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Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Foundation -- ch. 1 Lift Like a Girl! -- ch. 2 The Secret to Getting Lean for Life -- ch. 3 A New System Designed Precisely for Women -- ch. 4 Why Strength Training Matters to Your Health -- pt. II Systems and Movements -- ch. 5 How to Make a Muscle (and Why It's So Hard to Change) -- ch. 6 The Three-Step System to Strength -- ch. 7 Strength Exercises for the Feminine Body -- pt. III Your 90-Day Training Programs -- ch. 8 How to Pick Your Ideal 90-Day Training Program -- ch. 9 Newbie -- ch. 10 Easy Gainer -- ch. 11 Hard Gainer -- ch. 12 Radical Transformation -- pt. IV Everything Else You Need to Know -- ch. 13 Questions, Answers, and Tips for Your First Workout -- ch. 14 Booster Rockets for Faster Results -- ch. 15 Lift to Get Lean Grocery List -- ch. 16 Lift to Get Lean Recipes
"Research shows that building muscle helps the body burn more calories 24/7 and that resistance training is the most effective way to torch body fat. Yet that message is still lost on many women who fear that weight lifting will make them bulky, turn their skin green, and give them Incredible Hulk muscles like their boyfriends'. Women have more options than step aerobics or running on a treadmill to shed pounds: They can weight-train in a very specific manner designed to make the most of a woman's unique physiology. Lift to Get Lean is the first beginner's guide to strength training from Women's Health that is written specifically for women by a woman. Holly Perkins is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) who has been teaching the fat-burning secrets of weight training exclusively to women for more than 20 years. Perkins doesn't follow men's rules when it comes to building muscle. Her Lift to Get Lean delivers a three-step system: Technique, Movement Speed, and the Last 2 Reps Rule, which make all the difference in developing the kind of strong, lean, and sexy body women want. Perkins offers four different 90-day training programs that efficiently build functional strength along with leaner legs, stronger arms, and a sexier butt"--