RE: Opinion on "bulkiness"
"Everyone's entitled to my opinion."
IMHO, any supposed "doctor" who advocates away from developing strength and mass in any muscle group because of the supposed unaesthetic results (i.e. "bulkiness") should be stripped of his medical license and prosecuted for malpractice.
We as women, even more than men, need to consistently strength train to maintain muscle mass and the muscles' work capacities because #1) we need muscles to move; #2 we need muscle mass's metabolically active properties; and #3 we just plain need them! And as far as not developing the glutes, abductors, adductors, hams and quads simply because they don't "look good" (and it appears that is the Body-Rx doctor's definition of "looking good") . . . well, what does he propose we use as muscles to stand up from a sitting position, sit down from a standing position, go up and down stairs, and walk?
I'm sorry if I sound heated on the subject, but it's hard enough to listen to the perpetual conniption about "bulking up" from the general public; I go into an absolute rage when I hear a supposed medical professional giving advice that is wrong. (P.S. I hate Dr. Robert Atkins as well for his low-carb mantra.)
When people, especially women, shy away from strength training because of aesthetics, that is a prescription for long-term health, metabolic and mobility problems.
Just my $.02 . . .
Annette Q. Aquajock