Ladies, worried that lifting weight will make you "bulky"?

An objection females often make to lifting weights is, "It will make me too bulky" or something along those lines. Well, this is completely false, and lifting weights is a key tool in developing an aesthetically pleasing physique. If you don't believe me, check out the picture above and the video below. These girls are very strong... but not bulky.

Tyler Does Power Cleans, Military Press, Squats

Had a fun day in the gym for our Saturday track lifting. I brought in my camera to get video of some exercises- very interesting as I had never seen myself lift from the third-person view before. I'll go through my workout and do a little self-analysis on the lifts.

Today's Training.
Mostly keeping the weights in a comfortable range. Were getting in to track season so I want everything to be fast and explosive, no grinding reps or having to psych myself up for a really heavy set (save it for the off-season). This is something Dan John and I talked about at his seminar a couple weeks ago.

1. Power Cleans: 
1. 135 x 5 (warmup)
2. 185 x 3 (warmup)
3. 205 x 3 (video 1)
4. 205 x 3
5. 205 x 3
6. 205 x 3
7. 225 x 1 (video 2)
2. Military Press:
1. 45 x 5 (warmup)
2. 75 x 5
3. 95 x 5
4. 115 x 3 (video 3)
5. 145 x 2
3. Squat:
1. 135 x 5
2. 185 x 5
3. 225 x 3
4. 275 x 3 (video 4)
4. D/B Farmer's Walks
1. 3 x 1 lap w/ 85 lb dumbells

Video 1: Power Clean 205 x 3

I feel like this is pretty good overall. Watching it in slow motion, I notice that my hips could extend and "pop" more, and my elbows are pulling a little bit too early. Fixing these two things should make this even easier.

 Video 2: Power Clean 225 x 1

I felt pretty good about this too. Catch could have been a little bit more smooth w/ high elbows, and I still need to pop the hips and keep the arms straight as long as possible.

Video 3: Military Press 115 x 3



Since watch Mark Rippetoe's Basic Barbell Lifts DVD, my military press form has improved significantly. The bar is more or less traveling in a vertical path with my head pushing through my arms at the top. More practice will smooth it out further.

Video 4: Squat 275 x 3



Not bad on the squats either. I've been staying pretty light lately and I think my strength has gone down a little bit because this did not feel as easy as usual. Everything looks pretty solid, but my hips came up a little too fast on the last rep.

See anything I missed? Let me know what you think in the comments. Any tips are appreciated!