I'm wondering how much can a girl really bulk up if she only lifts weights. Can a girl look too bulky?

[sillygirlinmyworld]

I keep getting contradicting advice. I just want to look fit but not like Arnold Schwarzenegger fit, just very toned like a fitness model. What would be the best way to shed fat so my muscles can look even more pronounced? Tons of cardio? More strength training?

[TheSpartan]

A girl/woman cannot bulk up if she lifts weights. It's impossible. Even if you were to lift weights for hours a week and had been working out for several years, you wouldn't get or be bulky. The only way a woman could get bulky is if you used large amounts of steroids and growth hormone. Lifting weights will make you more muscular, but you don't have the hormones to look masculine.

On a side note, you should try StrongLifts 5x5.

[sillygirlinmyworld]

What are strong lifts 5x5?

[TheSpartan]

It's a lifting program.

[TheSpartan]

Thanks :)

[Stefan1738]

Check out some crossfit women, I think a lot of them are starting to look like Dana linn Bailey.

But yeah, you don't need a ton of cardio to shed body fat. I barely do cardio and can drop body fat by lowering my daily carb intake.

[CourtJester]

Nope. A woman's body cannot produce enough testosterone to look 'bulky'... toned but definitely not bulky.

[Surfofthenomad]

You're not going to get Arnold bulky unless you use anabolic steroids, you don't produce enough testosterone for that to happen.