StrongLifts 5x5 for WOMEN?!?!

Yup, you don't need to modify. Same exercises for women.

No mods needed.
See also http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/4601-stronglifts-5x5-for-women

Musculoskeletal system = same for male or female (minus testosterone levels). Lift heavy = look awesome.

p.s.

While your at it, observe good form to avoid injury. Start lighter and progress slowly :-).

Yeah, if they have some free time when they're done cooking.

:laugh: :laugh:

I'm strongly thinking of doing this (Stronglifts, not cooking ). I've just finished stage 1 of NROL4W and looking at stage 2, some of the exercises are a bit :huh: If they annoy me too much I'm just gonna change to stronglifts. I'm kinda sorry I didn't look into this before I got New Rules as it's a lot more straight forward.

That's what my husband and I did... we did NROLFW for Stages 1, 2, and a week of 3 and said "screw it".... switched to a home brew 5x5 program with the big lifts.

How do I modify the program and make it work for me (a girl)

Am I totally dense? I don't really get it but I want to

Beside possibly needing to start with a bar lighter than an Olympic bar (45 lbs), you should be fine. Lots of women, my wife included, are doing it.

Just be careful not to overextend your lower back, as women tend to be more flexible than men in this regard.

What weight bar should I look for? Any suggestions? Thanks

I am seriously new to this, I don't even have any equipment. I will need to go out and make a purchase..

What can you lift now?

1 pound = a Guinea Pig
1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds = a human's skin
7.5 pounds = an average newborn
8 pounds = a human head or a gallon of milk
11 pounds = an average housecat
12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs
16 pounds = a sperm whale's brain
20 pounds = an automobile tire
24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
33 pounds = a cinder block
36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 pounds = an elephant's heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay or 10 reams of paper
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephant's penis (yep, weights more than his heart!)
70 pounds = an Irish Setter
77 pounds = a gold brick
80 pounds = the World's Largest Ball of Tape
90 pounds = a newborn calf
100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds
235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 pounds = an average football lineman
400 pounds = a Welsh pony

Do we really have to slap "for women" at the end of everything to get women to do it?

Or dowse it in pink. :grumble: :grumble:

Do we really have to slap "for women" at the end of everything to get women to do it?

Or dowse it in pink. :grumble: :grumble:

but...but...I like pink. I like squatting in pink chucks.

Do we really have to slap "for women" at the end of everything to get women to do it?

Or dowse it in pink. :grumble: :grumble:

but...but...I like pink. I like squatting in pink chucks.

More power too you! Really... I just prefer lifting in orange socks. :laugh: *so overdosed on pink as a child*

I only asked because I naturally assumed those weights would be too heavy for me... which they probably are... I will have to modify it at first and thats basically what I was asking....

Girl power!!!!! Like oh my god

If you've never ever lifted before, than yes, the bar is probably going to be too heavy.

So... this is probably not a "stronglift" thing exactly, but you can start out with dumb bells if you need. For squats, hold them either down at hip level, one on each side (though I personally don't like that because it puts your center of gravity in the wrong place) OR hold them right in front of your navel. Squat just as you would with a bar. Same form. Less weight.

Do dumbbell bench presses too until you get to where you can do 45 lbs, then switch to the bar.

Alternatively, there are often straight-bar weights that people use for curls. They can go pretty low in weight... use that instead of an olympic bar until you get where you need to be. I'd recommend using those for deadlifts.

Good luck. You can do this. And you WILL love it.

P.S. I have found that a lot of lifting, at least at the beginning, is about mental strength and not physical. I started off thinking I 'couldn't' lift a lot. Then, after dallying for a couple of weeks and accomplishing nothing, I said to myself, 'This is silly. I can lift that' and I did In one week, I'd advanced from 45 lbs (the bar) to 95 lbs on my deadlifts and I'm certain that was almost 100% mental gain, not muscle.

P.S. I have found that a lot of lifting, at least at the beginning, is about mental strength and not physical. I started off thinking I 'couldn't' lift a lot. Then, after dallying for a couple of weeks and accomplishing nothing, I said to myself, 'This is silly. I can lift that' and I did In one week, I'd advanced from 45 lbs (the bar) to 95 lbs on my deadlifts and I'm certain that was almost 100% mental gain, not muscle.

So.much.this!

I read about "lifting heavy" for YEARS. I started programs with dumbbells and machines multiple times, thinking I had to "work up to" barbells.

I hired trainers and said, "I want to get strong" only to have them put me on machines or hand me barbie bells. Or worse, the weight lifting class I took at a community college. . . I asked the instructor for help on proper form for squats, and he led me to the Smith machine. *sigh*

I'm not sure what clicked with me internally this time, but I'm glad it did.

Do we really have to slap "for women" at the end of everything to get women to do it?

Or dowse it in pink. :grumble: :grumble:

We could throw some glitter on it! I love glitter.... :flowerforyou: