Women In Weight Training
Beginning of paper
There was once a time were women were locked down upon
participating in any sport subculture. One of these sports was weight
training. Many women had to suffer the consequences of becoming weight
trainers. They had to put up with men’s comments, disrespect and sexism
while working out in the gym. ....
Middle of paper
.... could bench press the heaviest
weight in the gym. The worst that could happen to a man, is a women bench
pressing heavier weights than them. “That is a woman’s come back to all men’
s insults. Women don’t have to insult men, they could just put them to
shame by lifting heavier weights than them.”(69) This causes men to never
say another word to women again.
Many women believe that weight training is still a “men’s” sport.
That is why they don’t make an effort to keep thems ....
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Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
