According to data from Strength Level, the ‘average squat weight for a female lifter is 73kg’. But this only applies to a 1RM ...

Growing up, the message on muscle was singular: you needed them, sure, but they shouldn’t be very visible. This was back in the ‘90s, when the only women I knew of who showed off their bulging biceps ...

'It’s because we lose power if we do strength training in the traditional sense [with higher reps and lighter loads]. When we ...

Three new titles explore the power of women building muscle. By Danielle Friedman For most of modern history, women were warned that lifting heavy weights was unladylike and possibly dangerous. Even ...

In the fitness world, it's common to hear women express their desire to tone up without getting bulky. This fear is based on the myth that lifting heavy weights will make women develop large, ...

Even with all the talk these days about women’s fitness, old myths about strength training just won’t die. You still hear ...