Hi there!

It’s the end of the week already! I’m sure you’re looking forward to it. I know I am because I’ll be training I think about 10 ladies who are going to show up at the FREE Sat Nedlands Boot Camp. Okay today is a blog post done by my most kwowledgeable and trusted boot camp instructor Danny. Alrighty! Danny my man take it from here!

Heya everybody! I’m Danny here. Today the blog post is about why women and of course you should do strength training.

Many people have the idea that doing resistance exercises will give them big and bulky muscles. This is why many women avoid participating in such exercises as they are afraid of becoming The Incredible Hulk. Frankly speaking, even for men who have higher level of testosterone (hormone required for muscle growth) as compared to women, gaining muscle mass is not an easy task. Training alone is not enough to get those bulky muscles, there are still many other factors involved. Therefore, ladies out there don’t be afraid to do strength training or resistance exercises. Here are some reasons why you should do it.

1)  Studies have shown that similar to doing aerobic exercises, resistance exercises can also produce the EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption) effect. This means that our metabolic rate is higher after participating in physical activity. The study also showed that with higher intensity, there will be a higher level of EPOC produced. Additionally, it was also shown that participating in resistance exercises can cause a higher level of EPOC as compared to running for 25 minutes. That means resistance exercise the stuff we do at Nedlands boot camp such as throwing those punches hard and push ups will be a very helpful activity in your fat loss journey. Hey make sure you jab and cross harder when you’re there at the Nedlands boot camp! It’s a great way to vent your frustration and burn fat and increase your metabolism at the same time.

2) Osteoporosis (low bone mineral density) is a very common health problem among women above the age of 35. This problem is often not detected until someone breaks a bone somewhere. Studies have shown that doing resistance exercises resulted in positive effect on bone mineral density. That’s a pretty good way to help keep your bones intact.

3) Participating in resistance exercises will make you stronger. Why do you want to be stronger? Easy, if you’re being attacked by some pervert, you’ll have a better chance of defending yourself. And NO, being stronger doesn’t necessary means getting bigger muscles. Strength gain can be due to neural adaptation, which is in most cases. What this means is that you train your central nervous system (brain) to activate more of your already existing muscle fibres. Therefore, you’re not only training your muscles when you’re doing resistance exercises, you’re also training your brain. That means you can get very strong without being BIG and FREAKY.

Participating in resistance exercises have more benefits than just the above 3. But I think these 3 reasons are more than enough to make you start doing some push ups, chin ups and squats.

Lastly, thanks for your time in reading this blogpost and please feel free to leave a comment if you have. If you leave some comments, T C might get me to contribute more in this blog in the future.

Danny is a Honours Graduate from The University of Western Australia with a Bachelor in Exercise & Health and has been personal training since 2005. He is also a level 2 certified ASCA Strength & Conditioning Coach and is currently teaching both Nedlands and Fremantle boot camps. He is also available for personal training. For more information, please email info@perth-women-bootcamp.com.au.

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