Strong curves / heavy lifting

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I've come across this book online:

Strong Curves A Woman's Guide To Building A Better Butt And Body

Just wondering if anyone has used it and if you would recommend it?

I'm wanting to start lifting heavy but want to do it at home so I want some sort of program to follow, can you recommend anything?

I have been doing body pump with les mills on demand which I enjoy but I thibk as there are so many reps the weights have to be low and ive been looking at things online which suggest lifting heavy is better to make changed to your body quickly.

Any advice welcome 😊

Don't do heavy lifting at home is my advice - far too easy to injure yourself without expert training on good & safe form.
Have a couple of sessions with a PT.

Body pump is great for toning. Try doing extra squat and lunge tracks. LMOD has the short lower body workouts. Lunges work wonders for my legs and bum.
Just be so careful, make sure you’re engaging core. I read that bodypump is the reason why so many women have poor form when squatting- it’s so fast.
The instructors give great tips tho- squeezing shoulder blades together is not something I’d ever thought about when squatting, but it really helps form.
Definitely leave heavy weights until you can have some one to one instruction tho. Even then it’s so easy to injure yourself- even lifting a bar for a deadlift can cause problems.

There are some good kettlebells routines on YouTube, & starting those with a 6/8kg kettlebell could be helpful.

Athlean-x on YouTube is excellent

I'd recommend enrolling in James Smith academy for a month or two to watch loads of the videos on his JSA app. Good form is absolutely essential before you lift heavier, which is tricky to sometimes check yourself. The last thing you want to do is injure yourself. But yes body pump is limited and I'd never do weights if asked to do them quickly-- slow, good form gets a lot more out of the movement as you're not using the momentum of the movement to move the weight but you're likely to use the best muscles to move instead. Meaning you're much more likely to do yourself good and not be injured. James Smith is good at describing correct form. I think there's a free trial - see www.jamessmithacademy.com - he's quite sweary but I really rate his approach.