So I just finished the book and am really looking forward to starting the program Monday. I'm within 10lbs of goal and am trying to reshape my body more than really lose much more weight and am hoping this program and continuing calorie counting and begin to watch my macro nutrients and working with more whole foods will do the trick. So anyway my question is to those of you who've completed the program or are in the process, what kind of results have you personally seen with the program? Also I may have missed it, but what happens when you're done with the program? Do you start over or move onto something else?
oooh I'm starting this tomorrow *high five* so i'm anxious to see if anyone has an answer to your question.
Hopefully, i'm not hi-jacking your thread, but I also have a question of my own. I don't have a bar yet, can I do the deadlifts with my free weights in the meantime? They'll only total 25lbs, so it probably isn't enough weight, but its all I have at the moment....
I think if you follow the timeframe in the New Rules book, it takes 6 months. There are similar books out there you can use after that, or many websites with programs. You could also go back and start over, using heavier weights.
sct - you can certainly use the dumbbells for deadlifts, and if you've not been lifting weights I think you'll find 25# will be plenty.
thanks WaterRat, he talked about using the 45lb bar in the book, so I thought maybe 25lbs wouldn't be enough. But i'm totally new to weights, so I have no idea how much i'm going to be able to do. I'm all for starting light and working my way up
Thanks sct! I'm not sure I'm going to follow the program exactly the way it was designed since I still want to lose 10-15 more lbs. I'm going to continue running because it's such an important stress release for me and it really helps me lose. I'm not sure I'm looking to gain as much muscle as this program is designed to produce so I may start a little light on the weights. I actually did my first workout yesterday and because I was light on the weights I went through it twice, I hope that wasn't a bad idea I think I'll need to be careful not to overtrain.
I completed the first workout yesterday. It didn't feel too terribly hard at the time, but my legs muscles especially were pretty shaky afterwards. I'm definitely feeling it today! I can't believe you went through it twice, I don't think my legs would've held me up after even one more set of squats!
I need a proper step though, my step-ups were done on my stairs and so it was kind of awkward with the carpet and having just enough room to plant my one foot.
For ncuneo and sct, now that you've done the program for 4 weeks, are you happy with it? are you seeing results? I just got the book last night and I'm reading through it as quick as I can.
I've been lifting for almost 4 months and want to start NROLFW with my 5th month, but I'm also doing C25k (I'll be starting week 6) and am signed up for a 5k so don't want to stop that.
At first, I didn't really like it. I felt like I wasn't doing much and it was just a different way of lifting for me. Now, I'm LOVING it! and yes, I am seeing results. I've lost an inch pretty much everywhere and everything looks tighter and more defined, but in a good way.
I'm still running 4xs a week and in fact I just started training for a half marathon so I've been a little lighter than I should on the weights. When I'm done training I think I'll probably do the program again as intended. I haven't really done any of the post workout nutrition, but I picked up some muscle mike this week and am thinking about giving it a try. I want to make sure I'm recovering well since I am still running so much. I don't have too much advice, but just be kind to yourself and listen to you're body if you need a break. That's where I'm struggle right now and I hope that I follow my own advice so that I don't get injured. Good luck!
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my question, ncuneo! I'm almost finished reading the book and hope to start the program next week, or the following week at most.
I appreciate the positive feedback. I'm definitely sticking with C25K because I've signed up for a 5k in September and I told a lot of my family (those who run) so they would give me a hard time if I don't stick with it and now several of them have signed up for the same 5k so I really have to bring it.
But I don't want to stop lifting either. I'm really excited about this program.
I'm glad I found this thread! I'm currently reading the book and hoping to incorporate the plan into my overall workouts with my army of Jillian Michaels dvds. I have 10lbs left to lose, but more important I want to change my body composition. My upper body is extremely week so I'll be starting with the weights I have, 3,5,8,10 pound dumbbells one 15lb kettlebell. Yoga a few times a week will also be incorporated.
I have a weak upper body as well, my biggest struggle is the push ups. Though I've been lifting weights I just can't do something simple like a push up properlly. Last time I worked out, I was able to get a few out though! That was exciting, though they were pathetic looking haha.
Body composition is helped greatly, I'm noticing little things here and there about my body that I didn't know were possible. I increase my weights almost every work out as well.
StephanieM - Congrats on NROLW. I really liked it, and am thinking of doing it again (been doing another program for a year) As for pushups, did you start from a wall or bench or anything higher than the floor. I think that perfecting your form and getting stronger from this position is better than going straight to the floor with bad form (just my thought). I found that I could move lower pretty quickly (1-2 weeks) without losing my form.
Waterrat, I did try doing them on an incline as the book suggests, I was using a block of steps at the gym that was about two steps high. Those were even hard to start with haha.
I moved onto floor ones as soon as I was able to, but it's still a struggle. As long as I'm slowly improving it's fine though, I find in my second set I seem to have more strength as well.
Thanks jamsk8er! I never saw myself as being able to due a push up, even as a kid so I feel amazing showing myself that I can do it! (I'm even increasing my weights on all work outs!)
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I think I'll need to be careful not to overtrain.
