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New Rules of Lifting for Women

MaintainCats
MaintainCats Posts: 222 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
Thinking about trying NROLFW. Unsure of what weights to use though? Right now my options are limited! I have a set of 10 pounds, a set of 15 pounds, *maybe* a set of 20 pounds, and a single 15/20/25 pound kettlebell. Is that enough to get started? Would I need the gym? Help?

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  • tamaera
    tamaera Posts: 20 Member
    Hi, not familiar with this method myself at this time, but I did do Body for Life a few years ago and now I'm addicted to Body Beast program. I use from 5lbs all the way up to 25lb dumbells, not sure if that helps you or not :)
  • feisty_bucket
    feisty_bucket Posts: 1,047 Member
    I'm not familiar with the particulars of that book (other than it gets recommended a lot). But for general weight lifting, you wanna be failing at a lift within 5-12 reps. If you can do more than that, you're mostly wasting your time and need to be using a heavier weight.
    Try the lifts with what you've got and see how they go before you potentially waste any money, I'd say.
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