An interesting article in the NY Times this morning.
It discussed the age old myth of light weights and high reps for toning and good old fashioned heavy strength training for losing weight and losing body fat in women.
In a nutshell, as usual, research takes awhile to validate what most of us have been preaching all along.
HEAVY STRENGTH TRAINING DOES NOT GET WOMEN BULKY!!!
In fact in the studies discussed, women who strength train heavy with fewer reps have lost more weight and body fat than their low weight, high rep counterpart.
Click below to read the full article.
HEALTH | April 06, 2010
Really?: The Claim: For Better Muscle Tone, Go Lighter and Repeat
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Does lifting heavy weights make you big and bulky?
