Women, Weights, and Protein: NO you WILL NOT look like a man!

One of the biggest fears with women, weights and protein is the fear of getting "bulky" or getting "manly".  THIS is a myth that needs to be dispelled. 

The primary hormones for women are progesterone and estrogen.  Women do produce some testosterone, but typically not enough to make women bulky.  Women in magazines that look bulky are typically taking supplements or even drugs to increase testosterone, which leads to the "bulky" or "manly" look. 

I'm posting up pictures of Alicia, who is 34, a mother of two.  Her last child was born 18 months before these pictures where taken.  Alicia competed in the Hot Fit Mom Contest in Dallas at the Europa Supershow and these are some of the photos from that competition and the photoshoot the day after. 

I use her as an example because we had her doing double her body weight in protein, eating six to eight times a day and using mostly weights for her training.  Most of the women you see in Oxygen, Women's Fitness, or really any other woman's fitness magazine features pictures of women that run a pretty similar eating and fitness program.  Look at some of your top figure athletes such as Monica Brant, Trish Warren, Nicole Wilkens Lee.  You will not only see women that men drool over, but women that no doubt use a lot of protein, a lot of weight training, and yet still look amazing and feminine. 

If you need any help in getting a trainer or a protein to work with your lifestyle, please feel free to contact us  PUREBODY NUTRITION or you can email us with your question HERE.  Watch for our next article entitled "You Mean Protein Can Actually Taste Good?"