At 74,  Janice Lorraine is among the very few senior female bodybuilders. But less than 20 years ago, she was a plump, middle-aged woman who hated what she saw in the dressing room mirror as she tried on swimsuit after swimsuit. Janice changed all that when She decided her health trumped all and hit the gym. Key Takeaways: Janice Lorraine proves that age doesn't determine what you can do. … [Read more...]

You've probably heard them all: Training will make women bulky. Spot reduction works. Eat whatever you want as long as you exercise. Read on to separate fact from fiction. There are so many self-appointed experts with unreliable information online that it's no wonder people, especially women, feel confused about whether resistance training is the best thing in the world—or the worst. Key … [Read more...]

Throughout our lives, we intend to keep ourselves healthy, through the right diets, intense exercises and workouts, and being proactive in our lifestyles. But even then, technology attempts to revolutionize further the way we interact with our daily lives. Our innovations involve spending huge budgets on meal products that are engineered to "guarantee" a healthy diet, but does it honestly mean … [Read more...]

Women often think they shouldn't have muscular arms because it might make them look less feminine, and I say, what do you want? For me, heavy lifting for hypertrophy did more than get me in the shape I wanted; it gave me the confidence to quit asking 'what if' out of the different aspects of my life. Key Takeaways: Hypertrophy training opened many physical, mental, and emotional doors for … [Read more...]

Many women want to avoid lifting weights because they’re afraid of them or don’t understand how they are going to benefit from them. If you don’t lift weights, you cannot sculpt your body into the shape that you want it to be. Resistance training is beneficial because lifting weights promotes a type of muscle growth known as “myogenic” muscle growth. This kind of muscle growth increases the mass … [Read more...]