24-01-2012, 20:20
It makes sense that you'd be able to raise estradiol by lifting weights, but I would like to see studies. Right now all I can say is that I don't see why it wouldn't.
About female bodybuilders, the main reason that some of them do not have breasts, is that their body fat percentage is too low. During competition season a typical female competitor has around 10-12% body fat. If this doesn't sound insanely low, trust me, it is. It's virtually impossible to maintain breast tissue at that bfp whether you are a body builder or an anorexic catwalk model. My point is that it's not the muscle that causes their boobs to dissapear, it's the lack of body fat. A women who manages to win a top tier title, like Ms Olympia, usually has 6-8% bfp. Generally the biggest female bodybuilders also have the lowest bfp, and that probably leads some people to believe that the more muscle you have the smaller you're boobs will be, but thats just not true. Of course, I should point out that if woman has an obviously masculinized face and bone structure, she has taken extremely strong illegal androgens. She did not get that way just by working out, no matter what you hear.
About nuts, Casey Butt is not against eating nuts, and neither are any of other major nutritional experts that Im aware of. Coconut oil is good and all, but if there's one main thing I gleaned from this article, it's that there's no one best fat, and other than possibly Trans fat, there are no unquestionably bad fats either. Omega 6's are essential fats! You're body can not produce them, and has to get them through the diet, either from nuts, or some other source. After reading this article I decided I'll try to get a balance of all the major kinds of fat into my diet.
About female bodybuilders, the main reason that some of them do not have breasts, is that their body fat percentage is too low. During competition season a typical female competitor has around 10-12% body fat. If this doesn't sound insanely low, trust me, it is. It's virtually impossible to maintain breast tissue at that bfp whether you are a body builder or an anorexic catwalk model. My point is that it's not the muscle that causes their boobs to dissapear, it's the lack of body fat. A women who manages to win a top tier title, like Ms Olympia, usually has 6-8% bfp. Generally the biggest female bodybuilders also have the lowest bfp, and that probably leads some people to believe that the more muscle you have the smaller you're boobs will be, but thats just not true. Of course, I should point out that if woman has an obviously masculinized face and bone structure, she has taken extremely strong illegal androgens. She did not get that way just by working out, no matter what you hear.
About nuts, Casey Butt is not against eating nuts, and neither are any of other major nutritional experts that Im aware of. Coconut oil is good and all, but if there's one main thing I gleaned from this article, it's that there's no one best fat, and other than possibly Trans fat, there are no unquestionably bad fats either. Omega 6's are essential fats! You're body can not produce them, and has to get them through the diet, either from nuts, or some other source. After reading this article I decided I'll try to get a balance of all the major kinds of fat into my diet.