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Originally Posted by Middleground  I've been lifting weights more or less since the beginning of the year with the main goal of balancing myself out. See, my legs have always been quite strong and muscular, but I had a weak core and upper body that cause problems with my back. Anyway, the results have been really great so far. I feel quite strong and balanced, which was my main goal. Having said that, I'd like to look a bit bulker in the arms, shoulders and back and I'm not sure how to approach that with weight training/diet. Should I try to do more sets with less reps, or more reps, but less sets? Any foods that help with the building of muscles? How often should I lift? (At present, I do it about 2-3 times a week). |
Make sure your weights aren't too light. Women are usually advised to go too light and if the weights are overly light for you then they won't do anything. I, personally, don't believe in all that "lighter weight" with many reps crap. I think you can do it till the cows come home and you won't bulk up your arms. The only way to ever see your arm muscles doing that is to lose almost all your body fat. So make sure the weights are heavy enough to actually force your muscles to rebuild.