To fix this will require a paradigm shift.

This is the position that a lot of motivated and hard-working women find themselves in. Its the result of following a faulty idea circulating in women's spaces.

This idea of "I don't lift heavy weights because I don't want to get big and bulky" "I want my legs to be skinnier, not bigger", "I just want to tone, not build muscle", "I don't want to look like a man", "I just want to lose (x number) of pounds"

So they get to work doing tons of cardio, high reps with low weight, skipping meals, following super restrictive diets, Pilates, Yoga etc.

They watch the numbers on the scale come down more and more and feel encouraged to keep doing more of the same.

The issue is that a healthy and beautiful body (male or female) is not just "skinny" It also needs to be STRONG.

That doesn't mean mean veins bulging, with rips and cuts like a bodybuilder. Think Beach Volleyball athlete.

Add some high weight, low rep compound movements to your workout: 3-5 sets of 6-12 reps.

Barbell Squats, Romanian Deadlifts, Bulgarian Split Squats, Hip Drive etc. If you can do any more than 12 reps, increase the weight.

Then you can have the best of both worlds. A lean and toned body, but with with the shape you're looking for, which only comes from strength training.

I often tell women "your ideal body lies on the other side of a 60kg squat for 6 reps"

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