New Rules Of Lifting For Women

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If you were curious about some of what is in store for The New Rules of Lifting For Women check out this interview. It covers women's hormones, a preview to the lifting structure, and in general Lou's humor and warmth on the subject of program design and women.



AND GRAB A PRE-ORDER COPY!
 
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Lol Already responded to the other two forum post, might as well do it here as well.

Really great interview Leigh, can't wait to get my hands on the book!
 
I loved it too! This excerpt from your interview
It seems to me that women who exercise regularly are more likely than men to push themselves, to explore their limits. Much as I hate to generalize about anybody, it seems to me that most men in gyms feel that they got all that max-effort stuff out of the way in high school and college, and that they'll never be stronger or leaner or faster than they were in their glory days.

But I almost never meet women who feel they've had any glory days to put behind them. They tend to see athletic achievement as something that's out on the horizon, and all they have to do is push themselves progressively harder to achieve something they haven't yet done.
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I loved that a lot. As well as all of the other info. Thanks!
 
based on the reviews it got and reccomendations it got - i had higher expectations - I found it frustrating to try to follow - and it didn't have clear instruction on anything I was looking for.
 
I do know a lot of people who had a hard time with the way the workouts were laid out.

For the record though yourself or anyone else who found it confusing or has any questions you can ask the author himself on the JP Fitness Forum.

New Rules of Lifting Section
 
While I feel that NROL is one of the better books out there that you can pick up from Borders or the like, I believe it is far from making the list of "greats" out there that can be purchased from specialty websites and the like.

Personally, I think something much simplier would benefit the noob lifter.

That said, I think it's a good read for almost anyone though. It shouldn't be touted as "the way to train" though, not that anyone here has.
 
Agree wholeheartedly

Good morning,

It seems to me that women who exercise regularly are more likely than men to push themselves, to explore their limits. Much as I hate to generalize about anybody, it seems to me that most men in gyms feel that they got all that max-effort stuff out of the way in high school and college, and that they'll never be stronger or leaner or faster than they were in their glory days.

But I almost never meet women who feel they've had any glory days to put behind them. They tend to see athletic achievement as something that's out on the horizon, and all they have to do is push themselves progressively harder to achieve something they haven't yet done.
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Count me in, yes yes yes! When growing up and in my earlier years, I never really put being fit at a premium.

This month, I will be 43 years old. For the past 8 months, I've been on a 'get healthy' lifestyle kick, have lost 34 pounds, have been doing weight training/walking/DDR during this time, and recently started karate with my kids back in May (I pride myself on walking the walk I insist my children follow). Let me tell you, that while there are times that I simply have to step back and say, enough, I find pitting myself against, well, me, to be an unlimited horizon.

True, almost all my fellow students are (ahem) around 1/4 to 1/2 my age....and I do suppose there are times I must look a weeeee bit odd when I push myself. So what! It's obvious there are some things difficult for me to do....but why on earth should that stop anyone? Practice, ideally, will give style and grace and competence.

It's always a hero's journey.

iaf
 
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