lifting weights, I had what appeared to most as "guns". I also had strong legs. Some of my build was due to skating for years, but the rest was ALL from my parents. My arms are smaller now than they were before: there's just a little more well rounded muscle and less fat to cushion it on top. Women who don't share my genetic makeup and follow the exact same program MAY not achieve the same look as me. That's the gene factor.
It's true that it's incredibly hard for women to gain significant size when strength training. And certainly not from 5lb dumbbells. Or 10lb dumbbells. Or 15lb dumbbells. If you can imagine a mom picking up a 40lb toddler repeatedly over the course of the day, you don't see her with bulging muscles do you? Well, I suppose you could, but believe me it's NOT from picking up her kid.
So will lifting HEAVIER weights make you look like a body builder? Nope.
Will it make you look like a fitness model? Chances are, Nope.
But to...
- burn more fat,
- maintain or strengthen bone density
- change the shape of your body
- develop strength
- get fitter
- boost your metabolism
- torch more calories
- get closer to your fitness goals
You best be lifting a few times a week. And things heavier than your purse. Or two year old.
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