Ladies looking to start lifting?

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

Totally in for bulky womenz!

I have been strength training since I was about 14 (for swimming) and always do it at the gym when I go. My problem is the nutrition end. I'm tired of looking like a tank: 5'11" almost 200lbs. Ugh. The cardio just ain't doing enough and the weights are just...well...adding weight. If I remove the layer of insulation, I believe I will find a serious badass underneath.

About one week in to NROLFW and loving it! I'm so in.

I just recently started a heavy dumbbell lifting program at home. But most of 2012 was spent in a gym with barbell training, stronglifts. I don't know if I fit the profile.

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.

This group is also very helpful http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/4601-stronglifts-5x5-for-women

Good for you! If you're looking for lifting ideas, the best website I've found is bodybuilding.com. Here's a link that will allow you to choose what muscle group you'd like to work on for the day: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbmaintrain.htm (just scroll down and click on a muscle group). This website also offers some guides that you can modify for training.

For instance, I'm a guy who started using one of their programs back in October or so. My squat has gone up about 100 pounds since I started that program.