*A note from Sarah: Below is another post by guest blogger Jason Seib of Primitive Stimulus. I love all of Jason’s posts but this one is incredibly near and dear to my heart. I used to have a misconception that if I lifted heavy weights I would “bulk up.” Fast forward to today and I am so grateful that somebody finally shot that notion clean out of my mind. There are “fitness professionals” out there currently preaching that women should never lift more then 3 pounds. Please tell me ladies, does your toddler, bag of groceries, or even your purse weigh less then 3 pounds?? I’ll leave you with this thought; changing my attitude about exercise changed my life, and very likely saved my life and today when I go to the gym I absolutely lift a heck of a lot more then 3 pounds and I’m grateful to be strong enough to pick up and toss any “fitness professional” who tells me I should do otherwise.
I’ll let Jason take it over from here…
Women and Muscle
This one is for the ladies. Gentlemen, see you next time.
I’m generalizing here, but an average workout for for the typical female Globo Gym client consists of 30 – 60 minutes on a cardio machine or cardio class of some sort, followed by 10 – 15 minutes of “core” work. If the path from the cardio equipment/class passes too close to the barbells, they must walk very quickly so as not to wake up tomorrow morning with 20 inch biceps and a full beard. Okay, I’m being facetious, but this is a frustrating problem for many a trainer. Continue reading →