The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Until fairly recently, women doing resistance training, especially heavy for them, you know, uh somewhere between 70 and 90% of a one rep max or even a one rep max. So, heavy for them was scary for a lot of women. I've women in my family and they're like, I don't want to lift weights. I don't want to I don't want to get too big. This is, you know, was a common statement.
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i i've never had a female client come to me and say i'm building too much muscle just it just doesn't happen
I have women, well, I don't want to start lifting cuz I don't want to get too big.
Women don't often do that actually. So, you're right. Yeah. don't. And it's there's definitely um there's a lot of fear. It's like there's a psychological barrier I have to get over when I'm like cleaning heavy weight. I mean, it's scary to me.