Hello everyone, I'm new to this site, and started a thread under the fat loss category, and lots of people have been helping me along. :bow: I've gotten some very very helpful information on fat loss at this thread

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=9667

also this awesome thread with some great recipes :claplow:

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=10500

One of the things that members have been stressing is to start a weight training program as soon as possible. Can anyone please post some beginners tips? :db:

Beginner's tips with a woman's touch... try kristasmash at:

http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

I learned how to do weights in a class in college, which was great. But a single session with a personal trainer, or even renting a workout video for demonstration purposes would do the trick. Weight training from scratch would be hard from a book, though the eyrx (sp?) site has lots of demonstrations.

I wouldn't just go to the gym and copy what others are doing, because for the most part people I see don't seem to have good form at all. The big guys are usually better than everyone else, though.

The main key is to ignore all the crap you read about "toning" and go for a good challenging weight. A set of a light weight you can do 25 times has it's place for endurance training - I do abs that much, for example, and back extensions, but isn't the best thing to build muscle and raise your metabolism. Starting out, stick to the basic rep range for women of 8-12 and lift something heavy enough that the last few reps are really hard. Rawr.