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The New Rules Of Lifting For Life: An All-New Muscle-Building, Fat-Blasting Plan For Men And Women Who Want To Ace Their Midlife Exams (2012)

by Lou Schuler(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1583334610 (ISBN13: 9781583334614)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Avery

review 1: This book is dedicated to older folks that want to get into shape. As such, it's perfect for me. It has a pretty healthy chunk of advise dedicated to not hurting yourself in the gym, which is a lot more important when you're old.I don't read about lifting much, and I've always done isolation lifts. This book is much more about combination exercises (you can build half their routines with planking, pushups and pullups). So far, that's been 1) a huge change (not that I've done a lot of lifting in recent years . . .) and 2) enormously effective. I'm enjoying the workouts a lot more than I used to.It also has a section on warmups, which I've mostly neglected my whole life. I took the advice about how much more important it is now that I'm in my 40s, and actually just did their... more whole warmup routine without variation. It's great. The first day I seriously considered just stopping at the end of the warm up! I got it from the library, but I'll probably end up buying it.
review 2: I'm completely biased as I love the original and women's versions of the New Rules of Lifting. I knew I would enjoy this book and I did. It's targeted to an older, more sedentary demographic that may have otherwise not been inclined to try the other books but that does not mean that this book is any less challenging! The major upside to this program is how malleable it is. The "Chinese Menu Style" workouts can be tailored to fit anyone of any fitness level - even me, a 27 year old experienced lifter and running junkie that has been sidelined for close to a year with a knee injury. The workouts also include a pretty intensive warm-up, doing core work first instead of last, and doing some power moves which I love (it is almost more like a Cross-fit style workout without the ridiculous box membership fee!).As always, Lou does a great job at explaining things and his reasoning in a clear, conscise manner and manages to throw in some of his signature charming wit as well. As far as the nutrition aspect goes, I like that his focus has morphed away from calorie counting and into a more holistic approach by adopting the "fire, fuel, free" methodology. less

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