'Bulking' is a popular myth that persists despite the fact that women typically don't have the amount of hormones (namely, testosterone) necessary to build huge muscles. Those that do will very likely have had some pharmaceutical help!

Strength Training helps you to preserve the muscle you have as well as increase your lean mass...and the more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn all day long. Muscle is more 'active' than fat. A pound of fat burns only 2-5 calories a day whereas a pound of muscle can burn anywhere from 10-20 calories a day. In addition, muscle is more dense than fat and will take up less space on your body frame. So when you lose fat and gain lean muscle, your body will become more defined and your physique will become 'reshaped'.