Training Misconceptions
10 Misconceptions About Working Out
by Lauren Boggi
1. Heavy weights bulk you up.
What the bulk? I hear this from women all. the. time. I'm going to say something controversial: Ladies, drop the three-pound weights and pick up something heavier! I promise you that those five-, eight-, 10-, 15-pound weights are not going to make you big. First and foremost, we women do not produce enough testosteronefor enlargement to occur. In fact, only some body typesare genetically dispositioned to gain large muscle mass easily.
