@vivienita What creeps you out about lifting while pregnant? I took full advantage of all that extra blood volume and busted out a bunch of lifting PRs during second tri.
@vivienita Yeah, I can see that. If it makes you feel better I definitely did not look like the super low body fat types you see posting preggo lifting pictures. I was lucky in that there were 5 of us at my gym pregnant at the same time, and only one of us looked like you're describing. The rest of us were all just a little more solid/bulky than usual =P
(oh and in a somewhat literal sense a baby is a parasite in your body sooooo)
@vivienita Isn't there a name for phobia of pregnant women? I feel like r/childfree throws that around a lot.
Would it be more reassuring to remember that the uterus is a muscle and it contracts/relaxes like any other muscle? Also, would it gross you out or be fascinating to hear that my midwife let me hold a full-size, full-weight rubber model of a 5-month uterus? Because that shit was HEAVY.
@shh There's tokophobia but I think it's mostly the fear of being pregnant oneself. Still, you can see a pregnant lady and imagine all sorts of horrors ( disclaimer, it isn't the preggo's fault but it's there)
@vivienita Supposedly she trained 6 hours a day! Saying that is one thing, but you could be doing dumb shit at the gym for 6 hours. Its kind of obvious she wasnt really doing any weight lifting at least of any significance. I guess thats fine if youre up for it. It just seems like a waste of 6 hours to not really get visibly stronger.
It just messes up that part of the story. The beginning shes training all day to be a warrior. How does that not result in visible strength?
@lake356 I read a lot of that training was also horse riding in addition to fight choreography. She said she found the horse riding more physically demanding than being in the army.
@lake356 I read at least 2 of those hours were fight choreography, which would tone rather that build visible muscle too. I don't know, I thought she looked really strong.
