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Will Lifting heavy weight make women look bulky or manly?

Myth : lifting weights makes women bulky For some time now it’s been thought by lots of women that lifting weights will make them have big manly muscles and give them a “bulky” look. Some of this thought comes from marketing schemes of gyms and other fitness businesses trying to sell a product to women. The rest of it comes from women seeing what lifting weights does to men. So, lets begin there! Fact: Men produce At least 15 times more testosterone then women. Why does this matter? Testosterone is responsible for helping build muscle. That’s why professional body builders will often times take more testosterone to help them build more muscle so they can be the biggest male or female on stage.