Are there any workouts that men shouldn't do? (lemmy.today)

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I know this is a weird question. But I'm just wondering. Please don't kill me.

I do body weight exercises. And finding it harder to do exercises that want me to lay down on my front side. ^Because,^ ^my^ ^____^ ^is^ ^squishing^.^😮‍💨^

Also, there is a stupid stigma that exercise makes women more masculine. But are there any workouts that make a man look feminine? Like, it would be bit weird to see a BLL sized butt on a man, right?

This question came to my mind when I saw a workout plan in my app. The plans' name is "Bikini Body". I was like, "I should probably stay away from this. But what happens if I did it anyway?"

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[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'd say all people can benefit from different types of workout. Like flexibility training and yoga is more likely to be done by women but if you don't want to start making old man sounds every time you sit down by age 30, it's a good idea.

Similarly, women can benefit from strength training as much as men, particularly since they have a greater loss in muscle mass into old age (causing other health problems). And despite stereotypes, you're not going to become huge just from lifting heavy weights (and a middle aged man is not going to become a lithe gymnast just from flexibility training).

[-] gpstarman@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago

Thanks for your Sane advise.

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