Arthur De Vany has an interesting article on women, weightlifting, anaerobic exercise and the effects of natural human growth hormone.

The natural release of human growth hormone through specific types of weightlifting work outs, and by eating whole natural foods in the form of meat, fruit and vegetables works for women just as well as men.

Men also get an additional boost of fat loss and muscle gain from testosterone. Weightlifting is important for women as a weigh to build up bone density and prevent osteoporosis. You’re never to old as 79 year old Margaret “Jonnie” Rodda recently set some weightlifting records.

Its easy to stay lean when you build these fast twitch muscle fibres because your resting metabolism is much higher. You can see Actress Jessica Biel has this type of athletic build.

Human growth hormone is naturally produced by the pituitary gland and promotes fat loss and lean mass gain in the form of muscle and bone. Its the anti aging hormone which is released through specific types of exercise and diet.

Weight lifting should be intermittant and intense, and used in conjunction with lots of rest and playful activities (like dancing and games) for the best effects. Chronic activities like hours of walking on a treadmill or jogging are poor ways to stay healthy and lean.

Increased Intensity means that you use your fast twitch muscle fibers which burn energy at a rate some 6 to 8 times higher than slow twitch fibers.

Heavy weights does not mean a women will gain large amounts of muscle mass as you can see in champion athlete Allyson Felix who tripled the amount of weight she could lift (300 pounds) over 1 year but only put on 2 pounds of weight when she went from 119 pounds to 121 pounds.