21 ‘Men's' Exercises That Are Great For Women Too

By Charlotte Andersen for Shape.com

Train like a dude to tighten and tone your whole body faster.

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This, along with the chest press, is often considered the ultimate "guy move," but not only do deadlifts work your hamstrings and low back like nothing else can, they have an added benefit for girls in that they help strengthen your pelvic floor. Take it from a girl who's had five kids: you want to do this. Stand with feet hip width apart in front of a loaded bar (don't be afraid to put heavy weights on that thing!). Grip the bar and keeping it close to your body, stand up. Good form is super important with this move so you don't get injured. Check out this video to see the whole range of motion or ask a personal trainer for help. Dude tip: Keep your chest and head up!

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This, along with the chest press, is often considered the ultimate "guy move," but not only do deadlifts work your hamstrings and low back like nothing else can, they have an added benefit for girls in that they help strengthen your pelvic floor. Take it from a girl who's had five kids: you want to do this.

Stand with feet hip width apart in front of a loaded bar (don't be afraid to put heavy weights on that thing!). Grip the bar and keeping it close to your body, stand up.

Good form is super important with this move so you don't get injured. Check out this video to see the whole range of motion or ask a personal trainer for help.

Dude tip: Keep your chest and head up!

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[richieroo]

12:33 PM on 09/09/2011

Interesting article...

Fact is a lot of women train completely wrong as they refuse to use weights in their workouts. Here's a great post on why women should be using weights - not avoiding them...

http://www.angrytrainerfitness.com/2010/10/women-and-weights/

[Deadliftmcgee]

12:40 PM on 09/09/2011

Very true. Wieghtlifting, actual heavy weight lifting (no 3lb pink dumbbells), is key to fat loss and is really the only way to develop the elusive "toned" (ie, high muscle, low fat) body woman want.