Strong: Nine Workout Programs for Women to Burn Fat, Boost Metabolism, and Build Strength for Life

Forget the elliptical machine and the candy-coloured Barbie weights. Female athletes are hungry for real fitness. They want to be Strong. By now, it's common knowledge that women can and should train the way men do. Today's women want to be strong, with lean and athletic physiques. Fitness author, Lou Schuler and renowned strength coach, Alwyn Cosgrove present a comprehensive strength and conditioning plan to help women burn fat and build muscle by getting them off the machines and revolutionising how they work out. Offering direct guidance and proven tools to help readers enhance their strength and get truly fit, STRONG provides: A three-phase training programme, including nine unique total-body workouts More than 100 exercises, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photographs Simple nutrition guidelines to cut through the barrage of trendy diets in magazines Inspiring success stories from women who have used this training programme Schuler and Cosgrove's The New Rules of Lifting for Women has empowered tens of thousands of women inside and outside the weight room. Filled with the latest research distilled in Lou and Alwyn's signature direct style, STRONG will help women remake their physiques and reimagine their lives.

“Praise for The New Rules of Lifting for Women : "Cosgrove and Schuler's groundbreaking program is based on the concept that a healthy, sculpted body is the result of your muscles working the way they were intended." - Women's Health "Lou Schuler has finally written a training book for me, and for all women. His expert advice, no-nonsense plans, and sense of humor are reassuring, motivating, and entertaining. I'm starting the program tomorrow!" Susan Kleiner, Ph.D., author of Power Eating and The Good Mood Diet "The workouts in this book are unique, challenging, and extremely effective…be prepared to get into the best shape of your life!" -Valerie Waters, celebrity trainer”

Praise for The New Rules of Lifting for Women "Cosgrove and Schuler's groundbreaking program is based on the concept that a healthy, sculpted body is the result of your muscles working the way they were intended." --Women's Health

"Lou Schuler has finally written a training book for me, and for all women. His expert advice, no-nonsense plans, and sense of humor are reassuring, motivating, and entertaining. I'm starting the program tomorrow!"

• Susan Kleiner, Ph.D., author of Power Eating and The Good Mood Diet

"The workouts in this book are unique, challenging, and extremely effective...be prepared to get into the best shape of your life!" --Valerie Waters, celebrity trainer

Lou Schuler, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, has been a health and fitness journalist since 1992 and was a fitness editor at "Men's Fitness" and fitness director of "Men's Health," Although his previous book, "The New Rules of Lifting," was written for men, it has generated much excitement among women looking to start lifting programs. Cassandra E. Forsythe, M.S., is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Connecticut, where she is studying exercise science and nutrition. Alwyn Cosgrove is co-owner with his wife, Rachel, of Results Fitness. During his more than fifteen-year ca