Upper body strength

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well-I am the rare woman that gets bulky INCREDIBLY easily.

I played soccer for years and had enormously muscular thighs---jeans were a nightmare to fit. Whenever I start concentrating on upper body--I get huge shoulders and popping guns. I get comments all of the time. In fact--my husband jokes that I should really 'go' with my body type and see how big I can get...prob. like a woman bodybuilder without even having to take steroids.

The saving grace is that as I age and lose body mass--I start to look less bulky while still have muscle.

So--yea--there are a few of us women that bulk up fast and quick due to genetics but we are in the minority. Thankfully- I gave birth to all sons because my husband was a bodybuilder in his early 20s.

Another woman here who easily bulks up. I used to row competitively and one of my coaches was very into powerlifting. People stopped me all the time, including once memorably at a rest stop in Ohio where I was asked to flex (I declined). Also hoping I'll bulk less as I age. I miss lifting but am now running and don't need an extra 15 pounds of muscle.

Wow. Well, the 99.9% of us women that are struggling to pack on muscle are envious, but I understand where you are coming from.