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Love this book. The information is current and makes sense for woman to start lifting like they mean it and look the way they always say they want to look.
It confirms everything I thought about weight training and I can't wait to get into the workouts and diet portion. I have not finished the book as of yet, but so far it is a great book. I feel it will help me to give some extra information to my personal training clients.
To be perfectly honest, it did take about a month before I saw any initial results--stick with it though because my progress has been VERY encouraging in the last two months.The workouts are challenging and I appreciate that there are new exercises to do every few weeks, which helps nix boredom. This book was money well spent. As far as my lifting progress goes, I have improved from lifting 16 total lbs. and an entire dress/clothing size. No more "Barbie weights" for me.As the book advocates, I have started drinking more protein shakes--I highly recommend EAS AdvantEDGE Carb Control premixed shakes because they are portable, have 17g of protein and are only 110 calories.
This book has those good reviews for a reason -- I have been doing the program for about three months and I have lost 6 lbs. I am back to wearing shorts without feeling like a fatty.On a typical week, I lift two-to-three times, followed by cardio interval training for 30-to-45 minutes and take a spin class on the weekends. I also like doing the lower repetitions with more weight. I have had a personal trainer in the past, and this book is helping me receive results that closely mirror that experience. I was looking to get back into lifting again and I purchased "The New Rules of Lifting for Women" because I wanted a plan that was specifically targeted for women and this had also good reviews on Amazon.
I have a NOTICEABLE difference in muscle tone in my upper arms and legs, and around my ab area. during a seated standard press to lifting 40 total lbs.
When in doubt pick up the book from the library and then purchase it which is what I have done. There is a lot of valuable information in here and it wasnt something that was boring to read or full of confusing lingo. You should however have a few lessons from a trainer to help you with proper form. We need to understand that lifting heavy weights wont make us look like a female Arnold. I havent lifted for quite some time and this book was full of good info. A beginner could learn a lot from this book so if you are new to lifting dont listen to people who say this isnt for beginners. Women need to understand that you cant starve yourself without losing muscle and screwin up your metabolism.
It wasn't. It actually encourages a break from the normal gazillion rep sets we see most women (guilty as charged) do in the gym.
It only gets 4 stars because a lot of the recipes involve fish, and I HATE fish. Within the first two weeks I had lost two inches in my waist ( mind you I hadn't lost more than 3lbs, but I expected that ) and gained more definition overall, which was my goal.
And delivers results. Pretty impressive and I have to say, I'm hard to please when it comes to workout programs.
I have to admit, I thought this would be just like ALL the other lifting books for women out there. It didn't say to lift like a little girl and eat like a pauper.
I expect by following this program completely that I will supersede my goals for definition and maybe even drop another inch or two in my waistline and hips.
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