Hey, I finally finished the full workout from New Rules of Lifting for Women. I skipped Stage 5, where you basically focus your exercises towards doing an unassisted pull-up. I’ll do that another time, but I repeated Stage 7, and that’s where I ended this morning:
BW Squats – Tabata for 3 minutes
(4 sets of 15 reps, 30 seconds rest in between each exercise):

• Squats with heels on plates, 12.5#
• DB Shoulder Press, 12.5#
• Step Ups, 12.5#
• Push-ups (at 30 deg angle)

This varies from the book workout in that I swapped Lat Pull downs for the push ups. I also lightened up the weight big time, as I’m carrying an extra 20 lbs around, I figure it’s not really necessary to do heavier weights as well. Afterwards, 30 minutes of steady state on the Elliptical.

A little bit burned out on the NROL thing, so I’m looking for other lifting ideas that I can do in my third trimester (yes, that’s right, I’m just beginning my third trimester. 12 weeks to go!). Anyone have suggestions? Send them on.