Find me a good \"weights won\'t make you muscle-y\" article 4 a girl
 

My GF's sister is staying w/ her this summer. I've successfully got my GF in the weight room, after tirelessly deprogramming her "but i don't wanna get big" mentality, and we're both reaping the benefits from it.

Her sister's a pain in the ass, though, and my GF wants to get her in the weight room too, but she won't go until i "back up my claims" -- i told her i'd find her a good article about how lifting weights will make her hot, not muscle-bound. I've read some good ones but am too lazy to go find them. Can anyone link me to a good one?

(and here, I'm Rickrolling myself to get it out of the way.)

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http://thefitcast.com/?p=180 - interview with figure competitor jen heath

http://thefitcast.com/?p=45 - interview with cassandra foresythe, i think its gets talked about here as well

perhaps explain to her that nutrition will be the determining factor in what effect your weight training has, it will allow her to feel in control of her results...

you should also check out musclewithattitude.com - its t-nation for women...

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thx - i should mention that i only get "one shot" at this, and we're dealing with a typical bitchy female w/ a short attention span.
In other words, the ideal article will be a print article (not an audio interview) that isn't too long, and has some basic science or something, but nothing too high-level.

it's really a shame what the 80s aerobic fad did to the mindset of today's 18 - 35 yr old women.

Re: Find me a good \"weights won\'t make you muscle-y\" article 4 a girl
 

Tell her

1) you don't have the testosterone to build the muscles like femal bodybuilders
and
2) you're retarded

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Thx Grey, that should be up her alley

***Oh, and lastly, what would be terrific is if I could find something that discussed the additional metabolic benefits of weight-lifting AFTER the gym (e.g. how your body is in an enhanced metabolic mode for like 24 hrs post weight-lifting, whereas with cardio, your metabolic rate returns to normal very soon after you stop) -- there's an acronym for it...but i forget...something like PEOC, although i'm sure i butchered that...but it stands for something like post-exercise-oxygen-consumption.

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www.t-nation.com has an entire girls section with good info..Chad Waterbury has written some good articles as well on and Jen heath is a great read as well...between those you should have more than enough

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FYI, i found a great article here:
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1490871

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http://www.t-nation.com/img/photos/0...g/image019.png

With your advice, your girlfriend can look like this! lol

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That guy is wrong hating on yoga in his article. I am sure he has never done it, or has only done beginning programs. Alot of the stuff he says is wrong and dumb. I didnt read any after that.

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That guy is wrong hating on yoga in his article. I am sure he has never done it, or has only done beginning programs. Alot of the stuff he says is wrong and dumb. I didnt read any after that.

[/ QUOTE ]Does your hillbilly turtle-smashing ass actually do yoga?

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That guy is wrong hating on yoga in his article. I am sure he has never done it, or has only done beginning programs. Alot of the stuff he says is wrong and dumb. I didnt read any after that.

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p.s. i also did not get his yoga vendetta, and wished he would focus on the weights, which he did after the first half of the article.

u did urself a disservice by not continuing

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That guy is wrong hating on yoga in his article. I am sure he has never done it, or has only done beginning programs. Alot of the stuff he says is wrong and dumb. I didnt read any after that.

[/ QUOTE ]Does your hillbilly turtle-smashing ass actually do yoga?

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every morning.

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Teddy,

I can certainly understand why you would want your GF to get in shape via lifting..... But why the [censored] do you care about her sister????

I don't really see the benefit in arguing this point with someone who sounds very ignorant and closed minded on this (thanks to Cosmo/pop culture in general); especially when their fitness isn't of much benefit to you (unlike your GF's).

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thx - i should mention that i only get "one shot" at this, and we're dealing with a typical bitchy female w/ a short attention span.
In other words, the ideal article will be a print article (not an audio interview) that isn't too long, and has some basic science or something, but nothing too high-level.

it's really a shame what the 80s aerobic fad did to the mindset of today's 18 - 35 yr old women.

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You shoulda seen how fat and soft they were in the 70's.... Needless to say, aerobics were a great thing.

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Tell her

1) you don't have the testosterone to build the muscles like femal bodybuilders
and
2) you're retarded

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Push your luck and tell her the two are related.

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Teddy,

I can certainly understand why you would want your GF to get in shape via lifting..... But why the [censored] do you care about her sister????

I don't really see the benefit in arguing this point with someone who sounds very ignorant and closed minded on this (thanks to Cosmo/pop culture in general); especially when their fitness isn't of much benefit to you (unlike your GF's).

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Modeling, my friend, as in role-modeling. If everyone around you is skinny and looks great, it seems much more natural to take care of yourself. If everyone around you doesn't give a damn and shows it, it becomes very hard to keep giving a damn and showing it. And if your own family gives up on staying in shape, then you get to use the excuse that it's just your genetic destiny.

Nasty side-effect of bad role models: They keep trying to stuff you with snacks and food "presents" that you feel obligated to take whose real purpose is to make you stop looking so much better than they do. I've seen this work dozens of times in office work FTW. Girl comes in skinny and within two months has gained a permanent 15 pounds from all the fatties stopping by her desk having a "social" snack session with her. The really social part is making her not a social threat any more by making her look no better than you do. Ouch!

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^^^^^^more or less what he said
but basically this relationship w/ the GF is long distance, and i've finally worked thru her muscle phobias and have her excited about lifting weights...and she wants a workout buddy when i'm out of town. her sister's staying w/ her for the summer, but thinks she'll turn into arnold if she so much as looks at a dumbell that isn't made of pink rubber. So i need to smack some sense into her from 500 miles away.

Re: Find me a good \"weights won\'t make you muscle-y\" article 4 a girl
 

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^^^^^^more or less what he said
but basically this relationship w/ the GF is long distance, and i've finally worked thru her muscle phobias and have her excited about lifting weights...and she wants a workout buddy when i'm out of town. her sister's staying w/ her for the summer, but thinks she'll turn into arnold if she so much as looks at a dumbell that isn't made of pink rubber. So i need to smack some sense into her from 500 miles away.

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That's funny. There are a lot of guys who work out at the gym and don't look anything like Arnold, and they never will.

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So, now, let's say you get her convinced, what workout are you going to recommend?