The Misconceptions of Weight Lifting Making Women “Bulky”
- Yvonne Lawrence

- May 16
- 3 min read
Updated: May 29
For decades, women have been told to shrink themselves — to be smaller, lighter, softer. And somewhere along the way, the idea took hold that lifting weights would do the opposite: make women “big,” “bulky,” or “too muscular.” It’s time to retire that myth for good.
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