29/10/2025
Dear women of any age, but in particular peri menopause and menopause women. Many of you would have grown up being led to believe that lifting heavy weights make you "bulky". I've had a number of body building women as patients and they all the same thing. Getting bulky is HARD. It's counting every calorie, every lick of olive oil, weighing every chicken breast, measuring every macro, eating protein so much you think you're going to spew. Yes they lift heavy weights but It's also knowing when to increase your calories, then when to eat in a deficit so low that you shred for weeks in the lead up to a competition whilst still trying to workout every day and not faint nor binge afterwards. They live and breathe this lifestyle. Us mere mortal women don't have the time for this, but we all have the time to lift heavy weights 4 -5 times a week. You won't get bulky. You'll build bone density as you build dense muscular tissue so you don't wake up one day with brittle bones, have a fall and break your hip. Please start lifting serious weights, if you don't know where to start invest in a good personal trainer who will guide you in proper technique, progressive overload and nutrition.
