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    edited January 16 in Fitness and Exercise
    I just started lifting weights not too long ago and picked up the book the new rules of lifting for women. Its a great book but nothing beats hands on experiance. What advice can you give me or tips :)

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    • Posts: 441
      Here:

      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/119-new-rules-of-lifting-for-women-nrol4w-
    • Posts: 3,347 Member
      I ment in general i already read through the book
    • Posts: 3,347 Member
      Also would like some weight lifting friends :)
    • Posts: 441
      Sorry, it's not a link for the book. It's a link to a group started on MFP for NROL4W. There is a lot of information on the site from stage 1 all the way to the end of stage 7. It is a GREAT group of lifting friends/members!!
    • Posts: 3,347 Member
      Oh awesome :) would love to join
    • Posts: 107 Member
      Focus on your form more than the amount of weight your lifting
    • Posts: 12,209 Member
      Form is key.

      Keep at it.
    • Posts: 12,209 Member
      Form is key.

      Keep at it.

      Oh, and don't judge your success by how much other people can lift.

      As long as you have constant progression, you are being successful.
    • Posts: 3,347 Member
      Form is something i have issues with because i find it hard to understand from pictures
    • Posts: 3,958 Member
      Form is something i have issues with because i find it hard to understand from pictures

      watch youtube...a lot.
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      watch youtube...a lot.

      And if you work out at a gym, ask a trainer.
    • Posts: 6 Member
      I had a trainer tell me once. "Better to lift light but right rather than heavy and unsteady." Just watch you tube as a reference and most gyms have trainers or workers just lounging around who would be happy to answer any questions you have.
    • Posts: 708 Member
      Wear yoga pants while you lift
    • Posts: 1,897 Member
      Wear yoga pants while you lift
      and a tank with no bra
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      and a tank with no bra

      And a ponytail
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      And a ponytail
      Don't forget to sweat
    • Posts: 3,927 Member
      Agree with everyone who says to watch lots of videos on youtube.

      http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html

      This is website with strength standards based on weight. Better to compare yourself with a weight class than to others.

      You don't necessarily need to start as high as the weights for untrained because these are 1 rep max standards, not what you should be lifting. Take 15-20% off the number and start with that weight (for example, if you think you can push 50 pounds over your head in a press, start with 35); work on form and do a set, even if the weight is very light; then go up in 5 pound increments until you are comfortable with the weight you are lifting.

      That was the advice given to me and it was how I started. You might move up very quickly at first.
    • Posts: 2,544 Member
      We are very hands on around here
    • Posts: 3,347 Member
      I just use my home gym atm but youtube is an awesome idea. Looks at her yoga pants check :)
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      I had a trainer tell me once. "Better to lift light but right rather than heavy and unsteady." Just watch you tube as a reference and most gyms have trainers or workers just lounging around who would be happy to answer any questions you have.

      Very good advice!
      I took a power lifting training class and we weren't allowed to lift anything heavier than the bar for the first month. It wasn't until after we proved we had correct form down, and we broke out from our bad habits, were we allowed to add more weight.
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      And a ponytail

      I check all those boxes, except the no bra thing. And I'm sure ALL the men at my gym are glad I wear a bra.
    • Posts: 157 Member
      wasn't aware there were new rules for lifting for women exclusively
    • Posts: 12,209 Member
      wasn't aware there were new rules for lifting for women exclusively

      http://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Lifting-Women-Goddess/dp/1583333398

      There is. New Rules of Lifting for Women -- Lift like a man, look like a Goddess.
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      I check all those boxes, except the no bra thing. And I'm sure ALL the men at my gym are glad I wear a bra.
      I do all of those things too, except I wear a bra. Yoga pants are non-restrictive and allow free movement and are less revealing than leggings. And if I don't wear my hair in a pony tail, it gets caught under the bar during heavy squats.
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      Form is something i have issues with because i find it hard to understand from pictures

      Fitness magazine has some great videos on their website, I use them a lot.
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      Very good advice!
      I took a power lifting training class and we weren't allowed to lift anything heavier than the bar for the first month. It wasn't until after we proved we had correct form down, and we broke out from our bad habits, were we allowed to add more weight.

      ^^^ this

      i.e. learn the correct form before you start lifting heavy weights. There are a lot of sites with video instructions for a whole range of different exercises, watch them carefully, read/listen to the instructions carefully (some of them have both written instructions and a video) and practice in front of a mirror with light weights. If there's someone knowledgeable who can check your form, that's even better.
    • Posts: 3,347 Member
      If i lose 20 pounds by may my husband said he will get me a trainer but gotta get their first lol
    • Posts: 2,278 Member
      If i lose 20 pounds by may my husband said he will get me a trainer but gotta get their first lol
      If you can lose 20lbs on your own, why do you need a trainer? You can learn form from various websites and YouTube videos.
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