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Weight lifting immediately?

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  • 02-01-2012 3:35pm
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    Piper101
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭


    Ok, here goes...kinda got out of any sort of fitness routine in the last few months (since September-ish) and am interested in weight lifting. Do I need to get back into a gym/running routine and build up a level of fitness before I start beginners lifting or can I jump straight in? Obviously Im planning on going to a PT for weights advice and hopefully a programme (Im working near RAW).

    Im a 30 year old female, approx 56 kgs, 5'6".

    Any advice would be appreciated. Sorry if this has been answered before, theres a lot of reading on this forum!!!


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    daveyc21
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭daveyc21


    I would recommend getting a quick screening done before starting into a full blown programme especially as a lot of the most common issues that most people have are even more common in women. A good coach/trainer will give you something to remedy them but unless they are fairly serious should still get you started lifting asap. There are a lot of good guys in Raw that I would know myself and is a good place to start.


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    gymfreak
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭gymfreak


    Piper101 wrote: »
    Ok, here goes...kinda got out of any sort of fitness routine in the last few months (since September-ish) and am interested in weight lifting. Do I need to get back into a gym/running routine and build up a level of fitness before I start beginners lifting or can I jump straight in? Obviously Im planning on going to a PT for weights advice and hopefully a programme (Im working near RAW).

    Im a 30 year old female, approx 56 kgs, 5'6".

    Any advice would be appreciated. Sorry if this has been answered before, theres a lot of reading on this forum!!!

    Hey Piper,
    If your looking for a PT I would definitely recommend COH who works in RAW. He was part of a group of boardies that organised workshops for women last year and its how I started in the ole lifting weights realm:)Absolutely love it!

    If your looking for a PT he's definitely your best bet (and he won't give you one of those stooopid programmes that are often given to women!!!) and he's a really sound bloke too :)


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    Nervous Wreck
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    ^^Agree. As long as you're willing to put the work in, COH will get you the results.


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