Embrace the Pink

Last week I was in the gym and I saw something horrifying. There was a petite middle aged woman lifting more than 35 pounds! Doesn't she know what she's doing to herself? Doesn't she know that if she keeps doing that she'll get too huge?

Take for example a good friend of mine, Tonia. Tonia was a very striking young woman, she had a great gym routine using the pink 5 pound dumbbells. She did super-high rep workouts, spent hours on the treadmill, and kept herself in great shape.

That is, until a personal trainer recommended to her she upgrade to the massive 10-pounders (which by the way, aren't even pink). A week later she had nearly exploded.

She woke up one morning and to her absolute horror had transformed into a huge muscle-bound behemoth.

Tonia has dedicated her life to ensuring other young women don't make the same mistake that she did. She is now on a strict workout routine of no weights & 3 hours of cardio, 5 days per week. She hopes to get back to her previous figure within the next few years.

I hope some of this is sinking in.

If that's not enough to convince you gym-bound ladies to STAY AWAY from heavy weights, let me show you another very close friend of mine. Sandy had a great routine of 4 days cardio, 1 day resistance bands. Until of course, a mischievous personal trainer, up to no good, coaxed her into using the bench press. Just two weeks later, Sandy found herself in a very awkward position.

I'm sure you know where this is going.

Sandy is now on a very strict diet, attempting get back to her previous figure. She has completely sworn off the gym and all exercise. When she gets back to her normal size, which could take several years, she plans to stay in shape by dieting.

Thanks to heavy weights, these women have had their lives nearly ruined. Next time a snarky personal trainer tries to get you off of the pink dumbbells, just say NO.

-McManjammas

Okay, so I don't really know these amazing women. Though I certainly wouldn't mind meeting them. They are all beautiful and two of the above have worked very, very hard to get where they are at. Female bodybuilders are definatly the hardest working members in the gym. Most cannot get to where they are at without a lifetime of dedicated, hard work & countless hours in the gym.

If my sarcasm hasn't made this clear enough for you, my point is you won't get too big! I cannot count the amount of women that have used the same excuse of "I don't want to get too big." Trust me, ladies, you will not. Women, by nature, are not meant to carry large muscles. Even if you spend countless hours in the gym, lift as heavy as you can and eat like an animal, you're not going to wake up one morning, stumble to the vanity mirror, only to find you're a rhinoceros.

Trust me.