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Myth Watch: Women and Weight Lifting

One of the unfortunate myths about weight training, is that if you are a girl who does it, you will turn into some sort of freak, right down to probably growing testicles.

Not true. In fact, any of the typical hot girls (Hi, Angelina Jolie!) will not have gained that figure by chewing on lettuce. Weights are a requirement. This article gives some more information.

Need more evidence? Here you go…

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  1. Michelle Watts Zagazeta says

    I agree — go to any women’s natural powerlifting competition and check out the women in the 123 lb. and under weight classes. They are tiny, but they can lift weight two to three times there size! You would have no idea that they are powerlifters if you saw them on the street.



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