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Essay Archive - Women in Weight Training
Women in Weight Training
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. An example of this type of disrespect was
quoted in the book, Pumping Iron II. One male bodybuilder proudly declared
the gym as “anything but easy, and ovary-free.” Another man’s reactions
when he saw the first women in the gym said “Hey, they (women) already got
doctors, cops, lawyers and now bodybuilders. Next thi....
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