Lifting Weights Won't Make You Bulky (Here's What Actually Does)

Hello Kettlebell queen! In this episode, I'm busting the biggest myth holding women back from lifting—that weights make you bulky. Spoiler: they don't. Your nutrition does.


What we're diving into:
✨ What ACTUALLY makes you bulky (hint: it's not lifting)
✨ Why eating in a calorie surplus is the only way to gain significant mass
✨ What happens when women lift without changing their nutrition
✨ The difference between building muscle and looking "bulky"
✨ Why most women aren't willing to do what it takes to actually bulk
✨ How to lift, build muscle, and stay lean (it's possible)
✨ The Melania transformation: from "bulky gym rat" to shredded
✨ Strategic nutrition + lifting = your actual goal (not bulk)


The truth bomb: Lifting weights on their own won't make you bulky. Period. Unless your nutrition is intentionally fueling a surplus, you're not gaining significant mass. Women don't accidentally become She-Hulk from squats.


I'm breaking down why the "lifting makes women bulky" myth is perpetuated by people who either don't understand nutrition or are trying to scare you into their offer, why some women see decreased body fat when they start lifting (because metabolism increases), and why you can absolutely lift, build beautiful muscle, and never enter a bulky phase. Plus the real talk about what actually DOES create that bulky look—years of consistent eating in surplus, often combined with performance-enhancing drugs. If you've been scared to lift because of the bulk myth, this episode is for YOU.


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