The Female half of The Muscle Couple has read about and experimented for 6 years on improving her physique. Although her experience is not as great as her husbands, she does know what women want and most importantly what they battle in regards to their daily struggle at remaining strong-lean-sexy and beautiful.
Anh has come up with 5 additional principles to the original 10 commandments for men. We will briefly discuss and expound upon them as well. Same goal as before. Stimulate more discussion around each one and make it apply to a woman’s experience and lifestyle.
In no particular order, here are the additional five commandments:
5 Additional Tenets for Women
- RESISTANCE TRAINING IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN CARDIO. Nothing drives me crazier than seeing women peddaling away on cardio machines in gyms. I cringe at the thought of women going to gyms for years and never once touching a weight or doing a resistance training workout. Let me make it simple. Women are not hormonally built to build big muscles. You can’t get “big and bulky’ by lifting. No matter how much weight you lift, your body will stay feminine. It might get harder and sexier, but isn’t that the goal?
- Avoid the “BATWING” or flabby upper back arms by developing your triceps! This is probably the number #1 physique problem for most women as they age. The best way to combat it is by developing strong-toned and firm triceps. A clean diet high in protein, complex carbs and EFA’s can’t hurt. There are also topical fat burning solutions you can apply to the area over time to combat the stubborn receptor sites in the area very resistant to fat burning.
- Fat Burners or Thermogenics are “Goal Specific” adjuncts to a healthy diet and exercise protocol. Way too many women take these supplements permanently and screw up their metabolisms and natural thyroid production. They also will not work if you don’t take them on an empty stomach. A program using them at specific times in the day before cardio and around training is best. Feel free to ask questions about how to use these to optimum efficiency.
- Skipping Meals, Fasting or Not Eating Small Frequent Protein based meals will destroy your efforts at having a lean-toned and sexy physique. Let’s just say it right now. Women are brain washed at a young age to avoid eating to fit into a dress or a bathing suit or another outfit etc. There is nothing worse for a women than skipping meals and causing their insulin levels to yo-you throughout the day. You can’t control your weight, if you can’t control your bodies insulin response. You will not get fatter by eating more quality protein based meals in smaller portions throughout the day. You won’t. Trust me. This tenet should be a blog soon. <Hint-Hint>
- Plyometric Training works amazingly well for Fat Loss. Because of woman’s hormonal profiles being very different from men’s, it’s harder for women to be and stay lean over time compared to men. A great way to combat this is by doing a lot of Plyometric workouts. These workouts will offer you the benefits of taxing your aerobic and anaerobic energy systems. Think of it as Cardio and Resistance Training all in one workout/program. Jumping, Squatting, Lunging, Bounding, Power skipping, and other Dynamic-Ballistic Plyo exercises are great options to maintain low bodyfat and a lean toned physique.
We hope our women readers find this useful. We encourage you to share it with your friends and family and to ask questions about it.
We understand how tough it is for women to be mothers-wives- sisters and friends in the 21st Century and hope we can offer advice and support whenever possible.
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