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NO.  What keeps women from lifting weights is the ridiculous belief that the only acceptable size for a woman is small, which you are perpetuating.  That women think it's more important to be small than it is to be strong is a crummy thing.  There are SO many benefits to lifting weights--building strength, bone density, etc.--and reducing it to yet another slim-down tactic is utter garbage.[/quote]

It's perfectly possible to be small but strong. Look at gymnasts. Look at figure skaters, male and female.  See the amazing physique of these men who can easily lift, throw and spin their partner while remaining lean enough to jump.  The bums of most male skaters will reduce most women to tears.  I'm guessing that most women, given a choice, will choose small & strong v. big & strong.

The other thing is that bulking/not bulking has a direct relationship with how much you lift.  In general, and that's a very general rule, I think women look better with lean, non-bulky muscles which are a product of weights that bear 12 to 15 repetitions.  Start lifting weights that you can only lift once or twice before collapsing, and sure, you'll bulk up.  That's not the look most women would favor, though.[/quote]

You and the PP directly above you are exactly the ones who suck.  Of course you can be small and strong BUT why should you make being small your goal?  If you stick to weights you can lift 8-12 times, you won't be as strong as if you lifted to max.  And why?  So you can satisfy typical White American beauty standards?  Pfffft.[/quote]

Why should I make it my goal? Because I like that look better, and because I am not interested in being able to lift as much as humanly possible.  Maybe you should ask women what they prefer: to have an ice-skater bum, or to be able to lift 200 pounds.

If you don't want to fit whatever you describe as "white American beauty standards", that's your thing, but don't act like many, many women don't find the lean, chiseled look attractive or desirable. They absolutely do. [/quote]

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