Will weight training make women bulk up?

No

Weight training will not make women bulk up…even if they lift heavy weights.

Women have much less (up to 15-20 times less) testosterone than men, which means they’re not able to gain muscle mass like men.

Testosterone is one of the main hormones involved in muscle growth.

Female body builders featured in competitions and magazines likely:

• use anabolic steroids (a.k.a. man-made testosterone), along with other substances to build their large amount of muscle and bulk.
• follow a very strict, regimented, and high calorie eating plan.
• have good genes working in their favor.
• consider weight lifting a part time job.

Body builders generally perform 9-20 sets of exercises for each body part/muscle group and spend as many as 20 hours in the gym a week just lifting weights.

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