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Your body won't change overnight but if you put in the consistent effort, you will be stronger and healthier, look leaner and more fit, and feel better all around. My advice is ignore that section if you like and just learn why and how to lift weights properly.
Finally, a book that gets it. Ladies, you can not have a firm, toned, trim body unless you're willing to lift a little weight.
I'm so tired of hearing women say, "oh, I don't want to get big muscles, I just want to tone." and then see them use 1lb weights for bicep curls and spend an hour on the treadmill and complain that they aren't losing weight. I know it works because I've been exercising that way for the last four years and I eat like a truck driver and yet am slimmer and fitter than I've ever been in my life (and I'm 54 and post-menopausal which may be TMI but you older women need to hear this).In fact, my only "complaint" about this book is the authors felt they needed to include the obligatory "meal plan" making it a "diet" book rather than strictly a workout book.
This book explains the physiology of muscle mass vs. metabolism and how building strong, lean muscle is the way to permanently losing fat.
After you get a good strength-training program going, then focus on eating more good stuff (and less junk). Don't be afraid of weight-training.
Then I purchased this little number. (i had no butt whatsoever) I am down to 105 lbs (like I said, I'm very tiny) and can already deadlift 115. I bought the Jillian Micheal's book right before and threw it in the trash the next day, it was that awful. And never saw results like I have from this book. I have been weight lifting for two years doing the whole legs day, abs day, etc. Questions I've been curious about for years after beginning my journey of a healthier lifestyle. My legs look fantastic and my butt is finally filling out my jeans in a tight, sexy fit. Lou is absolutely right: your bra/sundress straps will stay on your shoulders better and your waist will even 'appear' tiny after your arms start to become defined.
If you check out the book make sure you look at the website too, the forum is great if you are having any problems with the workouts. I started the workouts in October and have already seen a HUGE difference. and never looked into circuit training. I do not look bulky or 'cut', I look healthy and in shape. By reading the first few pages I knew I was going to love it. I am very small and people keep commenting about my recent muscle growth and how great it looks. I highly suggest it not only because of the great workout, but because of all the facts he loads your brain with. After reading it I have become a totally different person when it comes to staying in shape, and I love it.
I actually feel and see the muscles getting more definition and I am getting a lot stronger. It works.
I started out with a personal trainer. I love this book.
This books has seriously changed my whole outlook on working out. I mean it was ok and gave me a great start, but didn't give me that much results.
After that I started working out on my own using another strength training books and found myself in the gym 2-3 hours a day, but not really getting any results. I have been on this program for about 4 weeks now and totally getting results.
I am now staying away from barbie dumbells hehe.
This book is written in such a great conversational style that its easy to read straight through. I've been too lazy to plan meals throughout my day so I'm sure results will be slow without more attention to my eating. You can still do it, of course, but you will be acting with an understanding of its impact on your progress.
The author addresses such misconceptions directly and frequently, completely debunking many fitness gospels. This would be dreadful if the workouts were the usual list of exercises for individual muscles - biceps, triceps, lats, etc. I can't speak for all women but the ones I know want to get smaller and look to create 'long, lean' muscle through Pilates, Yoga and low weight/high repetition lifting.
The author is lifter who tolerates other forms of exercise but who believes lifting is the one and only way to be fit. He does the very same to'eat less/move more'. Basically, if you're convinced your chosen 'thing' is THE way to go, The New Rules of Lifting for Women is going to insult the heck out of it and hurt your feelings.
Instead they're compound exercises that, together, work your whole body. Otherwise, I look forward to the workouts, which can be done at home or gym.
I even own some of the more popular Women's workout books. I had no idea I could be this strong. I've been following the workout plan in this book for 8 weeks, and I am doing things I never dreamed I would do. Nada. I found this book after visiting a bookstore and looking for a women's workout book that would show me how to do a deadlift. NONE of them had a deadlift in them. So I came to Amazon, found this, and last week I deadlifted 120 lbs. I know this is not an extensive review, but I just wanted to voice my opinion that this is one of the best books out there if you are serious about getting stronger.
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