is that true that a girl shouldn't possess a strong muscular body?

Question

im an athlete,i love sports,all kinds of sports .but many people think that a girl should not be strong ,i think it is ok as long as i don't look like a man,what do u think?

Answer 1

I think a girl can be as friggen strong as she wants and as big as she wants, cut the stereotypes, I am a VERY stong and built woman and I can lift a friggen man over my head! Don't pin that "women should be smaller and daintier and frailer" crap on me! It's insulting! Who wants to be weak and frail and the "lesser" species??

Answer 2

There's no such thing as "shouldn't" possess a strong muscular body. Nobody has the right or the ability to tell anybody such a thing.
Whether someone likes (and that's as far as it goes) a muscular body or not is a matter of taste, which means some people like it and others don't. I'd have to say the majority of people, both men and women, don't find big, developed muscles to be particularly attractive in women (many don't find it attractive in men either) but it is okay to be that way.
Personally, I find a hard, well defined body appealing so long as it isn't overly muscular. And as far as being strong goes, when it comes to women, strong isn't exactly synonym of muscular. It depends on the individual, on the genes, and the truth is it's practically impossible for the vast majority of women to naturally develop big muscles, we simply don't have enough testosterone. Those women who have big, bulging muscles didn't become like that naturally, it required something extra, if you know what I mean.
Being strong is a great feeling, I know that because I train with weights. I have very strong legs, to the point of lifting the maximum amount of weight possible when using leg machines, but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at my legs. They're rather thin and not at all muscular, they're just very strong. On the other hand my arms do have a tendency to develop very fast, not to the point of looking like a man's but enough for me not to like them, so I need to be careful about the way I train them. But I do love the feeling of having the strenght to do anything (not really, but that's how it feels :p).
Each individual is unique, the important thing is that you like yourself when you look in the mirror. If you're healthy and you like your body the way it is, who cares what other people think!

Answer 3

There's a balance to be maintained. Where you maintain it is your business.

High levels of testosterone improve your performance at sports (hence some atheletes' enthusiasm for anabolic steroids). Generally training which minimises estrogen production and maximises testosterone production produces the best sporting results.

A great many athletes find that their periods stop during heavy training. A natural shrinking of breast size is also normal and most athletes find that helpful competitively.

As testosterone levels rise and estrogen levels drop, the cumulative effect is to shift the body gently in a more masculine direction. Most people are familiar with the effects of anabolic steroids on women, but the same effects, at a less dramatic rate, can also occur naturally -- facial hair, deepening voice, citoromegaly etc.

If you're happy with the way your body is, then it's fine. If you begin to experience a degree of masculinisation you find unacceptable, then ease off on the training.

Answer 4

Don't pay attention to people who disapprove of women being strong. It's part of good self-care to be strong, just as it is to eat well, rest well, etc.. That goes for anyone, whether male or female at any age. You should do the sports that you love to do, and don't stop. It will help you to be healthy throughout your life.

Answer 5

A strong athletic body is a major turn on for guys, or at least guys who aren't intimidated, and you don't want anything to do with the ones who are.
You are a special woman for being able to maintain that.

Answer 6

Yes it's ok. Marion Jones (runner/world record holder) has muscles and has still managed to be on the cover of Vogue.

Muscles are ok for girls, just make sure you don't look like a man. And oh, make sure you still have a certain percentage of body fat on (higher than 12%). Any lower than that might cause hazards for your reproductive system.

Answer 7

First of all, be who you are. Honor yourself. Honor your physical potential by allowing it to develop as seems fit (pun intended, sorry).

Second, everyone has opions about what people should do, and what is attractive. I personally find athleticism very appealing.

Just a thought. Hope it helps.

Answer 8

HA!
Well that is not so true in this day and age.
That my have been true in 1950.
Look at Madonna who has a Hard bod and is a great fitness role-model.

Answer 9

Wow, very unhealthy to judge your body by what others think. Just be healthy and love your body for what it is.

Answer 10

Why wouldn't it be fine? Whats so bad about having a toned muscular body? its fine