Howdy everyone!

I workout at home. I do have barbells and a squat rack, but the book states you can adapt all the workouts for home lifting. I will say that squats without the rack and barbell was very challenging. I had to plead with my husband to move things around so I could get the bench in a position to use the rack. But there are many types of squats in the book and on youtube!

Congrats on quitting smoking jsextrasmooth. I did too, many years ago! It was probably the 1 best thing I ever did for myself. There are many other of course but for over all health, psyche, emotional benefit, that was the top of the list.

You all are going to love/hate this program! I'm just finishing up Stage 1 these next 2 weeks. I'm looking forward to the next Stage but I can't believe how strong I got in this one!

Feel free to add me if you want! Put NROL4W in your request tho if you don't mind!

Hi all
I'm Kadi. 29yo married for 3yrs and have a 4 & 2yo. I love weights but not done much since the gym. I'm looking at getting a home gym as its hard to get to the gym with no creche and part time work. I'm 5'2 & 116lbs. Just had to convert that as I'm an aussie and we do kg and cm. Not looking to lose weight just tone up and I love nice arms after doing weights. I still do home workouts and right now I'm doing insanity - just up to week 2. I'm planning on reading the book and then convincing hubby we need some weights

i'm new to the group. Looking to get back into weight training after a 20 year hiatus ...lol.
I just ordered the book. I look forward to learning as much as I can.

Hi everyone! :flowerforyou:
I'm Christine. 36yrs old, 248lbs. I started here at 260, mainly walking & cycling some hilly hiking. I bought the book last night and I'm ready to go. I was going to wait until I lost all the weight, doing pure cardio, then 'tone'. I have since been "informed" and see now how silly that thought process was. Why not start now? I can lift heavy things, I'm fat not dead!

Hello Everyone! My name is Casaundra and I am (semi) new to NROLFW. I am a little over halfway complete with Stage 1 and I am loving every minute of it. I am 9lbs from my goal and I've already lost 25lbs.

My friend Pomidorka and I started this around the same time and we help keep each other accountable. It's nice knowing there is a group for this though. I am always looking for more supportive friends who follow NROLFW so feel free to add me.

I also blog all of my workouts as I go, so everyone can see my exercises and the weight I am lifting.

Hell all~My name is Brenda~39 yrs old.... I am a mother of two children...son who is 16 and a daughter who is 5 years old with the cutest blond curly hair who is kindergarten this year. I have been married to my husband for almost 22 years and I am new to this group. My family bought some weights for my son who is in HS weight lifting and I want to give it a shot so I can exchange some of these fat pounds for muscle pounds. I have NO idea where to start! Hoping to get some help here and maybe some friends who I can talk with about weight lifting daily. Friend me if you so choose. :happy:

Hi all!! My name is Kate, I'm a mom to a 2 year old angel and married to my soulmate. I just started Stage 1 today and alreayd feel my muscles growing! LOL. I'm trying to strengthen all over, but particularly my core and upper body, which are my weakest areas. I'm hoping to see some real improvement by the end of Stage 1 and on into the next stages! Feel free to add me :-)

Welcome all!!

I just completed Stage 1 but didn't get a chance to introduce myself, so I guess better late than never, right?!

I"m a 32 year old mom of 2 (3 year old daughter and 8 month old son), married for 5 years this November. I work as a Manager in Education and absolutely love my job. Between working and domestic duties life is pretty hectic and for the most part I love every moment of it.

I was an athlete throughout high school and early college, but once I stopped playing I started gaining. I went from my high school weight of 135 lbs to 165 lbs by the time I finished college. I got back in shape by running a marathon and got down to around 150 lbs, and was quite content at the weight. Got pregnant with my first and pretty much bounced back without a whole lot of effort. The second time around... not so much, lol. After giving birth in January of this year with my second, the weight did NOT come off. I weighed 185 when I delivered and went home weighing around 175 lbs and stayed at 165 lbs until I was 6 weeks post partum. I knew I needed to kick my butt back into gear and got the Insanity DVD's. And tracked on MFP. I got down to 135 lbs doing Insanity and tracking with MFP.

BUT, I was super jiggly everywhere and had a huge loss of muscle tone. So even at my high school weight I was very unhappy with my body and knew I needed heavy lifting in my life to regain and build muscle mass. Which led me to NROLW.

My goal: to firm up all the jiggly parts, especially my butt and thighs (mission complete as of today), and to decrease my body fat and works towards strengthening my core and getting my pre-baby tummy back (or at least close to it).

Thanks for reading and Happy Lifting everyone!

I am Gretchen. 37, almost 38, year old mommy to three, two of those are twins.

I bought the book today and am beyond excited. I started working out at the Y in the past few years and the ONLY thing I find that I really enjoy is my Body Pump class. I love lifting weights in there. After doing some research I see that the idea of heavy lifting for less reps vs what we do in Body Pump are two very different ideas with very different results. I am looking forward to seeing how this goes.

I was really beginning to enjoy running/walking/jogging but then suffered a severe sprain that is taking some time to heal. I feel like it may be a while before I am able to run comfortably again so why not try this out. Like I said I know I love lifting so I really think this will be a good fit for me.

Looking forward to it!