Product ReviewsThe New Rules of Lifting for Women : Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess by Cassandra Forsythe, Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove (2008, UK-B Format Paperback)

Great for women just starting weight training!

*I'm sorry this is such a long review but please read this if you're new to weight training*

I bought this book a long time ago when I first became interested in weight training. At first the author (Lou Schuler) comes off as very sexist - I thought he was being condescending to women for lifting little weights, etc. He wasn't though, it's more that he's irritated how women are told by "fitness" magazines that we should be lifting 5lbs or doing aerobics and lots of cardio. He talks about how women are underestimate themselves because we live in a society that says women are week and if you lift weights you'll look like a man. NOPE!!
He does a lot of explaining about weight training then gets to the workouts. The workouts are in stages with two different workouts. (Like Stage One will have Workout A & Workout B - he says to do a minimum of two weight training workouts per week and no more than three).
I've seen a tremendous difference from when I first started. If you're doing this for weight loss (like I did), it'll take a little longer to notice because you're going to look bigger at first (because of your muscles getting bigger) and then you'll start noticing the fat disappearing and you'll be lifting weights like none other!
He also goes over what to eat, how many calories you should consume and the importance of getting all of those calories and protein! Another plus about weight training is that you consume more calories. Before, I was told to eat 1,500 calories per day to lose weight (which he does explain this in the book). After reading this book and figuring out the amount of calories I should be consuming (which he gives the equations for you) I started eating 2,200 - 2,400 per day. A HUGE difference than what I was being told to do.
So I very much recommend this book, especially to women who don't know a whole lot about lifting weights like I did. Thanks for reading my "book" of a review (o:Read full review...

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Great Book

After hearing wonderful things about this book and reading it from cover to cover, I couldn't wait to get started. I have lifted weights casually before, but never really had a program to follow, and never tracked my progress. Therefore, I never seemed to really get anywhere.
I have been following this program for a few weeks now and I am loving the workouts so far. They are really as challenging as you want to make them. I could do them all with light weights and breeze through it, but what would be the point? I started off fairly heavy and I try to increase my weight every single time. It is a thrill to push yourself and see measurable increases in strength every single workout!
I can't comment on changes in my physique yet, though I can say I feel stronger, more solid and less squishy, if that makes sense. The program should carry me through mid-June, (bathing suit season, anyone?) so I am pretty confident I'll see some real changes by then.
All in all, I highly recommend this book to any woman who wants to get into strength training and wants some guidance on how to get started!Read full review...

Its a great book, well worth the small investment.

This book has helped explain a lot to me. I am so happy I bought it. I was confused in the weight room and like so many others, I found myself not lifting enough, so I was not getting the results I wanted. I like that the author explains everything along the way, making sure you are informed on what the topic is and what you're supposed to be doing. The diet plan in brilliant and I am currently doing the ex. plan.Read full review...

Great for beginners and novice lifters

Love the book. Fairly easy workouts and its latest out schedule keeps me at it. 4 weeks in and loving it. Results vary but the health benefits are unparalleled.

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Decent condition- good price- and quick shipping

I have heard alot about this program, and I started it a few days ago. Looks like it will have excellent results.

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Lift like a Man, Look like a Goddess!!

Finally a book written for women regarding weight training, nutrition planning and with workouts!

What i love about this book is that it is beautifully written with humor, and no-nonsense. Easy to read and easy to understand.

Apart from the above, I decided to puchase the book for the fact that you get 6 months worth of challenging workouts that will help decrease your fat percentage, all the whilst increasing your strength and building of lean muscle!Read full review...

FAT LOSS Program

I purchased this to help my wife reduce the fat and the inches in the body!

It is working! Now, after 3 weeks she has her body more slim, more stregth and less fat.

She was afraid to grow muscle, but that is not happening!!!

Great book! I recomend it for other ladies!

By the way, she is not doing the diet of the book, she used another diet from another book, "30days bootcamp"!Read full review...

nice reference

easy to digest.

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Best workout I've ever done! Shorter workouts; greater results!

I love this book. The guys know what they're talking about. I use to workout a minimum of an hour 5 days a week not realizing I was derailing my efforts. Short workouts with maximum results! It's the way your body was meant to work and you reap the benefits!Read full review...

Great book

Great book. Really lays out how to put together a great workout plan and why you have to do the things you do to get the results you want