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The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess | 
 enlarge | Authors: Lou Schuler, Cassandra Forsythe
Creator: Alwyn Cosgrove
Publisher: Avery
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 1286
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.5 x 1
ISBN: 1583332944
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.41
EAN: 9781583332948
ASIN: 1583332944
Publication Date: December 27, 2007
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Product Description
Finally, a weight-training book that doesnt treat women like weaklings!
If you believe what most womens magazines tell you, muscles can be shaped, toned, and sculpted with nothing more than a little dumbbell that weighs less than a can of peas. But muscles arent modeling clay, and the only way to transform them is to strengthen them. The New Rules of Lifting for Women is for the woman whos ready to throw down the Barbie weights and start a strength and conditioning program that will give her the body of her dreams. The book puts to rest the shop-worn notion that women who train with heavy weights will bulk up. Nonsense! Women simply dont have enough testosterone to pack on muscle like a bodybuilder. Heres the truth: lifting weights not only makes you stronger, it also makes you leaner. In fact, most women would have to run twice as long to receive the same fat-burning benefits as weight lifters. A better workout in less time may sound too good to be true, but champion trainer Alwyn Cosgrove creates six months worth of workouts that will build strength, burn fat, and rev up the metabolism. His total body workouts target all the major muscle groups, and each exercise is accompanied by clear black and- white photographs that illustrate proper technique and form.
A nutrition plan is another key feature of the book. To gain strength you have to feed muscle, and nutritionist Cassandra Forsythe has designed a regimen to achieve this goal. She strongly recommends small, frequent meals and offers meal plans, along with fifty recipes, to satisfy womens special needs through breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. The New Rules of Lifting for Women will become the standard for smart women who take their fitness goals seriously.
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 Not for "girly" girls September 23, 2008
This book is great for those who really want to work hard and sculpt their body. It's great for beginners as well as those more advanced. His descriptions of the exercises are good, but it was lacking on the diet end of weight training. I would have liked to have seen more nutrition information.
 Informative September 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is awesome. Whole new perspective on weight training for women. You will not be bored with your work-outs any longer!
Step away from the pink dumbbells ... September 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book when it first came out after reading about it in my local fitness club magazine. I recently finished the entire program and really enjoyed it. There's nothing to fear lifting weights, and by doing real weightlifting with heavy loads you will build muscle. Of course it's important to remember that diet is key and that's one reason that this book exists. The exercise routines themselves aren't tailored to women, because they are normal free weight exercise that any man or woman can do. However, women have to learn to eat more. So a significant part of the book is devoted to debunking myths about diet and explaining why women need to lift weights. This isn't a fat loss program, so if you're looking to lose a lot of weight it might not be the place where you want to start for that. When I started the program I didn't need to lose weight, but was interested in building muscle and strength. The result - I have the same body fat as in college but weigh 10 pounds more.
Good book to add to your weight training library. August 29, 2008
Good book and workouts. My friends and workout partners like some of the workout ideas but we have had greater results (added firm muscles and lost weight)from the book: Weight Training Workouts and Diet Plan that Work by James Orvis
The workouts are quicker and planned out, you just follow them.
But would recommend New Rules for variety.
 The "New" Rules of Lifting...? HUH? August 15, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you know anything about lifting weights, then this book is not for you. I've been lifting weights consistently and seriously for about 6 years now and the exercises in this book are not meant for an experienced weight lifter. There is nothing "new" or innovative about this book or the exercises in it. Are they good exercises? Yes. But they are traditional, basic, well known weight lifting exercises that are tried & true and have been around for a long long time. This book would be great for beginnings but experienced weight lifters looking for something truly new & innovative should not expect anything new & different in this book. You can find the same exact information by reading magazines like Oxygen, Fitness Rx, & Muscle & Fitness for Her.
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