Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.

Mediocre athletes that tried like hell to get good are the best coaches.

You are right to be wary. There is much bullshit. Be wary of me too, because I may be wrong. Make up your own mind after you evaluate all the evidence and the logic.

There is never an absolute answer to everything, except of course that you have to do your squats.

You don't get big and strong from lifting weights - you get big and strong from recovering from lifting weights

Most of the problems with the bodies and minds of the folks occupying the current culture involve an unwillingness to do anything hard, or anything that they'd rather not do. I applaud your resolve, and I welcome you to the community of people who have decided that EASY will no longer suffice.

Women who do look like men have taken some rather drastic steps in that direction that have little to do with their exercise program.