Primal Exercise for Women

August 13, 2009|Richard Nikoley||

Well, I suppose you could get this device if you really want…

Update: Well, didn’t take long for a commenter to spill the beans (in case you didn’t get it). Oh, the sound may not be work safe, depending.

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9 Comments

  1. ThisPrimalLife on August 13, 2009 at 12:11

    ooh! I found Lindsey Reese’s website:

    Here’s what she has to say about women and weight training: “Women who lift weights do NOT develop bulky muscles, or resemble Russian weight lifters. Muscle growth is largely dependent on the male growth hormone testosterone, so men are much more likely to bulk up. In women exercising in the correct range will enhance muscle tone, giving a firmer shapelier figure.”

    Lindsey… you should be ashamed of yourself.



  2. Gary Katch on August 13, 2009 at 13:18

    Hi Richard,

    A parody has already appeared at

    Not that we needed this to point out what we were all thinking anyway! :-)

    GK



  3. Skyler Tanner on August 13, 2009 at 10:04

    I’ve been showing it to all my clients, who love it. These are also the same women who I tell, “Testosterone has two functions: fuck it or kill it.” I don’t allow PC in my gym…great post!

    Best,
    Skyler



  4. Dave, RN on August 13, 2009 at 11:30

    I can think of another exercise that works similar that but is a lot more fun…



  5. ThisPrimalLife on August 13, 2009 at 12:08

    *sigh*

    It is so depressing when I see something like this. All I can think about are the thousands of people who will actually buy this product with the expectation that it will do for them what the ad claims. It is also depressing to see the whole weightlifting makes women bulky’ myth perpetuated.

    I wonder about the model attesting to the effectiveness of the product…. Lindsey Reese. Obviously she doesn’t use the ‘shake weight’.



  6. Aaron Blaisdell on August 13, 2009 at 14:57

    Sometimes subtext is the necessary ingredient to humor.



  7. Yummy on August 13, 2009 at 19:17

    haha! This is hilarious!



  8. Tin Tin on August 14, 2009 at 00:29

    well, that explains my girlfriend’s great looking arms!



  9. amie on August 14, 2009 at 16:34

    Ho ho…ha ha…hee hee…