Weight Lifting for Women

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I am also looking to getting started lifting. I will be buying the New Rules of Lifting for Women book soon but I have been wondering: is it possible to do this with a home gym for a reasonable amount of money? I do not have a gym anywhere near my place and I don't own a car.

    Yes - use your body weight. Do push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, planks, whatever you can do without weights. If you buy "New Rules of LIfting", they tell you exactly what you need to buy for your home gym and it's very few items. Some weights, a swiss ball and a resistance band I think?

    If you don't have access to equipment (or while you are waiting to build your home gym) - look into Convict Conditioning and You Are Your Own Gym
  • bio_fit
    bio_fit Posts: 307 Member
    When I started lifting 3x per week I saw some amazing changes in 3 months. So just another voice here to add support... it CAN be done and i'm sure you'll do it!
  • mbrou28
    mbrou28 Posts: 132 Member
    BUMP!
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    There is no such thing as "toning."


    There are several different programs out there.

    A few that are popular on MFP:

    New Rules of Lifting for Women
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/102-new-rules-of-lifting-for-women-nrol4w

    Stronglifts 5x5
    http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5-beginner-strength-training-program/

    Starting Strength
    http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/The_Starting_Strength_Novice/Beginner_Programs

    This. I stared New Rules but ended up on Stronglifts.
  • 0ctobre
    0ctobre Posts: 22 Member
    Oops sorry for hijacking, I absolutely did not mean to!! Thank you for all the great tips and best of luck to OP, be sure to post wedding pictures :)

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