Thread: "I don't want to lift weights, I'm afraid I'll get too big"

Originally Posted by brian lee

Has anyone else ever heard people say this? "I don't want to lift weights, I'm afraid I'll get too big". I hear it all the time. Maybe its just me and where I'm living right now.
It amazes me that there are actually people who think its "easy" to "get big".

so many people tell me this, it is ridiculous. Girls think they are going to become he-man after their first workout.

I hear ya, I'm a trainer and hear it more than I'd like to admit, but then again it isn't the worse shit I hear on a daily basis.

Originally Posted by Jodi

Well, this part is very true. If you see a thin or athletic girl with big breast, they are probably fake.

Not seeing a problem with that.

The one I hear most often and absolutely hate is, "I don't want to get big, I just want to get toned." That's what you get from folks who are chatting with their lifting partner while doing curls with #5 dumbells.

Originally Posted by Work IN Progress

Ive heard girls say they dont wanna lift because they believe their boobies will shrink.

But it's also important you ladys at least do push-ups. Keep your boobs from sagging when you get older.

I actually hear this shit from a lot of guys:

Me: "So what are you training for right now?"
Them: "Well...i don't wanna get MASSIVE like Brad Pitt."
Me: "I have to go over here now."
*Gunshot*

Honestly, i actually don't think a lot of people can comprehend the difference between big and ripped. To them it's all one and the same. They point out a skinny ripped guy and say he has big muscles because they are visible, then look at a big dude on a bulk with some definition and say they'd rather look like that because he's not as big.

They also interchange the terms "ripped" with "big" or whatever. Ranty ranty rant rant rant.

Originally Posted by brian lee

Has anyone else ever heard people say this? "I don't want to lift weights, I'm afraid I'll get too big". I hear it all the time. Maybe its just me and where I'm living right now.
It amazes me that there are actually people who think its "easy" to "get big".

Just send them to Planet Fitness and they'll have no worries.