You can find the workout online for free, but I read somewhere online that the book makes it MUCH easier to do the workout, and I completely agree now that I own the book. I had originally printed off the PDF pages to the workout plans, but as each move is pretty specific and unique (I didn't originally know what the difference was between a glute bridge and a hip thrust), my first few workouts with just those PDF printouts was slow and awkward as I looked up each move. It can be done - Bret Contreras has lots of helpful, short youtube videos on performing exercises - but it is cumbersome and I would only recommend it if you're REALLY on a tight budget.
This book is more than just the workout. The first 1/3 of the book breaks down different aspects of general health and exercise - the value of this exercise plan, what it does for women, how to set up a productive diet, how to treat your body, etc. This was really positive, realistic information that I think can benefit any and every woman, whether or not they do this workout.
There are 4 different 12-week workout plans detailed in the book - beginner, advanced, bodyweight (at-home), and lower-body-only. The middle section of the book lays out each program, which is compromised of 3 workouts (A, B, C), and broken up into 3 segments (weeks 1-4, weeks 5-8, weeks 9-12). The suggestion is that you would do 4 workouts a week - Day 1-A, Day 2-B, Day 3-active rest day, Day 4-A, Day 5-C, Day 6-active rest day, Day 7-full rest day. The moves in this section give you a picture of each move, and each 4-week portion advances to a more challenging version of each exercise if you are able to make the change.
The back 1/3 of the book gives a MUCH more detailed explanation on each and every move, like an index referenced from the middle section of the book. It walks you through each move, with multiple pictures to show the motions. It tells you which muscles to focus on as you move, which is SUPER important, because you may otherwise go through the motion but be using different muscles to compensate, and thus not be getting the full benefit and strength.
I carried this book with me throughout my workout for the first week, and then had it down on my own (using my phone to track the order of the moves and the weights I use) after that.
I think that this program, and book, has so much value. It can be used and adapted for any fitness level, whether you are a beginner or a gym regular. For the previous year, I had been following the Strong Lifts 5x5 (Ice Cream Fitness) program, and had been doing relatively heavy weights. However, I suffered from continual lower back pain, especially after doing heavy squats, and I couldn't take it any more. Shifting to the beginner level of Strong Curves felt like a step or two backwards, but it has incredibly been helping me to build up strength in my lower back and lower body, particularly my glutes, which I think had not been functioning/firing, and so other muscles had compensated, which left my lower back struggling. I am happy to be doing any necessary body weight exercises just to build up all of my strength in a quality and whole body-focused approach.
I highly recommend this program, and the high quality book, to any and every woman.
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Strong Curves is packed with information regarding strength training for women. Each section can be read on its own but was written to build your knowledge about the program. The more knowledge you have about strength training, the more powerful you will become.
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This book offers all the right tools to help you develop a solid foundation for strength training and design your own programs for life. Strong Curves helps you succeed not only with the twelve-week programs offered in these pages, but also with your commitment to training from this day forward.
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Nothing works, but work!
Easy to follow and understand. I have no issues putting together a workout after following this plan for 12 weeks and I got results!Over 40, 4 children..... used book work outs, combined with intermittent fasting.
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