Suggested Lifting Program for Women?

summerdaze120
summerdaze120 Posts: 425 Member
edited November 2015 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey MFP,

need some input!

I started back on an active lifestyle during mid-October. I have been doing cardio (running, spinning, interval training, etc.) and working with a PT on lifting (one day out of the week - I wish I could afford more). My goal is to drop body % fat, but to also gain lean muscle (I would like to look "fit"). My PT sessions will be over in January and I want to be able to continue lifting on my own - hopefully at least 2 -3 times a week. I know the set routine he has me doing, but I was wondering if there was a lifting program for women available that gets results for when I am lifting on my own?

Thanks!

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  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    If the trainer's program is good, it can be superior to cookie-cutter programs, since it is customized to you. So i would ask the trainer for a written routine. :+1:

    If you don't like the trainer's plan, NROL4W is popular here.
  • Sumiblue
    Sumiblue Posts: 1,597 Member
    NROLFW is a good program. I've been following Stronglifts 5x5 for a year. There is a group for women doing SL here on MFP that is really fun and supportive.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    You don't need a "women's" program, just a program with compound lifts and a progressive overload. New Rules of Lifting (and NROL for women) is a good read. There's also Strong Curves.

    Otherwise, SL 5x5 and Starting Strength are all well.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    Sumiblue wrote: »
    NROLFW is a good program. I've been following Stronglifts 5x5 for a year. There is a group for women doing SL here on MFP that is really fun and supportive.

    I love and recommend this program to my friends and coworkers all the time. Very easy one to follow and keep motivated.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    I found NROLFW to be tedious and difficult to do in a large gym setting. I would recommend just any lifting plan that you can do, it doesn't need to be "for women".

    Since you're paying a personal trainer it may be a good idea to ask him/her for a plan. Assuming they have written a plan specifically for you and are tracking your progress they should have given you some sort of instruction on what they want you doing on your days without them. Might as well take advantage of it while you can.


    Otherwise starting strength, SL 5x5, maybe even Jaime Eason's LiveFit would be a good idea. :)

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