need advice on weight lifting.. can you HELP :)

Jenn037

Hi, I am loosing weight and I want to firm as I go so is it better to lift weights or do the weight machines????/ I would love to have a toned body with muscle.. it will take me a while to get to that point but its my goal. So where do I start and what type of work out
do I do to get on the ball??? Thanks so much for your help.

peuglow

Check out The New Rules of Lifting for Women, or Strong Lifts. Machines<Free weights

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Check out The New Rules of Lifting for Women, or Strong Lifts. Machines<Free weights

This. New Rules has good general information (he explains why women should lift, why free weights and compound moves are better than machines, etc) but I like the actual program on Strong Lifts better but the "text" involved is super annoying.

meshashesha2012

compound lifts like deadlifts, squats, BB rows, pull ups, bench press, pushups, clean and jerks, etc with free weights

new rules of lifting for women is good, strong lifts as well and starting strength. i personally prefer starting strength because you do the same stuff as in strong lifts but also some super fun olympic style lifts. new rules is good but it gets annoying after stage 2 for me because some of the moves are too cutesy and more about balance than strength

Determinednoob

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/686963-large-collection-of-info-for-beginners

Jenn037

thanks so much for your help and now I will look it up and see what to do.. thxs