Awesome! Do you keep a log book, so you can chart your progress over time?

That woman who wrote the 'eat clean diet' makes a log book for work out routines, I bought it just for the journal purposes, and some of the inspirational quotes and tips are nice. There's lots of different weight lifting model shots that inspire me too, one of them is the black chick from 30 day shred! I thought that was cool, haha.

Anyways, I'm getting a little off topic, so I'll just say yes

It's important to have, I feel it helps me organize what I'm doing that day. I know what I lifted last time and I can track my progress. I also write how I feel and what is sore and my thoughts on the work out.

Can this book be used for home workouts or is it more geared towards gym-goers?

You can use it for any type of workouts. It's by Tosca Reno.

Oh, I was referring to the OP's book, sorry. New Rules for Women by Lou Schuler
and Cassandra E. Forsythe. Sorry for not clarifying. What is that book geared towards? :P

YOu can use the New Rules at home. There are a few exercises that show using gym equipment, but also show substitutes. You would want access to dumbbells and a ball....

Alright, thank you.

Steph, I haven't seen that one, but it sounds cool. I just use a composition notebook, and make it how I want it. I track the daily workouts in order, but also set up some pages in the front, one for each of the big lifts, so I can track my progress for those (or most often, just quickly look up what weight I need to use when it pops up in the workout). I also have pages to track progress like my run or row times, gymnastics progressions and/or times (like how long I can hold an L-sit), a goats (things I suck at and need to practice) page, and my favorite: a current goals page (so I can remember to work on those, track progress, and check them off when I finally meet my goal). Tracking goats and goals has helped me more than anything, I think, because it reminds me to put them in my warm-ups, so I'm actually working on them, and goals are always motivating, or rather, making progress on goals is motivating!

Hey guys, anyone doing the New Rules right now? I did about two weeks worth before I moved, then I moved and got sidetracked so I'm back on it now. Did Day 1 the other day and intend to do Day 2 tomorrow (would have done it today but just walked about 5 miles so will do it tomorrow instead!). Would love to hear how you're all getting on or if anyone is interested in an accountability partner/workout partner!

Still working through it. I'm on stage 3 now, but I'm just using it as a guideline because in training for a half marathon and I'm not sure it's a good idea to do both. I feel like stage 3 is a little heavy in the arm department, which are the least of my problems since I'm constantly carrying a 25 lbs toddler. But I'm trying to trust that's it's a total body work out. I'm sure I'm missing some of the benefits because I'm not using heavy enough weights, but I still like to see a little more progress in the mid section. My arms and legs look awesome though!

I know what you mean ncuneo, they say the work outs train your whole body, but I feel as if my midsection isn't getting the work out the rest of me is. My stomach never has a worked out feeling afterwards.

My arms and legs are starting to look fantastic, I just need to do something about this belly haha. I just try to keep my core tight and strong during the exercises.

I've been doing this program for 2 weeks now, but have been weight training for several months. I have to say I'm really impressed with the effectiveness of this form of exercise for weight loss. I wouldn't have expected it, because it's not aerobic and I never do more than ~30 min, 3x per week. Nonetheless, before adding weights to my workouts, I was losing about 1/2 pound per week, and now I'm averaging 1 pound even though I've increased my calories by adding extra protein. I admit to not following the diet part exactly (I don't eat 5-6x per day, and don't consume as many calories as he recommends), but I'm following the exercise routine to the letter.

So, for those who've been doing the program for more than 2 months, what do you think? Has it been effective at increasing your lean body mass? Are you losing fat? Does your increased strength in the gym translate into being able to do anything better in your regular life?

I'm in stage 3 now. I think I've seen a lot of improvement in my arms and legs and a little bit in the tummy. I've been on a bit of a maintenance break so I'm not sure about lean body mass, but I'd say I've probably replaced some fat with muscle. I've also gone down a cup size in my chest. My measurements have gone down a little bit as well.