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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to lift heavy (in combo with eating right). Contrary to what some people think, lifting heavy will not make you bulk. [/quote]

What is lifting heavy? I use 6 lbs and 8 lbs presently.[/quote]

I think it means that doing like, three sets of reps leaves you at the point of failure. I could do three sets of 10 bicep curls with 8 pounds VERY easily, and while I workout I'm not like some crossfit gym rat or anything. Doing 3 sets of 10 bicep curls with 25 pounds and I'd probably be close to muscle failure, if I could even finish that at all. And I think in the end it means like, doing pull ups until you fail (bicep curls with your whole body).

So pick a weight where you think it would be legitimately challenging to finish 3 sets of 10 reps with. [/quote]

This. Most women can lift more than they think, but aren't familiar with what that muscle failure feels like if they've never done formal weight training. I am also a huge fan of the Tabata type workouts where you do a weight lifting move alternating with a cardio type move. I personally get better results when my heart rate is elevated while I lift. Another way this works for me is doing some hard cardio before lifting (such as starting on the treadmill at OTF before moving to the floor for strength). It makes my heart rate go up more once I get to the weights parts of my workout. If I just lift without doing cardio either beforehand or mixed in, I get stronger but I don't get leaner. If I do Tabata I can't lift as heavy as I do when I do cardio followed by weights, but it still gives me good results.[/quote]

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