“There’s a misconception that if women lift weights, they’ll get bulky,” says Rishi Mirpuri, trainer and deputy general manager at Ultimate Performance Singapore. Client Chloe Tong’s lean physique is a prime example that this impression is moot.
This misjudgment could have arisen from seeing female body builders, but Rishi wants to make it clear that it’s not a straightforward conclusion. “If your goal is to improve body composition and work on muscle toning, then you’re going to be on a calorie deficit,” he explains. “It’s scientifically impossible to get bulky.”
The exercises Rishi has planned can either be done with bodyweight, or you can take it up a notch by incorporating dumbbells. Either way, you’re going to be working the muscles to get a trim tum, bum and pins.
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Shape Singapore (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2018