Why Getting Bigger Can Be a Better Fitness Goal Than Getting Smaller

''In high schoool, I worked with a strength coach in the off-season of track. At one point, my mom told me that I needed to back off the weights because my arms looked “manly." Ouch.

But I'm not the only one that's faced this critique.

Before New Mexico-based veterinarian Sarah Walley, 33, made "gaining" her goal, “bulking up” basically meant telling femininity to eff off. “I would stick to the weight machines, typically aiming for at least 20 reps because my mama always told me that girls should lift lighter weights with high reps,” she says...''

by K. ALEISHA FETTERS

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