Escape the Average Treadmill Physique

You see, most programs for women don't address the real issue of shaping your body. They are either based only on diet and some abdominal work or work out your whole body the same way and completely neglect the most important factor - your naturally attractive shape. 

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Because there are so many choices and various programs/diets/workouts like religious cults, it leads to confusion for the average woman.

The bigger  problem is that most women  have no clue what they want out of their workouts and are scared to venture into the  free weight area of the gym. They listen to conventional  fitness wisdom peddled by the media and spend endless hours at the gym plodding away at steppers, treadmills and bikes.

They crowd in the studios doing zumba, pilates, yoga, bootcamp and all kinds of other "fun" activities. They think this will produce "visible results".

Occasionally, they may see some random improvement.  I  plead guilty to falling into this trap in the past. Cardio has it's place and purpose from a point of  health but endless cardio does not equal a better body.

Next time you are at the gym take a look at  the women and men slogging away on the stairmaster or bikes and ask yourself if they have a body you would want.

Chances are the answer is no.

Big Fat Lie: "I Have these Arms from Lifting Itty Bitty Girly Weights"

Another thing I've seen at the gym is women piddling around the weight machines with no real purpose or program. Paraphrasing Martin Berkhan, this is a bad case of Fart-around-itis  (the original term is not appropriate for family publications).

I occasionally see women in the free weights area doing a few sets of flies, presses or rows with 5 & 10 lb weights. Occasionally,  I will see a  woman lifting  heavier weights. Usually a college athlete. It's so uncommon, I take notice.

Do you want to get in shape? You have to lift heavy, period.

Which brings me to my big question.

Why do women shortchange themselves in the gym?

Why are so few lifting weights that can actually give them results and a body that people would envy?

There are a lot of cultural issues that come in to play here.

I suspect that most women are afraid to go beyond their comfort zone and have preconceived ideas about weight training and femininity. I also think that women have no clue how strong they really can get and lack the self confidence to find out.

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Have a Clear Measurable Goal

So we get to the heart of the problem.

Ask yourself this question: What is my goal?

If it not something that is clear and measurable you will be wasting your time.

Things like  "getting in shape" getting "fit" or losing a few pounds seem like goals, but they are really pretty nebulous and hard to define. It's like people saying they want to be healthier. The being "in shape" or being more "toned" are varied and subjective.

Even losing  scale weight,  while measurable does not always yield a more attractive  body.

Many women are in a "normal" BMI range, yet over fat and under muscled. Losing 10 lbs will not really help if you do not work on increasing or maintaining muscle mass.

If you have small underdeveloped muscles and you  lose 10 or 15 lbs you will  be smaller but still look soft and undefined. If you don't believe me look at pictures of these guys in prison camps and ask why they don't have six packs.

They don't because they have enough muscle left for a six pack. It also explains why anorexics and "skinny" women are universally unattractive except to the fashion world.

Muscle creates shape.

That's what separates "hot" from NOT.

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- Brian