Reply With QuoteTell your friend that she will never end up looking like a bodybuilder. Most women (nearly all, there are some women who have the correct traits) do not produce enough testosterone naturally in their bodies to enable a significant muscle growth as you see with the guys.
The freakish ladies you see with huge, ripped muscles either have a higher than normal testosterone production (lucky for them) in their bodies or are taking a few magic supplementsto help them get like that!
She can stick to a high protein diet and will find that her muscles become more defined rather than huge. More like how Madonna has transformed her body if you like (well toned arms etc...).
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06-28-2003, 01:00 PM #1Registered User
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Question for a friend...
Hi I have a question a friend of mine asked me to post. She's in her early 30's, about 15 lbs "overfat", and she'd much rather look like Jennifer Aniston than a body builder. That being said, what would the diet advice be for her?? Should her protein requirements, total calories etc. be the same as someone who would tend to want to be more "muscular" (sorry for the cliche terms here). She currently works out about 4-5 days a week and concentrates mostly on strength training over cardio, though she is a former "cardio queen".
Thanks for any advice I can pass along,
Kelly
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Proteins are good... Fats are good... 
Carbs are the problem!
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Thanks for the reply, but what do I tell my friend who thinks Madonna is "too muscular" and looks like one of those "freakish ladies" rather someone well toned and defined??? Tell her not to lift heavy or what??? Or not to lift at all, which is what's she leaning towards despite my telling her that's not a wise choice.
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Well it comes down to genetics doesn't it at the end of the day. I have a couple of lady friends who weight-train, eating a higher than normal protein diet and have great curvy bodies... not too muscular at all. Madonna has a whole team behind her efforts (chef, personal trainer, dietician etc) so she's an exreme case I think.
It's important that she keeps up the weight training along with cardio as she will get a lot of benefits from it (higher metabalism for example). Proteins are good... Fats are good... Carbs are the problem!
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