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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with everyone saying you need to do the things OP's DH is doing if you want results -- lifting weights, doing high intensity workouts, and eating high protein diets with lots of veggies (and limiting or eliminating things like alcohol, highly processed foods, refined sugars).

But I will say that it truly is hard to build muscle mass as a woman. I work out MUCH more than my DH and lift heavy weights. I work out 5 days a week and four of those are strength focused workouts with heavy weights (one day a week of yoga or barre for balance). I am also more active on a day to day basis with a more physical job. My DH works a sedentary job, never lifts weights, and works out once or twice a week with relatively low-impact cardio, usually a bike ride.

We eat the exact same diet, which is pretty high protein and tons of veggies. We both like dessert, but he drinks alcohol (1-2 beers a night) and I do not.

I'd like to say I'm fitter than he is but I don't even know if it's true. Even with literally no weight training at all, his upper body is way, way stronger than mine is even lifting heavy 4x a week. I'm strong, certainly stronger than the average woman my size (5'4", 120 lb), but he's still way stronger than I am, doing nothing. He's not dong incidental exercise around the house either.

He has a little bit of a gut, not huge but bigger than he'd like (he complains about it) but that's it. He could probably stand to do some of the core work I do. But otherwise, I think he's still in better shape than I am. And he does almost nothing!

It genuinely is frustrating. I'm happy with my progress and like how my body looks but it really does show how hormones and genetics play a role. If my DH followed my workout regimen and quit alcohol, he could be in a Marvel movie. Meanwhile I look... pretty good. Above average. That's it. I'd probably have to double what I'm doing to get the same results.[/quote]

The same here. As a woman, I lift as heavy as I can tolerate five days a week, and I look fit but definitely not ripped. I wonder if women with 6-pack abs and big biceps in their 40s+ achieve that look in part because they are taking things like testosterone.  [/quote]

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