Body building is not just a sport for men anymore, there are more and more women getting involved with this activity everyday. Some of the women can be bulkier than the men sometimes if you've ever seen the competitions. The problem is most men do not like seeing women who are masculine in nature. A women can build muscle in a way that will help her see maximum results while at the same time not making her look freakishly manly. Luckily there are ways that both men and women can utilize the same principals so that they're able to work to their strengths and not their weaknesses so they see some good results. Here are some ways both men and women can approach body building;

Resistance exercises:

These types of exercises are good for building muscle in men and women because they workout certain muscles without making them bulk up. When you do resistance training you are not burning fat as much, you are just trying to tone certain muscles. Women know that when they have a fat burning regime going that a resistance workout is the best way to add a little toning to the mix, guys usually don't like doing toning because they feel it doesn't help build muscle.

If guys used resistance training they would know that once you have burned a little fat, and once you have put on a little muscle the next thing you want to do is tone it up. But everything has to be timed right for both men and women. Fat burning first, then muscle building followed by toning. You cannot tone first and then build muscle because you still have too much body fat. If you build muscle before you lose the fat then you still have to lose the fat. They all go hand in hand and have to be done properly.

Cardio exercises combined with muscle building:

Men and women can benefit from this one as well as it utilizes all three of the principals I just mentioned above. When you go for a job or a run strap ankle weights on to you or wrist weights, jog around and punch the air while you're doing it. You can also try running up hill and then doing light pushups once you reach the top of the hill. All of this will assist in your goal of body building.

You will not gain as much muscle as you will lose fat and get toned up, but you will gain a little bit of muscle. This is an excellent way for men and women to gain muscle. Women will be able to lose fat, get toned up and build a little muscle. Men will be able to tone up, lose body fat and get the rest done at the gym.

The key is to know your body. Women and men are different. You want to build muscle in a way that is going to look good on you. If a women body builds to excess they will look masculine, if men gain too much they will look like a meathead. Know where your stopping point is and enjoy your body building.