Why Women Need to Stop Being Afraid of Weights — and Protein From me, for you (and for my future self) I hear it all the time from women in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond: “I don’t want to lift heavier — it makes my joints hurt.” “I don’t need that much protein.”“I’ll bulk up.”“Light weights are safer for arthritis.” I get it. I really do. I’m 44. I already have some arthritis. And I’m not interested in gambling with my future body. That’s exactly why I lift weights with a t