Ladies looking to start lifting?

I believe in lifting over cardio. Not that cardio is bad, don't take it that way. You are going to love your body if you start lifting heavy. I've been doing all of the basic lifts for a year now and have decided to shake it up and now I'm following the New Rules of Lifting for Women. That is an excellent guide to help you find your way into lifting heavy. There is a New Rules of Lifting for Women group here at MFP. Maybe worth checking out. It could be a good avenue to help you find your way.

Now, go pick stuff up!

dont be afraid of the other lifting groups! there are newbies on there too. when i started i lurked a lot, but i also learned a lot. if you friend people who already lift, you will learn more than just have a group of newbs (no offense).... just sayin.

friend me if you like. I LOVE lifting. i have completed NR4W and also NRAbs. I started Supercharged, and ive dabbled in SL5x5, but i have had to step away from it due to a screwy home life. Im picking up Kettlebell now, until i can get back under the squat rack.

look at joining the New rules for women group... the girls in there are really awesome and very helpful!

I would love to join in...started MFP 2 years ago...have lost 55 lbs so far...just started lifting more and would love the support...count me in

I'm in! I started NROLFW last week. I just did my 4th workout (Stage 1 this afternoon.

Just getting back into it, but yes.

I would love to! I've stopped for a couple of months and need to get back into it!

I'm in! I need to start lifting again, I like it a lot better than other exercises.

Id love to start lifting, I really want to build up my body with proper good ol' muscle i dont think i'm a toning kinda girl..... Down side is i carnt get to the gym, my partners long wrking hours prevent me from been able to find the time and me been a full time mum.


Anyone got any advise on where to start with building muscle with no axcess to gym yet... you never know things could change

Check you You Are Your Own Gym, Convict Conditioning or other bodyweight strength resources (Nerd Fitness is a great website). There are also a lot of good Yoga routines that build strength, so don't discount them, either.

Bodyweight workouts are great for building strength, and anyone who tells you that you can't build strength with them doesn't know what they're talking about (seriously, if they think you can't, ask them to show you a ring muscle-up or a full planche).

It's here ->
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/18724-ladies-let-s-lift

i know i don't have a uterus or anything, but i'm curious as to how this works. not to put too fine a point on it, but if you start a group for newbie lifters that's full of newbie lifters, who is going to give the good advice? how do you ask questions of a bunch of people that only have questions but no answers?

while i think the group is a good idea in theory, i think there are several lifting groups, including female centric groups, where you can get answers from a more experienced base. the "new rules of lifting for women" group is one such example.

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

almost 7000 members strong, very active, and tons of threads full of answers to the questions that you have.

I just started a lifting class at my gym and I LOVE it.
Not if I could only find a remedy to get rid of this sore feeling lol