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weight lifting

hart1028
hart1028 Posts: 22
edited January 13 in Fitness and Exercise
So it seems the concensus here is that weight lifting isn't just for body building guys.... I have always kept way from the weights because I was a a competitive swimmer and I was always self conscious about my broad shoulders. I am ao afraid of having football shoulders.
So that said, I am ready to revisit this and try and change my feeling about it..

Need, how to start advice...and any other opinions on the subject!

Thanks!

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  • jimmie65
    jimmie65 Posts: 655 Member
    Start with either the book Starting Strength or with StrongLifts 5x5 (google for the website).
  • jhgreer
    jhgreer Posts: 145
    There is a Starting Strength program I've heard good things about. I do New Rules of Lifting for Women and love it.

    I would be super jealous of your swimmers shoulders!
  • collingmommy
    collingmommy Posts: 456 Member
    stronglift 5x5..
  • RepsnSets
    RepsnSets Posts: 805 Member
    I started on the Body for Life lifting programme but did my own eating plan

    It had good instrcutions and photos to follow. This book set me up to learn the basics of lifting and the benefits. It went for 12 weeks at the end I lost a lot of weight and dropped staggering inches.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    Start with either the book Starting Strength or with StrongLifts 5x5 (google for the website).

    +1
  • Sycoholic
    Sycoholic Posts: 282 Member
    If you belong to a gym I would hire a personal trainer for an hour. They'll show you what you can do with the equipment they have. You can lift higher reps with lower weight and it won't bulk you up like lifting heavy will... not to mention you can target each muscle group separately with machines to get the look you want. (Another words, don't work the muscles hard that you don't want any bigger.)

    That's all I have. Shoulders though I wouldn't worry about. I watched the Crosfit challenge about a month ago. The women doing powerlifts were awesome. They looked sexy and muscular and had big shoulders. They weren't overly pumped-manly looking and the shoulders just fit the rest of their body.
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