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I find Japanese society to be adverse to weight training in general, weight lifting (Olympic) is almost exclusively practiced in college only. Women are on aver
by bamboozled 4y ago
I find Japanese society to be adverse to weight training in general, weight lifting (Olympic) is almost exclusively practiced in college only. Women are on average afraid they will be seen as too masculine / strong so wouldn't touch weights.
Things are certainly changing thanks to cross fit becoming cool
Given all that, I find it interesting this study is partyl published from researchers based in Japan :) It's almost like it's their "opinion".
- rjh29 4y agoAbout 10 years ago pretty much nobody was jacked, but things have changed. There are a LOT of very muscular Japanese people nowadays, deep into steroids, protein, etc. It's not yet as commonplace as in Western society but it's pretty common.
- danielscrubs 4y agoIt's not a coincidence the Japanese live as long as they do. There is a big focus on being thin which goes against any kind of bulking and even getting muscle can make a guy look fat without properly fitting clothes. I find it kind of refreshing coming from a part of the world where we would at the office talk about what kind of training we did that week to one up each other. That said, go to Golds gym and you will see plenty of Arnolds.
- dredmorbius 4y agoThere are some female bodybuilders out there. Unsure if she's Japanese though there are others: <https://i.imgur.com/2i6HNcR.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/2i6HNcR.mp4>