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Right now I am doing bootcamp for fat loss but am starting to increase my weight and am liking my results. I plan on getting into lifting once my bootcamp challenge is over this week.

After having 2 kids in two years, I am trying to build my booty back

I lift! Be sure to use heavy enough weights, a lot of women are scared of bulking up, but that won't happen, I promise! I do a mix of plyo and hiit with my weights to burn extra fat. Squats are my favorites, but I also love kettlebell training. I'd your husband is into it, he should be able to help. I'd also take advantage of a free personal trainer session if your gym offers it. Good luck!

Before I got pregnant, I was lifting at CrossFit! I'm pretty petite and it was awesome to eventually lift more than some of the more "stronger"-looking women in my class. I love how strong it made me feel because up til then all I ever did was cardio. Such a huge difference and I can't wait to get back to it after I can get back to the gym!

Lifting is what has kept me exercising! I have always given up in the past because honestly I hate cardio. It is a struggle to keep doing it. But an hour of weights goes so fast for me- I still get my heart rate up, I'm still building strength and endurance, and burning fat.

I started taking a body pump class and approached the instructor for assistance with technique, after about a month of taking the class 2-3x a week, I felt comfortable doing weights without a class.

My routines is typically similar to this:
Squats with barbell
Lunges with barbell
Deadlifts
Overhead press
Cleans
Chest press with barbell
Side flies with dumb bells
Laying flat skull crushers with barbell
Bicep curls with barbell

I usually still try to do ten minutes of cardio whether it's a quick run, jump rope, high knees, or similar.

I lift as part of cross training for triathlons. I lift two days/week. I focus on upper body one day and lower body the other days. I use the gym I have access to at work so I do machines, free weights, fitness room equipment like bosu balls, kettlebells, etc. I haven't done CrossFit mainly due to how expensive it is! I love feeling strong from lifting. I'm not super jacked but have more definition in my muscles than this time last year when I wasn't lifting. My goal is to be able to do an unassisted pull up and it's so hard to do! I got to only 10 lbs assisted but then I think I strained my right bicep and had to back off. I'm down to 30 lbs of assisted weight right now.

Crossfit!! I love it! My other favorite is hot power yoga. It really balances out the CF for me.
But now that I'm 30 weeks pregnant, I've had to scale back. I still try to go 1 or 2 times a week. But due to SPD, I'm really limited. Getting to the point where I might suspend my membership until I'm ready to go back after birth.

@bpcmarj: I've been lifting for years, though! Since high school, really, but REALLY lifting over the past 3 years.

@bpcmarj: also keep in mind that those of us who lift heavy do less reps than you're describing. The max i would do during a lifting portion/session would be 5x5.

Before I started crossfit I really loved The New Rules of Lifting for Women and Nerd Fitness workouts.

@bpcmarj: I switched to a different position within my company that is only e/o weekend, now I have a little extra time for school and "me time". I definitely need the exercise time - both for physical health and mental stability lol!