Will lifting weights make a woman ”bulky”?
There are a lot of women out there that don’t like, or don’t want to, lift weights because there is a big myth that doing so will make them bulky. This probably started as a marketing campaign for some product but the reality is that women just don’t have the testosterone to be able to do so. Muscles can grow or shrink, but they cannot be lean, bulky, or any other adjective.
When someone is lifting weights, the muscles develop tiny microscopic tears. When you work the muscles to complete failure (at around 6-8 reps, less than that is working muscular power) the body builds the muscles back up larger than they were before as it is repairing those muscle tears. How much they grow depends on several things, such as how much sleep you are getting as human growth hormone is released at this time, and testosterone levels. Women, by their nature, just don’t have the testosterone that is needed to add mass.
Lifting weights is also one of the best ways to ramp up your metabolism to burn calories, strengthens the bones to help prevent osteoporosis, increases muscular endurance and more. It is one of the best things you can do for your health, so don’t be afraid of it! 
Unless you are taking roids, a woman will not get “bulky”.
