NROL4W or Something Else? Recommendations Needed

carrietehbear

I've been doing strength training for awhile now. (8-9ish months). I've been increasing my weights but I still at times feel clueless of what to do when I'm at the gym. (I do work with a trainer once a week and usually repeat workouts we've done together and playing with the amount of weight) I've been happy with the progress I've made so far but I'm bored. I'm where I'd like to be weight wise but there are still ares of my body that i'm not happy with (stomach area mostly)

I've read NROL4W and I'm not sold on that program. I've read all the posts about how people love it and I see that it gets recommended a lot (which is why I read it). Anyone not like it? Any other suggestions to change up my routine?

healthylifeforme

I recently started the NROL4W and I love it!!! If you've been lifting and strength training for a while I'm pretty sure you'll like it. It is pretty easy to follow.

kingkoopaluv

im currently doing NROLFW, I am in stage 3 and I have grown out of it . But its a great book for someone who is a beginner.

LishieFruit89

I liked Stage 1 but looking ahead, it got really fussy really fast. Plus the gym I had access to didn't have all of the required equipment.

One of my other MFP friends was doing it and had to carry the book around with her. SO she switched off of it

I like the simplicity of SL so I switched to that

carrietehbear

I liked Stage 1 but looking ahead, it got really fussy really fast. Plus the gym I had access to didn't have all of the required equipment.

One of my other MFP friends was doing it and had to carry the book around with her. SO she switched off of it

I like the simplicity of SL so I switched to that

What's SL?

Mother_Superior

If you're new to strength training, I highly recommend checking out Starting Strength. It goes into great detail about proper form, and helps you develop a strength training routine made of a lot of compound movements. (Exercises that work a few muscle groups at once.) The ebook only costs about 10 bucks at amazon. It's definitely worth the investment!

LishieFruit89

SL = stronglifts

There's a group on MFP for it

stronglifts.com

SO much simpler than NROLFW

carrietehbear

Thanks!

trogalicious

SL = stronglifts

There's a group on MFP for it

stronglifts.com

SO much simpler than NROLFW

Yeah, I'm a fan of Stronglifts.

Babeskeez

I stopped this because it started getting too complicated. I like to get in and get out when it comes to my workouts and I found myself putzing in the gym because it just wasnt straight forward anymore. I really 2nd (or 3rd??) Strong Lifts. I am going back to that.

jenstanley13

I am on my 4th week od NROL4W and love it so far and I like the looks if the next stages also. To me it is a straight plan once you get the basics down and I definitely feel like I have accomplished something when i leave the gym.

carrietehbear

Thanks... I'll def. check out Strong Lifts.