Weight loss through weightlifting. I’m a huge fan of women who lift because of its calorie burning, bone strengthening, anti-aging qualities. What lifting heavy weights will do for a female is raise their metabolic rate, promote greater fat burning, and help give them more definition when they do lose the body fat off. It’s all to do with physical exertion and overload. The higher the amount of weight you move (safely and with correct form) the greater the amount of physical exertion, the more calories burned- the more weight lost. As you can see, what most women fear is actually what they should be doing. So, make sure you’re not making that mistake.