Women in Weight Training There was once a time were women were locked down upon participating in any sport subculture. One of these sports was weight training. Many women had to suffer the consequences of becoming weight trainers. They had to put up with men’s comments, disrespect and sexism while working out in the gym. An example of this type of disrespect was quoted in the book, Pumping Iron II. One male bodybuilder proudly declared the gym as “anything but easy, and ovary-free.” Another man’s reactions when he saw the first women in the gym said “Hey, they (women) already got doctors, cops,